The Foot Fist Way (2006)
October 24, 2022 7:02 AM - Subscribe

An inept tae kwon do instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow tae kwon do enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Wallace.
posted by MetaFilter World Peace (8 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
The first feature-length film from Danny McBride, Jody Hill, and Ben Best. I laughed my ass off, but I'm already a McBride fan. Glancing at the reviews from the time of release, I think maybe the world wasn't quite ready for him in 2006.

Yes, this movie is full of violence and casual misogyny. I still thought it was funny as hell.
posted by MetaFilter World Peace at 7:05 AM on October 24, 2022 [1 favorite]


That trailer looks so fun! I'm amazed that Danny McBride had that character fully formed so early on. Betcha he came out of the womb with that character ready to go.

Also, that character is exactly the kind of person to pronounce it "Thai Kwon Doh". Probably also has "inFlu-ence" and "nukular" in his vocabulary.
posted by ishmael at 9:14 AM on October 24, 2022


I like the Danny McBride character and this is like, the most sympathetic version of him, which is not saying much.
posted by fleacircus at 11:47 AM on October 24, 2022 [2 favorites]


Also, that character is exactly the kind of person to pronounce it "Thai Kwon Doh". Probably also has "inFlu-ence" and "nukular" in his vocabulary.

Hm, on second look, I can see that this comment could be read as classist. I was specifically referring to the trope of people, usually men, intentionally mispronouncing words as a kind of shibboleth, marking how macho and "plainspoken" they are. Mugging for the camera in a caricature of anti-intellectualism. Which is exactly who that character is.

Pundits like Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Chris Matthews do a little of this to prove their 'murican bonafides*.

*"bonafides" said in a Danny McBride accent*
posted by ishmael at 11:49 AM on October 24, 2022


Free on Starz. Also for digital rental in the usual places. JustWatch listing.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:40 PM on October 24, 2022


"inFlu-ence"

Uh oh.
I lived my teens in the Midwest and have been fighting the accent for many years. Is this another one I wasn't aware of? Shit.

I gave up on the words "hockey" and "mom." Those are coming out my mouth sounding like Elwood Blues with a head cold.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 8:55 AM on October 27, 2022 [1 favorite]


I lived my teens in the Midwest and have been fighting the accent for many years. Is this another one I wasn't aware of? Shit.

Ah, pardon my ignorance, didn't realize it was such a Midwest thing. Like Dax Shepard's accent, right?

I was speaking more to the people in the Joe Rogan-y space, not necessarily in the Midwest, but nonetheless have picked up certain verbal tics- some of these tics might have originated in the Midwest.

Is saying "cerate" instead of "create" a Midwestern thing?
posted by ishmael at 9:25 AM on October 27, 2022


No not at all, I'm just sometimes unaware of my own verbal tics. The great Midwestern sins are normally swapping "lie" and "lay," plus some very extended vowels with weird inflection.

Examples:

Highway 44 = Highway Farty Faar
Mom = Mahhm
Hockey = Hahhh-Kee
Illinois = EL nnn OY
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 10:52 AM on October 27, 2022 [1 favorite]


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