‘Dicks: The Musical’ is as trashy as you think
If you think “Dicks: The Musical” is a tasteless title, just be thankful they didn’t stick with the original name. Of course, if you think the title is in poor taste, you likely won’t think much of the film itself, in limited release since Oct.
6 and expanding wide on Oct. 20. Directed by comedy icon Larry Charles (who rose to prominence writing for “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” before helming buzzy hit movies like “Borat,“ Religulous,” and the controversial “The Dictator”) and adapted from their original stage production by its stars, Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp, it’s the kind of movie that seems to put extra effort into making sure no line is left uncrossed.
Jackson and Sharp – who, aside from a general similarity of build and stature, look nothing alike – respectively play identical separated-at-birth twins Trevor and Craig, two hyper-driven and self-absorbed aggressively heterosexual businessmen (the “dicks” of the title) who meet and become very fond of each other when hired at the same company.
It doesn’t take long for them to figure out their true relationship – twin siblings raised separately by divorced parents (Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane) – and decide to “Parent Trap” their mom and dad into reuniting, but unfortunately, both parents possess some decidedly not normal personality traits.
