Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.
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J.B. Smoove
- Ron Edwards
- (as JB Smoove)
Wallace Wolodarsky
- Vince
- (as Wally Wolodarsky)
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- TriviaThe original Jan Lewan Orchestra members; Steve Saive Trumpet, Bob Lugiano Trumpet, Scott Shirk Saxophone, and Stephen Kaminski Saxophone, recorded the movie soundtrack at Avatar studios along with Jan Lewan who was coaching Jack Black on his vocals.
- GoofsAlthough the minor detail was caught to use the proper blue & yellow Pennsylvania license plates prior to the year 2000 and then update them to the current form upon Lewan's release from prison, vehicles are shown having front plates. Pennsylvania does not issue front license plates.
- Quotes
Title Card: This really happened.
Title Card: In Pennsylvania.
- Crazy creditsYou can see and hear the real Jan Lewan and his band perform.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Flix Forum: The Polka King (2019)
- SoundtracksOle Ole Ole 12 Inch
Written by Mike Stock, Jeanine Dee, Roland Verlooven, Matt Aitken (as Matthew James Aitken) and Pete Waterman
Performed by Jack Black
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My unsolicited advise to those who intend to watch this movie is to watch extra the documentary about the real Polka King, Jan Lewandoski, as then there's a valid conparison to the real persona vs. Jack Black's portrayal as Jan Lewan ( americanized version of his name). Black's portrayal is funny and genuine. The suspicious mother in law is a superb character who adds spice to the Jan Lewan saga , in those days Jan might have pioneered the pyramiding scam not by evil intentions but perhaps out of wanting to satisfy every one else. There is a confrontation scène near the end between the mother in law and some alleged victims which rings true - one gets scammed because one is too greedy thus deserves it. Pay no attention to the humpahpah music but focus on the motivation of real people and what it results to, this is what this film is about.
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- May 24, 2018
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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