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The Ballad of G.I. Joe
Directed byDaniel Strange
Produced by
  • Mike Farah

  • Josh Simpson

  • Kevin Umbricht

Written by
  • Daniel Strange

  • Kevin Umbricht

Based on
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
by Hasbro
Starring
  • Laz Alonso

  • Alexis Bledel

  • Billy Crudup

  • Zach Galifianakis

Music by
  • Daniel Strange

  • Kevin Umbricht

CinematographyMaarten de Boer
Edited by
  • Daniel Strange

  • Kevin Umbricht

Production
company
Cha-Ching Pictures
Distributed byFunny or Die
Release date

  • August 2009 (2009-08)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Ballad of G.I. Joe is a musical comedy parody short film released in 2009 on the website Funny or Die. Written by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht, it spoofs several characters from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero by showing what they do in their spare time.[1][2][3]




Contents





  • 1 Plot


  • 2 Cast


  • 3 Reception


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Plot


The song The Ballad of G.I. Joe is sung as the video looks into the lives of various Joe characters when they are off duty, showing that their private lives are quite different from their 'Joe' personas.



Cast



  • Laz Alonso as Doc


  • Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye


  • Billy Crudup as Zartan


  • Zach Galifianakis as Snow Job


  • Tony Hale as Dr. Mindbender


  • Vinnie Jones as Destro


  • Joey Kern as Tomax and Xamot


  • Chuck Liddell as Gung-Ho


  • Julianne Moore as Scarlett


  • Robert Remus as Sgt. Slaughter


  • Henry Rollins as Duke


  • Alan Tudyk as Shipwreck


  • Olivia Wilde as Baroness

  • Jamin Fite as Cobra Commander

  • Frankie Kang as Storm Shadow

  • Geoff Mann as Buzzer

  • Andreas Owald as Snake Eyes

  • Daniel Strange as Torch

  • Kevin Umbricht as Ripper


Reception


Web Worker Daily wrote that for Funny Or Die, "knowing a ton of celebrities is half the battle for attracting eyeballs to its viral videos."[1] While offering that the song The Ballad of G.I. Joe is "just okay", the film itself was enjoyable for seeing "celebs dressed like Joe characters."[1]G4TV called the short "a creative accomplishment" which "contains a plethora of cameos that need to be seen to be believed", and wrote that "The Ballad of G.I. Joe is nothing less than total win."[2]I09 noted that the G.I. Joe movie led to numerous viral videos, and offered that The Ballad of G.I. Joe was the best.[3]



References




  1. ^ abc Albrecht, Chris (August 10, 2009). "Big Stars Break Out in Song for The Ballad of GI Joe:..." GigaOM. Retrieved September 27, 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab Baxter, Joseph (August 11, 2009). "Nugget From The Net: 'The Ballad Of G.I.Joe'". G4TV.


  3. ^ ab Woerner, Meredith (August 11, 2009). "Henry Rollins As Duke, Alan Tudyk As Shipwreck: The Ballad Of G.I. Joe Rocks". I09. Retrieved September 27, 2012.




External links



  • The Ballad of G.I. Joe on IMDb


  • Official website at Funny or Die







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