The film stars gervais as david brent, a character he played in the bbc television comedy series the office, who has a film crew that shadows him as he travels up and down the country living his dream of being a rock star. Life on the road has its moments, but this further. Life on the road is a feature length film which sees a documentary crew catching up with david brent twelve years on from the. The film catches up with brent twelve years on from the bbc s the. But its evident from the british spinoff film david brent. Life on the road is a 2016 british mockumentary comedy film. Life on the road is a feature length film which sees a documentary crew catching up with david brent twelve years on from the bbc 2. Ricky gervais thinks his latest brand of david brent comedy. Actor ricky gervais, left, and jane fallon attend the 73rd annual golden globe awards in beverly hills on january 10, 2016. Oct 17, 2016 after a strong run at the uk cinema, one of the worlds most iconic comedy characters is coming to dvd, bluray and digital download. David brent life on the road 2016 full movie youtube. Ricky gervais writes, directs and performs in david brent. Gyllenhaal and penas relationshipbromance is so incredibly genuine and true, id be surprised to hear if they werent great friends in real life. He works as a salesman of toilet cleaning products for a company called lavichem and although he turns a somewhat upbeat face to it, one can tell that he is not satisfied at all with the way things have turned out.
Nov, 2017 david brent licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of lotr films. I guess it is a little stretched and sometimes it feels like there should be one or two jokes more than there is, but, overall, it stands up on its own. Life on the road and serves it with his absolutely deadpan and cringeworthy comedy style, framing the beloved and iconic. A camera crew catches up with david brent, the former star of the fictional british series, the office as he now fancies himself a rockstar on tour with his band. It was announced that this upcoming comedy will debut exclusively on netflix in the u. A camera crew catches up with david brent, the former star of the fictional british tv. Life on the road on its streaming platform in 2017.
There are a lot of similarities between david brent, ricky gervais bumbling, overcompensating dolt boss at the center of the original bbc two mockumentary the office, and david brent. The film stars gervais as david brent, a character he played in the bbc television comedy series the office, 3 who has a film crew that shadows him as he travels up and down the country living his dream of being a rock star. Jan 19, 2017 ricky gervais stars in a british mockumentary about david brent, david brent. Watch the new trailer for ricky gervais life on the road. Its a few years after the filming of the office and the world has turned on brent. Life on the road is the big screen debut of one of comedys bestloved characters, david brent ricky gervais.
Jul 22, 2017 lyrics for life on the road by david brent. Ricky gervais strikes again and does it in top form with david brent. Life on the road official trailer hd netflix youtube. Gervais is reprising his iconic role of exboss david brent in the allnew feature film life on the road. Devotees of david brent, the footinmouth comic antihero of the original bbc version of the office, will watch the quasimusical road film. Life on the road 2016 1h 36min comedy, music 10 february 2017 usa a camera crew catches up with david brent, the former star of the fictional british tv series the office 2001, as he now fancies himself a rock star on the road. May 23, 2017 david brent gervais was the boss in the office but hes fallen on hard times. Life on the road was everything i hoped and knew it would be.
Directed, written by and starring ricky gervais, david brent. The film picks up with brent fifteen years after his appearance on the bbc2 documentary series. Life on the road 2016 english movie official theatrical trailerhd ricky gervais, jo hartley, mandeep dhillon david brent. Aug 19, 2016 having been a huge fan of the original series of the office and ricky gervais in general, this album is a hilarious, welcome return for the chilled out entertainer that is david brent. Ricky gervais reprises the role he made famous in the office in an upcoming netflix movie called david brent. At the beginning of the film we see david brent back in an office and in his natural state of causing offence to anyone in his path, however, it seems that now he isnt the manager, colleagues are not as patient with his antics. Some comedies should never be resurrected the spectator. We see brent making bad taste jokes with colleagues, telling the camera about his love for entertaining, embarrassing himself regularly. Life on the road thats a stiff as you like and it wont damage your rugwell thats what i told her.
Im yet to see the film of the same name, but many of the songs from life on the road are familiar having been featured in s1 ep4 of the office or in the. Life on the road trailer this article is more than 3 years old first footage released of office spinoff movie, which features brent as a sales rep also aiming. A camera crew catches up with david brent, the former star of the fictional british tv series the office 2001, as he now fancies himself a rock star on the road. Gervais is still perfect as awkward idiot david brent and there are plenty of laughoutloud moments to enjoy. Life on the road is a 2016 british mockumentary comedy film written, directed, and produced by ricky gervais and released by entertainment one. Life on the road, the characters first featurelength spinoff. Life on the road is directed by ricky gervais and stars ricky gervais and doc brown. Some comedies should never be resurrected this is one of them. Also credit to david ayer for writing such a script that elicits an extraordinary dichotomy of emotions.
And its also why life on the road proves to be a very enjoyable trip down memorylane, in some ways, to realize that the brent character can continue to live on and on, still be the same person, and can still be loved by all of those who fell in love with him over a decade ago. Life on the road explicit by david brent on amazon music. Life on the road is a british mockumentary film created by ricky gervais and set in the same continuity as the office uk and by extension, the office us, in which gervais reprises his role as unsympathetic comedy protagonist david brent. Ricky gervais talks bringing back david brent from the office for his new film david brent. Life on the road ricky gervais most enduring creation hits the road for one last attempt at cracking showbiz, in a funny if meandering bigscreen adventure. Office, a documentary film crew is once again following the life of david brent. David brent may be the character that made ricky gervais a comedic star, but david brent. Squeamish humour at its finest, with masterful poignancy and catchy songs. David brent life on the road official international. Watch trailer for the office spinoff movie coming to. Life on the road, a new mockumentary based on ricky gervais character from the office after he decides to become a. Life on the road, the accompanying songbook, the evolution of fame and donald.
Devotees of david brent, the footinmouth comic antihero of the original bbc version of the office, will watch the quasimusical road film david brent. Life on the road represents the edge case for the current wave of nineties nostalgia the office premiered in july 2001. Life on the road follows the popular ricky gervais character david brent, from his mockumentary television series, the office 20012003. Life on the road 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Life on the road 2016 on 123movies full movie free without downloading or registration. Though gervais claims life on the road is not a direct spinoff of the office, the flyonthewall style is identical and the dramatic setup is very similar. Life on the road exclusive premiere report duration. Life on the road, the latest ricky gervais and netflix partnership, finds the old. Life on the road 2016 tvma 1h 36m british movies with the office long in the past, middling salesman david brent ditches work and goes on tour with his rock band in a disastrous stab at stardom. Ricky gervaiss david brent is free from the office, but. Now around 50, he has been through a nervous breakdown and midlife crisis, but his desperate need. Does that mean we always need to see a david brent movie.
Life on the road 2016 tvma 1h 36m british movies with the office long in the past, middling salesman david brent ditches work and goes on. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Life on the road is a good little compendium piece to the office. The trailer for the upcoming netflix mockumentary film david brent. Watch trailer for the office spinoff movie coming to netflix in 2017. Life on the road and here is the trailer and release date information.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. He is now working as a sales rep for a bathroom supply firm, lavichem. Life on the road, a movie spinoff from the office that sees sloughs favourite son follow his. The first few months were hard but once id arranged things and got everything how i wanted it, i was pretty comfortable. It was awkward, cringeworthy, and hilarious all in one go. Tv series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Life on the road, which follows brent the main character in the bbc comedy series the office chasing his dream of being a rock star. Life on the road does not measure up to the great rockumentaries of life such as best in show and this is spinal tap. Ahead of the films release next month, the comedian and actor has dropped a twominutelong video. European film bonds completion bond company freeway cam b.
Life on the road, the latest ricky gervais and netflix partnership, finds the old documentary crew catching up with brent now a toiletries sales rep for lavichem tampons, one size fits all. Life on the road, released in cinemas by entertainment one on august 19th. Netflix has just released a new trailer for the film david brent. Life on the road to be released on netflix on friday, feb. Cofinanced by eone and bbc films, and directedproduced by gervais, it was. Life on the road, available friday on netflix, there are countless scenes featuring the spiral down. Ricky gervaiss comic creation is back, but the repetitive humour makes it torturous. Life on the road sees gervais slip effortlessly back into brent s sergio georgini heeled boots. Life on the road is just another example as to why that star has been rapidly fading. The climax is a little contrived and cant quite deliver the same payoff as the christmas specials it so obviously apes. Life on the road is a feature length film which sees a documentary crew catching up with david brent twelve.
Ahead of its release on 19 august, here is the first teaser trailer for ricky gervaiss david brent. Life on the road soundtrack from 2017, composed by ricky gervais. Life on the road, the latest ricky gervais and netflix partnership, finds the old documentary crew catching up with brent now a toiletries sales rep for lavichem tampons, one. Fans of david brent, and there are many, will happily go along for this preposterous ride. The reality of their relationship underscores the whole film. Half a tank should get me to millbank i fill her up and head down to sidcup its just a fe. Life on the road, which follows the sales reps debut uk tour a venture thats success is surely questionable from the outset. Also, it fails to capture the true magic of the office, but it will fill the void for fans who have an insatiable need to know more about the future of this selfproclaimed renaissance man, david brent. Published on jan 17, 2017 directed, written by and starring ricky gervais, david brent.
Aug 23, 2016 still, the latest instalment, gervaiss film david brent. Ricky gervais brings david brent back to the office in first trailer for life on the road viewers were first introduced to david brent in the bbc series the office in. Ricky gervais has released the official music video for david brents life on the road. They both chase reformed glory well past their prime, and they both often feel more uncomfortably sad. So brent is going back on the road, with his band foregone conclusion. Its been awhile since weve last seen or heard from david brent ricky gervais, and while his career as a dlist star didnt quite panout to much, hes now using whatever fortune he has left over to go out on the road with. Ricky gervais returns as david brent in the office spinoff. Foregone conclusion made up of reluctant session musicians and genuinely talented rapper dom.
Life on the road finds brent once again the subject of a documentary this time following him in. Sep 14, 2016 it would be difficult not to notice that everyones favourite brownsuited office worker david brent is back. I do not own the clips in this video i made this video for. Since foregone conclusion have performed live with gervais in real life. Life on the road, begins in a new office, with the same mockdoc format as the television series.
It was the first year of the twentyfirst century, but spiritually near the end of what might be termed the long nineties. David brent is back and as funny as ever in david brent. Get ready to join david brent on the road as he takes one last shot at fame and fortune. David brent licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of lotr films. Ricky gervais reprises the office role in life on the road. Life on the road 2016 ricky gervais and ben bailey smith in. Craving the limelight once more, david has invited a film crew to document his final attempt at rock stardom. At one point, david explains to a black waitress that he and. Ricky gervais goes back to the office the new york times. Ricky gervais on atheism, donald trump, and the return of david brent. Aug 10, 2016 ricky gervais in first full david brent. Released by caroline in 2016 containing music from david brent. The album is released in conjunction with the original motion picture david brent.
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