Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Swardson defended Bucky Larson in an October 2011 interview, in which he blamed its poor financial showing on the difficulties of advertising the material: "To promote an R-rated movie, with commercials, with this character, it was just really, really hard. It was hard to get the movie across to people. The trailer in theaters was really tame because we couldn't show any of the insanity, and even if we did it, it wouldn't hit because it had no context. It was just really frustrating." He predicted the film would find more appreciation on DVD. Swardson also dismissed the negative reviews. "I knew the critics were going to bury us because of the acting, how it was written and directed, none of those reviewers was psyched to see Bucky Larson and laugh. They go in with the mentality 'fuck these guys for making another movie.' They go in there to kind of headhunt. It makes me laugh because it's just so embarrassing. It makes them look like such morons."

When Bucky is in the bushes at 22 minutes in the cookie he's holding changes shape over and over.

The guitar riff that is played as Bucky enters the stage on The Jimmy Fallon show is from the song Medium Pace, by Adam Sandler. A nod to Happy Maddison productions

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.206 (2011)