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.
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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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The documentary is much better
I had noticed that this was on Netflix when I came across the actual documentary about Jan Lewan (also on Netflix.) Its called 'The Man Who Would Be Polka King,' complete with actual footage and interviews with many of his true victims, and some of the actual escapades depicted are far more absurd than anything pictured in The Polka King.
The movie was not that bad, but the knowledge of the actual events makes it kinda blah.
The movie was not that bad, but the knowledge of the actual events makes it kinda blah.
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- eoval
- Sep 27, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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