For a while, Pauly Shore has been trying to make a movie about his doppelganger, Richard Simmons. And he finally made a short about The Weight Saint’s life.
The Court Jester had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and then it was released for everyone to watch on YouTube.
The less than ten-minute short is mostly credits and a scene that could be part of the movie which does not have Simmons’ “permission.”
It takes place later in Simmons’ life when he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The production is cheap, and the casting of Ellen was atrocious. But the story told was sweet, and makes us miss Simmons even more than we do.
While I am more willing to accept Shore’s potential movie because I think he will honor Simmons correctly. I still wish he would get Simmons’ approval.
