The skin-and-bones driver cowers, but Pineapple's teddy bear ferocity far outweighs any volcanic outbursts of aggression. With no warning, the immovable Pineapple boards Michael's bus – leather jacket studded and patched like a Hawiian Hell's Angels representative. The pairing of Michael and Pineapple is a sweet and sour combination that immediately throws our rutted protagonist into playful unease. Michael's new tribal tattooed co-pilot is maybe the devil on his shoulder, maybe his guardian angel, or maybe both – but in any case, their passengers are in for one unpredictable ride. ![]() Hours on the road reveal Micahel's reasons for staying in nowheresville Kent years after graduating, his virginal shyness, and Pineapple's island brand of no-cares mentorship. After an altercation and a black eye, Michael's company hires a titanic Samoan named Pineapple ( Pineapple Tangaroa ) as private security. Welcome to the "Drunk Bus," where driver Michael ( Charlie Tahan ) aka "Fuckchop" (unfortunate nickname) transports stupefied students around campus during their late-night binges. Annoying dispatch operators, bean burrito firing squads and all. Yes, metaphors run heavy in this public transit dramedy about dulling innermost pains with "safe" routines – but that doesn't make (supposed) "real 2006 s***" any less resonant. Steering the wheel but electing to venture nowhere. Where Seann William Scott and DJ Qualls once learned salacious lessons while crossing state borders, this is a story about retracing the same college-town loop day after month after year. ![]() (The SXSW Film Festival may have been cancelled, but our coverage will go on with reviews of films and TV shows made available to our critics.) John Carlucci and Brandon LaGanke 's Drunk Bus is an anti-road-trip comedy with plenty of mileage.
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