The Polka King
The greatest scandal in polka history.
2017 | 95m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Maya Forbes |
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| Writer: | Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky |
| Staring: |
| Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 22, 2017 |
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| Director: | Maya Forbes |
| Writer: | Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky |
| Genres: | Comedy |
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| Production Companies | Permut Presentations, Red Hour, Electric Dynamite, Shivhans Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
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| Jack Black | Jan Lewan |
| Jenny Slate | Marla Lewan |
| Jason Schwartzman | Mickey Pizzazz |
| Jacki Weaver | Barb |
| JB Smoove | Ron Edwards |
| Robert Capron | David Lewan |
| Willie Garson | Lonny |
| Vanessa Bayer | Bitsy Bear |
| Robert Macaux | Christopher |
| Mary Klug | Anita Krzyewski |
| Wallace Wolodarsky | Vince |
| Lew Schneider | Lou Laroue |
| Phyllis Kay | Marilyn |
| Richard Donelly | Stan Moetek |
| Kati Salowsky | Connie Klopski |
| Jordan Lloyd | Debra Johnson |
| Rachel Annette Helson | Beauty Pageant Judge |
| Anthony Estrella | Presenter |
| Melody Vasquez | Agent Ramirez |
| Randy Tow | Mr. Lee |
| Marilyn Busch | Sheila |
| Russell Gibson | Gorski |
| China Forbes | Grammy Reporter |
| Jim Boyd | Reporter |
| Portland Helmich | Anchorwoman |
| Bruce-Robert Serafin | Customer |
| Wendy Overly | Conga Woman |
| Jessica Baade | Trish |
| Keith Mascoll | Applesauce |
| Owen Burke | Prison Guard |
| Juani Feliz | PR Woman |
| Peter Ackerman | Priest |
| Irvin Wallace | Ruined Old Man |
| Michael Jibrin | Tyrone |
| Mickey Gilmore | Prison Guard |
| Leah Procito | Nurse |
| Alex Ziwak | Prison Inmate |
| Arthur Hiou | Security for Pope |
| Shawn Contois | Bus Driver |
| Brina | Dance Hall Patron |
| Brandon Scales | Prison Inmate |
| Anastasia Tsikhanava | Rock Star |
| Marybeth Paul | Pageant Contestant |
| Lara Pezza | Denny |
| Bella Moore | Polka Kid |
| Robert Marsella | Waiter / Performance Attendee |
| Angel Connell | Performance Attendee |
| Rob Lévesque | Jan Lewan Group |
| Lance Norris | Pizzeria Customer |
| Richard Pacheco | Performance Attendee / Polka Dancer |
| Leonel Severino | Celebrity on the Red Carpet |
| John Franchi | Performance Attendee |
| Kobi Polisky | Polka Child |
| Ted Sterner | Country Music Producer |
| Jed Griswold | Polka Dancer |
| Jeffery Kincannon | Performance Attendee |
| Suzanne Gillies | Security Agent |
| Harold Rudolph | Polka Dancer |
| Michele Mortensen | Polka Dancer |
| Benjamin James Chaplin | Teen Party Goer |
| Wendy Hartman | Wife Prison Visitor |
| Lino Tanaka | Doctor |
| Ron G. Young | Performance Attendee |
| Rich Rothbell | Uncle Rich / Polka Pro |
| Glenn W. Kane | Pope's Bodyguard |
| Tony Moreira | Prison Visitor |
| Kayla Kohla | Teenage Girl |
| Eric Berghman | Background Dancer |
| Alexa Hartman | Daughter Prison Visitor |
| Tony Jones | Basketball Playing Prisoner |
| Mary Jane Brennan Sangiolo | Dance Hall Patron |
| Kevin Paul Healey | Ed |
| Steve Provizer | Polka Band Musician |
| Luke Nelson | Pope Visitor |
| Pasquale Dalessio | Bus Tour Group |
| Frank Cacciola | Polka Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joe Cali | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Charlie Flannery | Performance Attendee (uncredited) |
| Dan Marshall | Polka Dancer (uncredited) |
| Americo Presciutti | Pope's Security (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Theodore Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Catherine Haight | Editor |
| Susan Lyall | Costume Design |
| Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Carl Sprague | Production Design |
| Maya Forbes | Writer, Director |
| Wallace Wolodarsky | Writer |
| Andrei Bowden-Schwartz | Director of Photography |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Something's missing from this one, or maybe it's couple of things. Jack Black plays goofy loveable Polka King of Pennsylvania Jan Lewan. He is completely certain of his own talent and has an immense drive to make it big. Sadly he isn't that smart, and not enough people love his music, only a gr ... oup of dedicated elderly fans, so in a desperate act out of what seems like altruism he starts what is essentially a ponzi scheme to help get his musicians paid more and build his empire. Jack Black is solid, so if you like his schtick or Polka music you may enjoy this, but outside of that it seems like the actors think this film is a comedy when nothing really funny is said or done. The film ambles along, recreating the events, but it misses any kind of heart or soul that would have been found in the real people. The biggest disappointment was Jason Schwartzman, the usually solid comedy actor was completely coasting. And what a total waste of JB Smoove. Jenny Slate seemed the most committed to her role outside of Jack Black, but even she couldn't hold this film together. All in all the film reminded me of another Jack Black film based on true events called Bernie, but Bernie was superior in every way.