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MTV's guerilla version of television pranking makes sadistically compelling entertainment. Host, co-creator, and mastermind Ashton Kutcher's unprecedented attack on celebrity egos--via con jobs so elaborate they might have been lifted from episodes of Mission: Impossible--can certainly make one cringe and perhaps fret over the show's dubious ethics. But there's no question of a highway-accident appeal to many of Punk'd's practical jokes, including the first season's assaults on actress Eliza Dushku (shattered after being set up to look like a shoplifter) and Justin Timberlake (devastated when he finds faux IRS agents confiscati
MTV's guerilla version of television pranking makes sadistically compelling entertainment. Host, co-creator, and mastermind Ashton Kutcher's unprecedented attack on celebrity egos--via con jobs so elaborate they might have been lifted from episodes of Mission: Impossible--can certainly make one cringe and perhaps fret over the show's dubious ethics. But there's no question of a highway-accident appeal to many of Punk'd's practical jokes, including the first season's assaults on actress Eliza Dushku (shattered after being set up to look like a shoplifter) and Justin Timberlake (devastated when he finds faux IRS agents confiscating his house, possessions, and pets). Stephen Dorff, on the other hand, won't put up with a falsified bar tab for $8,000, and Seth Green protests a fake vice cop's insinuation that the diminutive actor betrayed his friends. Less monstrous is Punk'd's 8-year-old confederate, Ryan, a spurious reporter who solicits hugs from the likes of Tori Amos and Christina Applegate. --Tom Keogh
MTV's number one show debuts on DVD in a hilarious version the couldn't be shown on television. See what really happens when Asthon Kutcher plays outrageous pranks on unwitting stars including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Osborne, Pink, Mandy Moore, Eliza Dushku, Oscar De La Hoya, Jessica Alba, Seth Green, and more. The 2-disc set hosted by Asthon Kutcher includes all 8 shows from the first season including exclusive scenes that did not air on MTV. Never-before-seen special features include 2 never aired segments, deleted scenes, multi-angle viewing option, plus an option to "punk" your friends.
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Manufacturer: MTV
Release date: 20 January 2004
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 9780792197164 UPC: 097368796843
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