蓝胡子的第八任妻子

　　An outstanding comedy whose poetic style hearkens back to the films of Wes Anderson. It tells of a youngster focused on winning the nationwide drumming championship in spite of certain obstacles – such as not having any drums! A film that is every bit as hardcore as Jimmy Page’s guitar, and every bit as endearing as Robert Plant’s waistcoats.
　　There are a lot of films that stick to the hackneyed theme of the outsider bent on fulfilling his dream in spite of all the odds – thanks to which he not only achieves his coveted success but, moreover, instils hope in the hearts of the weak and degraded through his courage and determination. But none of these films has had a protagonist as charismatic as Power – a young man obsessed with drumming drumlessly (read: steady gesticulation set to the rhythm of legendary heavy metal anthems), whose aim is to win the nationwide drumming championship, support striking miners in New Mexico and win the heart of a girl who went deaf at the age of three at a Status Quo concert. This brilliant comedy – reminiscent of the films of Wes Anderson in its fascination with bizarre twists on standard genre themes – will thrill you even if you are not a fan of 1970s hard-rock dinosaurs. But you mustn’t forget Power’s creed while you’re watching: “I don’t need drums. I am drums!"
　　About the director
　　Ari Gold received a Student Oscar in 2000 for his film Helicopter, an experimental short film in which he used authentic photography, scene reconstructions and animated sequences to tell of the tragic death of his mother. The Sundance Festival accepted Gold’s short student films for three consecutive years, and one of them – the sixty-second film Culture, which the filmmaker accompanied with a 10-point manifesto signed with the pseudonym Ari von Gold – elicited (particularly in Serbia) a wave of similar films of exactly one minute in length avowing “Dogma 99”. In addition to filmmaking, Ari Gold is also a dedicated musician – he sings in the bands The Honey Brothers and The Gold Brothers, he plays the ukulele, the piano and occasionally the drums. The film Adventures of Power is his first feature-length film.

　　胡狗蛋（胡瓜 饰）和阿妹（蓝心湄 饰）是从小玩到大的青梅竹马，虽然他们都出生在功夫世家，但两家人之间的关系却势同水火。早年间，胡狗蛋的母亲和阿妹的父亲离开了家，如今，两人被家人撺掇着，结伴进城寻找父母。
　　巧合的是，两人的父母如今已经结为了夫妻，共同经营着一家体育用品店，早年间，这间商店的营业额十分的可观，可近日来，由于日本公司“一番”的不断挑衅和骚扰，商店的生意每况愈下。看到父母焦头烂额的样子，胡狗蛋和阿妹决定留在他们身边，帮助他们渡过难关。然而，他们并不知道的是，狡猾的一番公司正在筹划一个邪恶的阴谋。

　　痴迷脱口秀笑话表演的鲁帕（Robert De Niro 饰）梦想自己也能站在舞台上享受观众的欢呼，借疯狂粉丝玛莎（Sandra Bernhard 饰）创造的机会，鲁帕得以和脱口秀明星杰瑞交谈，鲁帕踌躇满志的自我介绍，虽然杰瑞敷衍了事，但鲁帕仍视自己为杰瑞的好友。为了能在心爱的丽塔面前出人头地，鲁帕不惜一些代价要获得与杰瑞同台表演的机会，另一方面杰瑞被鲁帕的纠缠搞到忍无可忍，将鲁帕与并不知情的丽塔赶出家门。杰瑞的行为激怒了鲁帕，他与玛莎合作绑架杰瑞，威胁电视台播放自己的表演，鲁帕终于如愿以偿，掀起一场轩然大波……
　　本片获1984年英国电影学院奖最佳剧本奖，1984年伦敦影评人协会奖年度电影奖，1984年全美影评人协会奖最佳女配角奖。

　　A narcissistic performer's world crumbles when he mysteriously loses his talent right before the biggest opportunity of his career.