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It's Pat

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The he-or-she character (Julia Sweeney) from "Saturday Night Live" continues to make people wonder.
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Joe Leydon Variety Mar 13, 2007
Ever hear the one about the pic that was too bad to be released, so it escaped? Well, that old joke now has a new punch line: It's Pat, a shockingly unfunny Saturday Night Live spinoff. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Feb 13, 2001
It's Pat offers a simple message of self-acceptance, asserting that what counts is who you are rather than what your gender may or may not be. The trouble is that its telling is truly terrible. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Mar 13, 2007
1.5/4
The story goes nowhere, and if the film ran longer than its 80 minutes, it would have become too tedious to tolerate. Go to Full Review
Frank Ochieng Movie Eye Jan 20, 2006
1/5
Which is more confusing...Pat's questionable gender or this dud's attempt to force a chuckle from our incredulous faces? Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 2, 2005
2/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Jan 5, 2005
1/5
One-joke Saturday Night Live-based comedy. Yecch! Go to Full Review
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dr. R @Yes123456 6 days ago Pat has becoe something of a controversial figure within the queer community. Some call Pat a stereotype, while others call Pat a queer icon. Those people are exactly the ones at the butt of the joke in It's Pat. Pat doesn't believe in the concept of gender. Pat isn't nonbinary. Pat doesn't believe in gender as a concept, nor does Pat believe in the intermingling of pronouns with any sort of type of person. the people who won't accept Pat refusing to submit to even the existence and concept of gender are at the butt of the joke. They constantly hassle Pat to even mention it, to no avail. So, naturally, this spills over into the real world too. People think that Pat must apply to some group of pronouns, which Pat very much does not. That's where the title comes from. It's not a man, not a woman, it's Pat. Pat doesn't strictly advocate for the existence of only two genders, nor do they advocate the concept of any gender. Pat advocates pat. Pat is Patpolitics at its best. See more Michael Aniekanabasi I @RT43694342 Mar 22, 2026 I am one of the unfortunate bastards subjected to this torture of a movie. See more Eric T @RT93568249 Mar 15, 2026 If your a fan of Julia Sweeny, you will appreciate that she did her best Pat! See more Nick E @nicksmovies93 Jul 12, 2025 Arguably the worst property to come out of SNL lore. See more Kross F @RT42279230 Jun 29, 2025 Was it the best movie of all time? No. It was a SNL skit movie. For what it was it is a great movie. I don't undertaken the hate from critics. See more Miss T @RT54947251 Apr 3, 2025 Everyone with a television set should see this film. Is It's Pat the best film you'll ever see? No but it sure is important. It's Pat delves into the unimportance of gender in a way only a female comedian in the 90's could. Charles Rocket gives an outstanding performance as the weirdo neighbour obsessed with Pats biological sex. It'll have you going "What in the name of God is going to happen with this guy next" and is insanely funny. Everyone in the film is performing at the top of their game. The minute you see Julia Sweeney, you laugh. The minute you see Dave Foley, you laugh. There are many very well rounded laugh out loud jokes in the film and the delivery of these jokes is a masterclass in comedy. Where the film looses me is the meanness of Pat in the middle of the film. Although this could be cultural as Americans tend to find more humour in being mean. Citing shows like it's always sunny in Philadelphia as prime example. Speaking of, it could well be cultural as to why I enjoyed the film so much. Playing with gender has a long history of being the height of comedy in my part of the world. All that being said they do become a character that is hard to root for. The middle of the film becomes boring and tedious to me also. There's definitely a version of this movie that's 45 minutes long and the best thing we've ever seen but that begining and end, well it makes it all worth it! It's Pat deserves the height of Praise for doing something that's never been done before and if you want to watch a comedy film the likes of which was never seen and likely we'll never see again It's Pat should be on your radar. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The he-or-she character (Julia Sweeney) from "Saturday Night Live" continues to make people wonder.
Director
Adam Bernstein
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.3K
Runtime
1h 17m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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