2008 Woodie Awards
DVD celebrates the life and times of Pauly Shore
Courtney L. Walden/Beacon correspondent
Issue date: 2/7/05 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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Back in the early 1990s, a Jewish boy from Beverly Hills broke out as one of the entertainment industry's most popular comedians. With a stint as an MTV VJ and a series of commercially successful, goofy movies, Pauly Shore immortalized his distinct persona. Pop culture goes the Weasel.
Haven't seen him lately? Well, he's not in the army now, on perpetual jury duty or trapped in a biodome, because on Jan. 25, Pauly Shore died. Well, at least he pretended to die in the newly released DVD, Pauly Shore is Dead (originally titled You'll Never Wiez in this Town Again).
Shore's self-financed, five-year project features the comedian as director, producer, writer and actor, an absolute tour de force enterprise. During one scene in the film, Shore remarks, "It's weird how sometimes a bad thing in life can actually turn out to be a good thing."
He is right, because despite one of the largest snowfalls in the history of Boston, which led to a cancellation of an in-person appearance at the Coolidge Corner Theater scheduled for Jan. 22 to promote his DVD, Shore was still able to grant The Beacon an interview.
"I'm really proud of it," Shore said of the DVD release. "It's one of those jobs that comes around once in a lifetime. I just hope it catches on and turns out to be a really big, fat hit."
Paul Montgomery Shore, PMS as his monogram indicates, learned from Charlie Sheen (who makes a cameo in the movie) that turning one's career around requires talent and good genes, both of which are clearly evident in Shore.
The son of well-known comedian Sammy Shore and Mitzi Shore, owner of the world-famous comedy club, The Comedy Store, Shore grew up in what he calls "the Emerald City for comedians."
Shore revealed that he and his mother will be involved in an upcoming fall reality show currently titled "Minding the Store," based on his personal life, including running the club.
"It should be pretty interesting," Shore said. "We'll see what happens."
Haven't seen him lately? Well, he's not in the army now, on perpetual jury duty or trapped in a biodome, because on Jan. 25, Pauly Shore died. Well, at least he pretended to die in the newly released DVD, Pauly Shore is Dead (originally titled You'll Never Wiez in this Town Again).
Shore's self-financed, five-year project features the comedian as director, producer, writer and actor, an absolute tour de force enterprise. During one scene in the film, Shore remarks, "It's weird how sometimes a bad thing in life can actually turn out to be a good thing."
He is right, because despite one of the largest snowfalls in the history of Boston, which led to a cancellation of an in-person appearance at the Coolidge Corner Theater scheduled for Jan. 22 to promote his DVD, Shore was still able to grant The Beacon an interview.
"I'm really proud of it," Shore said of the DVD release. "It's one of those jobs that comes around once in a lifetime. I just hope it catches on and turns out to be a really big, fat hit."
Paul Montgomery Shore, PMS as his monogram indicates, learned from Charlie Sheen (who makes a cameo in the movie) that turning one's career around requires talent and good genes, both of which are clearly evident in Shore.
The son of well-known comedian Sammy Shore and Mitzi Shore, owner of the world-famous comedy club, The Comedy Store, Shore grew up in what he calls "the Emerald City for comedians."
Shore revealed that he and his mother will be involved in an upcoming fall reality show currently titled "Minding the Store," based on his personal life, including running the club.
"It should be pretty interesting," Shore said. "We'll see what happens."