Rope a Dope

Video
2013
14m

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Eric Jacobus, Dennis Ruel, Shaun Finney, Thomas Tan, and Yun Yang in Rope a Dope (2013)

Meet the Dope, who's gotten stuck reliving the same 'Groundhog Day' cycle over and over, ending in a horrible fight that knocks him out only to re-awaken that same morning all over again... ... Read allMeet the Dope, who's gotten stuck reliving the same 'Groundhog Day' cycle over and over, ending in a horrible fight that knocks him out only to re-awaken that same morning all over again... that is, until he decides to take matters into his own hands.Meet the Dope, who's gotten stuck reliving the same 'Groundhog Day' cycle over and over, ending in a horrible fight that knocks him out only to re-awaken that same morning all over again... that is, until he decides to take matters into his own hands.

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8.2/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Might be the funniest short I've ever seen

We come to The Stunt People for their incredible action skills (and they are certainly on display here), but Rope-A-Dope is extremely funny. I was thrilled to see this at Ric Meyers' annual kung fu panel at San Diego Comic-Con this year, and Eric Jacobus was in attendance to present as well. His performance is flawless and I can't wait to share it with everyone else in anticipation of the huge laughs it will no doubt earn.

I can't help but mention Groundhog Day when describing this short. Instead of using an endlessly repeating day to win Andie MacDowell's heart, The Dope is suffering from a series of annoyances and frustrations ending with an attack from a local gang. He becomes determined to figure out how best to deal with this gang.