Pat: The Movie - It's

The film follows Pat Riley (Julia Sweeney), a shrill, self-absorbed character whose gender remains a mystery to everyone they meet. The "story" is a loose collection of vignettes where Pat gets fired from various jobs, enters a romance with a similarly androgynous bartender named Chris ( Dave Foley ), and is stalked by a neighbor (Charles Rocket) who is criminally obsessed with discovering Pat's biological sex.

: In a modern context, the film’s humor often feels mean-spirited and transphobic , focusing on the "otherness" of a gender-non-conforming person as a source of ridicule rather than insight. The Few Bright Spots It's Pat: The Movie

(1994) is widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made , famously earning a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossing just over $60,000 against an $8 million budget. While the Saturday Night Live sketches worked as five-minute bits of androgynous ambiguity , the feature-length adaptation collapses under the weight of an unlikable protagonist and a thin, repetitive premise. The "Plot" The film follows Pat Riley (Julia Sweeney), a

Despite the critical drubbing, the film has a minor cult following for its sheer "bizarro" energy: The Few Bright Spots (1994) is widely regarded

: Unlike other SNL characters who are charmingly eccentric (like Wayne or Garth), Pat is depicted as boorish, rude, and downright obnoxious . Critics at The A.V. Club described the character as a "vicious parody" that is genuinely unpleasant to watch for 77 minutes.

: Unless you are a completionist of 90s cult failures or a die-hard Ween fan, It's Pat is best left in the bargain bin of comedy history.

: Beyond Dave Foley and Charles Rocket, the film features appearances by Kathy Griffin, Tim Meadows, and even an uncredited writing contribution from Quentin Tarantino .