Paramount+ documentary ‘South Park’ creator spends $40 million to build ridiculous restaurant
Author: Robert Scruch Published
when south park In an episode of House Beautiful aired in 2003, we witnessed Eric Cartman’s unhealthy obsession with what he called “Mexican Restaurant Disneyland” as he desperately tried to kidnap Butters and hide him in a bomb shelter for a week so he could escape. After watching the movie directed by Arthur Bradford Casa Bonita my love! This documentary is about Trey Parker and Matt Stone actually buying a bankrupt Denver restaurant and spending $40 million on a massive renovation and restoration that required a lot of work to complete and I’m Know that Eric Cartman’s actions in “Home Beautiful” were hardly exaggerated at all.
shot the same way 6 days to the air (also directed by Bradford), Casa Bonita my love! shows how dedicated Parker and Stone were to their creative projects, as they applied the same monastic obsession to what most sane people would consider a deeply ill-advised investment.
Casa Bonita my love!
between operations south parkParker and Stone decided to embark on their most daunting project yet (sorry, Book of Mormon) exist Casa Bonita my love! After decades in business, the 52,000-foot Mexican restaurant was in a state of complete structural disrepair and financial turmoil in its final years, and Parker and Stone teamed up with investors to see what they could do to save it. Parker’s favorite childhood restaurant is no longer a crumbling relic of its past.
Hoping to recapture the magic he experienced as a child and pass it on to future generations, Parker initially thought the project could be completed with a $6.5 million budget, but it took him a short time to realize that new rugs and fresh rugs were needed. Just a coat of paint isn’t enough to restore the building to its former glory.
Work with the same tenacity that you put into making an episode south parkParker and Stone knew immediately that they had made a very foolish decision, but they decided to see the project through to the end, even if it meant they had to spend $30 million of their own money to complete the project. As costs continue to climb, you can see the light slowly disappearing from their eyes, but they continue to move forward in good spirit because they know that if Casa Bonita continues to stand for another 50 years, the legacy they leave behind will be worth it. Dedication.
The best unintentional comedy
There’s no doubt that Parker and Stone are a naturally interesting creative duo, and if Casa Bonita my love! Tell me something I didn’t know about this duo, and it’s that they know how to make an audience laugh when things get serious—even when they’ve exhausted everything from HVAC replacements and fountain repairs to finding an executive chef Go all in and figure out how to get Casa Bonita open so they can start recouping their investment. I don’t really like decoration shows because they are so boring, but Casa Bonita my love! The sense of humor will never be lost, because there is nothing in Parker and Stone’s DNA that is not funny.
While it’s not a particularly funny thing, I found myself laughing the loudest when Parker agonized over what props to buy for the puppet show because of his newfound structural problems. solve. The only thing missing from the documentary is confirmation that Trey Parker is basically Eric Cartman in human form. south park The creator rang the bell with unbridled enthusiasm and yelled “More Sopapilla please!” while trying to elude the police and then holed up in Blackbutt’s cave until it was all over.
Everything is for the children
Casa Bonita my love! This is an incredible documentary about what happens when a passion project – and an incredibly misguided project – comes from a real place. After Parker and Stone visited the restaurant they purchased “as is” for the first time, it was clear they would stop at nothing because the kids (and their parents) deserved to experience such an utterly ridiculous restaurant concept that shaped their identity. There are several moments in the documentary when they just want to throw up their hands and count their losses, but they keep going despite the obstacles they face.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone once again proved in no uncertain terms that if you’re creative, ambitious, sincere, and have $40 million, anything is possible.
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