It’s Pat: The Movie (1994)

Hell it was outdated when it aired.

“Before we even START… yeah no… we need to talk.”


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⚠️ MAJOR WARNING / DISCLAIMER ⚠️

This review discusses a movie that leans heavily into outdated, offensive, and uncomfortable humor centered around gender identity and identity ambiguity.

The film itself may be triggering or frustrating for some viewers

This review will address those elements directly and bluntly

If that subject matter isn’t something you want to engage with…


> Yeah… this might not be the one for you.




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Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers shall we?

And immediately you realize what the entire movie is going to be:

> “What if… one joke… for 90 minutes?”



Oh no.


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🧾 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview

The movie follows Pat (Julia Sweeney), an androgynous character whose entire existence revolves around one central gimmick:

> “You don’t know if Pat is male or female.”



That’s it.

That’s the movie.

There’s technically a plot involving Pat navigating life, relationships, and a stalker obsessed with finding out their gender…

…but none of that matters.

Because EVERYTHING comes back to:

> “What is Pat?”




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🎭 Character Rundown

Pat (Julia Sweeney)

This is one of those characters where the entire concept is built around a single question.

And instead of exploring identity, humanity, or anything meaningful…

The movie turns it into:

> a running gag.



For 90 minutes.

And here’s the problem:

A joke like that?

might work in a short sketch

might get a quick laugh


But stretched into a full movie?

It becomes:

> exhausting
repetitive
and honestly… uncomfortable



Not in a clever way.

In a:

> “Why are we still doing this?” way.




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Chris (Dave Foley)

He’s the love interest… I guess?

And honestly, he’s just kinda… there.

Even he feels like he wandered into the wrong movie and is trying to figure out what’s going on.


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The Neighbor / Obsession Plot

There’s also a character who becomes OBSESSED with figuring out Pat’s gender.

And this is where the movie crosses from:

> “This joke isn’t working…”



to:

> “Okay now this is just weird and uncomfortable.”



Because the movie leans HARD into this obsession like it’s funny.

It’s not.

It’s just… awkward.


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⏱️ Pacing / Episode Flow

This movie doesn’t progress.

It loops.

Every scene is:

someone meets Pat

confusion happens

awkward jokes

repeat


Over and over and over again.

You start to feel like you’re stuck in some kind of comedic Groundhog Day.


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✅ Pros

It ends

Some actors are clearly trying



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❌ Cons

One joke. One.

This entire movie is built on:

> ONE joke.



And that joke is repeated into the ground.

Then dug up.

Then repeated again.


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It becomes uncomfortable FAST

Not in a smart or thought-provoking way.

Just:

> “This is getting awkward and not funny.”




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The tone doesn’t know what it’s doing

Is it satire?

Is it comedy?

Is it commentary?

The movie doesn’t know.

So it just… keeps going.


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It doesn’t evolve

There’s no growth.

No new angle.

No clever twist.

Just:

> “Let’s do the same joke again.”




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🎬 Final Thoughts

This is one of those movies where:

the idea doesn’t support a full runtime

the execution makes it worse

and the humor wears out immediately


What might’ve worked as a quick SNL sketch becomes:

> a 90-minute endurance test.



And not a fun one.


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⭐ Rating

0/10

This isn’t just bad.

This is:

> “Why was this a full movie?”




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⚠️ Spoiler Warning

Alright… here we go.


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🚨 Spoilers (Full Rant Mode)

So the entire movie plays out exactly how you think it will.

Pat goes from place to place, interacting with people who all react the same way:

> confusion
awkwardness
obsession



And instead of building toward something meaningful…

The movie just keeps repeating the same cycle.


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There’s a whole subplot with someone trying to uncover Pat’s gender like it’s some grand mystery.

And the movie treats it like:

> “This is hilarious!”



No.

It’s just uncomfortable.


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Then there’s the relationship angle, which never really develops into anything interesting.

Because again:

> everything is tied to the same joke.




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By the time you reach the ending, you’re expecting:

some kind of reveal

some kind of point

some kind of payoff


And instead?

The movie basically goes:

> “Nope. That’s the joke.”




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And that’s when it hits you.

This wasn’t building toward anything.

There was no deeper meaning.

No clever twist.

No reason.


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Just…

one joke.

Repeated for an entire movie.


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And that’s the most frustrating part.

Because it’s not just that it’s bad.

It’s that it never even tries to be anything more.


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🧠 Final Final Thought

This isn’t just a failed comedy.

This is a sketch that overstayed its welcome by about… 85 minutes.

And by the end?

You’re not laughing.

You’re just waiting for it to stop.