Subpar prank movie is disgusting

It is a difficult task to follow Ludi Rudy Giuliani in a midtown hotel room for a fake interview. This is one of many news-making moments that prove the man behind the “Borat” series is the undisputed king of the prank.

“Bad Trip,” meanwhile, is more like-minded than the Earl of Pranks. The substantial Netflix film, which was first released two years ago, is funny in the spot, but it quickly flattens and becomes widespread along the way.

Does anyone really want to see the manhood of two friends trapped in a paper finger trap? There is only one acceptable answer to that terrible question.

Those ill-fated friends Chris (Eric Andre) and Bud (Lil Riley Hoveri) are two best friends who have gone on a road trip from Florida to New York to find Chris’ old girlfriend who is now a posh art dealer.

The pair lack their own car, riding Bud’s felon sister Trina (Tiffany Haddish). Naturally, after getting out of the clink, Trina teases and sets out on her own journey to seek revenge.

Most of the scenes, a la “Borat”, are set in real places of business, with hidden cameras filmed and applauded by the audience. Chris and Bud’s south-to-north route gives director Kitao Sakurai ample opportunity to fool various people.

A love-song flash occurs in the shopping mall food court. The bar on the side of the road has drunks on which Andre snaps dramatically. During a visit to a zoo, Andre is pelted by a fake gorilla (who, by the way, looks nothing like an actual gorilla).

Best of all, though, when Hadish confronts a man on the street with a photo of him and Haveri – somehow photoshopped – and shouts at the confused man asking where his car is. The average schlub yells back with enthusiasm.

Taken together, this is too much. Although the producer of “Jackass” has a 90-minute film, the gags grow repetitively and gradually become less hilarious. None of them are very different, and you have yet to know more about Hadish, which is the best part of the film.

To the credit of Andre and Howrey, the actors are fully sympathetic and likable, even as their antics are skewed to a more and more low level. But by the end, you start to question if someone is so stupid that deserves to be loved.