Stinker Lets Loose!

By: Mike Sacks, James Taylor Johnston

Narrated by: Jon Hamm, Eric Martin, Andy Richter, Rhea Seehorn, Andy Daly, Paul F. Tompkins, James Urbaniak, John DiMaggio, a full cast

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

[Contains explicit content] The outrageous, madcap, and oft-forgotten 1977 cult movie classic is now finally available as a multi-cast audio extravaganza. You ain't never heard anything like it! Oh, and it’s now a New York Times audio bestseller!

Bestselling author Mike Sacks (And Here's the Kicker, Poking a Dead Frog) has just discovered the original novelization of the long-lost classic movie, Stinker Lets Loose!

Mike has teamed up with director Eric Martin to adapt the novelization into a fully immersive cinematic audio experience, and an epic all-star cast has come together to introduce Stinker to a whole new generation of fans! It's Smokey and the Bandit meets Every Which Way But Loose meets Smokey and the Bandit Parts 2 and 3. Feel the thrill as Stinker teams up with old pals Boner and Jumbo, plus new friends Buck and Rascal the Chimp, for a crazy ride across the highways and byways of Bicentennial America and meets scores of beautiful Southern gals, reams of treacherous villains, and even the Big Man!

Will Stinker truly Let Loose? Or will Big Government and the Smokeys bring him down?

A loving send-up of a bygone era of trucker films and their beer-swillin', skirt-chasin', verb-shortenin' heroes, this audio adventure is a joyride in absurdity; with its rapid-fire jokes only matched by their total outrageousness. But enough of this jaw-jackin'. If you don't listen, then the joke's on you!

Now with a special bonus chapter! Enjoy a live performance of highlights from the audiobook, performed by a full cast of actors and musicians at SF Sketchfest. Tune into Chapter 50 for the full live show!

Narrated and Directed by Eric Martin

Starring Jon Hamm as Stinker

Rhea Seehorn as Gwyneth

Andy Daly as Boner

John DiMaggio as Jumbo and Sheriff Sledge

Paul F. Tompkins as Clarence Macleod and Mr. Walsh

Jessica McKenna as Buck

Kimmy Gatewood as Betty

Mark Gagliardi as Big Red

Justin Michael as Pip

With James Urbaniak as President Jimmy Carter and Jeremiah King

Guest Starring Andy Richter as Orville Max

And Phillip Baker Hall as the Big Man

Introduction by Mike Sacks

Full cast includes: Scott Brick, RC Bray, Rachel Butera, Emily Woo Zeller, PJ Ochlan, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Heather Forte, Robert Beitzel, and Seth Allen

Original songs by CJ McKnight as played by Mark Rozzo

"This movie made my eyes bleed, and the book made pus run out of them. The two things were made for each other. They're awful and awfuler. This novelization stinks." - David Sedaris

Rated R. Contains mature 1970's themes.

Presented by Audible Comedy / An Audible Original Production

©2017 Sunshine Beam Publishing (P)2018 Audible Comedy

Monkeys, Muscle Cars, & Madcap Marathons!!

In the late 70's & early 80's (thanks primarily to Burt Reynolds and director Hal Needham setting the tone of the genre) Southern-Fried Trucker movies & TV were all the craze. They were outrageous, fun loving, anti-establishment thrill rides that surprisingly managed to function as family entertainment because they had something for EVERYBODY. For us kids, there were the car chases, odd animal sidekicks, & tons of sophomoric jokes that we wouldn't *completely* get until we were older. Adults enjoyed the irreverent humour that thumbed it's nose at snooty "Northeastern" intellectualism & reveled in blue collar working men & women's pride.

"Stinker Lets Loose" is a rowdy celebration of this era of American film & TV that evokes all the nostalgia of that era without taking itself too seriously. Or even, AT ALL. But it's a GOOD thing, this satirical look back. It lovingly pokes fun both at itself & the entertainment genre it seeks to emulate. It brings back everything that we loved about this time, but through the filter of a modern day P.O.V. that allows us to laugh not just at the insanity of Stinker & company's adventures---but also to laugh WITH them as they move from one ridiculous setting to the next. It's just pure FUN. And man, is it FUNNY.

It's clear that everybody involved in creating this production was significantly invested in it & determined to make "Stinker Lets Loose" as much of a damn good time for the listener that they possibly could. And they pull it off AMAZINGLY well. You will lose yourself in the nostalgia for that bygone American era that the story recreates, and revel in the sheer ridiculousness of it all at once. It's fun, it's crazy, the performances are magnetic & AMAZING, it keeps the story moving at a great pace, and even though it's comedy satire, its written SMART. And not just "Country Smart"...as Stinker might be apt to say. It's SMART satire for everybody to enjoy. So pop yourself open a cold one, sit back, and have a damn great time with Stinker and the gang. You will NOT regret taking this big rig marathon muscle car ride.

Also? Don't ever get physically caught by a horned-up monkey about to travel by air. This should be common sense, but malt beverages can be historically known to impair sound judgement. Consider it a Pro Tip.

Hilariously Captivating

For all of us weekend outlaws, road trippin', beer swillin', good timin' fun truckers...a comedic 70's stumble through a day in the life of the glorious Eastbound and Down underachiever, transcending himself beyond his own comprehending. I laughed out loud, alone in my Subaru...thinking: if only I had a chimpanzee of my very own. Thanks, Mike Sacks. On behalf of all of us would be renaissance men and long distance day dreamers... we all really needed this.

A Fever Dream and Wet Dream of a 1977 Trucker

A monkey that goes around murdering people and is seen as playful antics.
Horrible racism, misogyny, and prejudice on full display, followed by bouts of them trying to prove how not racist and hateful they are.
The lead hillbilly is horrifically stupid and borderline worthless, but full of delusions of grandeur.
The plot seems to revolve around a fantasy that a 6 pack of self proclaimed garbage beer will turn the DC liberal Yankees into good blue collar folk.
It is one of the most purely trashy things I have ever experienced and I highly recommend it. It will have you screaming "WHY?!" before surrendering to giggle fits.

laugh your way through your next road trip!

skip the introduction, it's too long and redundant. this recording is a hilarious all-star novelization of a limited-release low-budget 70s B movie and it's fantastic. that's all you need to know.

Stinker does it again!

I picked this up when Audible had it as a daily deal, so for that price it's well worth the money. I don't need to further explain what the book is since basically everyone else has done that, and it's exactly what it sounds like in the preview, it's a fun throwback to Smokey and the Bandit mixed with every other 70s trucker movie you can think of. The voice acting and production is well done.

The only negative is that the book itself is maybe 3 1/2 hours or so long, then it has some actors commentary for perhaps the last hour and a half or so. I really had no interest at all in what some voice actors thought about what they read, and I wasn't sure if the point was to act like it was a reunion from many years ago or them just patting themselves on the back, in either case I just hit stop and didn't listen since I just wanted the story of Stinker, not people pulling back the curtain on what I just heard.

The book is just good fun, something different as I listen almost exclusively to history and hate most fiction, but parodies of this genre, I enjoyed it.

Wished I could have seen the movie

I really enjoyed this performance with the cast and crew. I didn't read that this is the whole book and then after it's over - you get to hear it again but now in a "live" setting. Just highlights from the book. So now you have a laugh track. I listened to it, cover to cover so to speak. It was funny hearing a few miscues and the actors get cracked up.

It's a great performance. The story - it's odd. It's like Smokey and the Bandit, but you have a Chimp thrown in - that "eats face" of a couple of victims. Weird huh. Yeah, doesn't slow the story down or really needed at all - it's just yeah that happen and now let's go do this thing.

treat yourself !

amazing! i hope more incredible actors perform the other film adaptation of this author because this was the most ridiculous thing i have ever listened to.

One of the best things on audible.

Where does Stinker Lets Loose! rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've been a audible member since 2011 and Stinker Lets Loose! is easily one of the best things I've listened to on here.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Jon Hamm and the narrator Eric Martin are great. Both nail the tone of a 70s smokey and the bandit type movie. The accompanying music is also pitch perfect.

Any additional comments?

Hopefully Audible does more with Stinker or at least more Jon Hamm.

Awesome!! Hilarious!!

Loved it! Hilarious. Loved the 70s lingo and the actors were wonderful. Was a ton of fun to listen to. Really enjoyed this audiobook!! Already told a bunch of friends who I think would enjoy it too.

It's everything any beer-swillin', chimp-loving, truck-driving, foul-mouthed mountain-man needs

If you even remotely enjoyed Smokey and the Bandit or Any Which Way But Loose, or if you just need to brush up on your CB lingo, this is your book.

When your get to Chapter 49 and wonder "how could there be 90 minutes left?" ... Just take a moment to hit pause and prepare yourself for what's coming.

Because of you liked chapters 1-49 ... You're going to love 50.