fixateandbingepodcast
Jul 29, 2026
Imagine what you get if you cross the lunacy of **REN & STIMPY** with the surreal **FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS** -- and you begin to get an idea of one of the best indie comedies ever made with **THE MISADVENTURES OF VINCE AND HICK**! With a cast of flotsam and jetsam languishing in the American Southwest where the desert heat alone is enough to make one crazy -- paroled car thief Hick Dunn (Chase Cargill) crosses paths with career con man Vince Campbell (Heston Horwin). It isn't long before the two soon become entangled in a wild attempt to deliver a vintage car to a renowned gangster, pursued by an eccentric, gold-toothed psychopath (Logan Huffman) with a penchant for dressing like Robert Rodriguez's eponymous El Mariachi. Along the way, Vince and Hick begrudgingly learn they're better together than apart, as they navigate the pitfalls of bar fights, pool sharks, bloodthirsty gangsters and the police in hot pursuit. Director Trevor Stevens strikes the perfect balance of humor and reckless action with a sharply paced film that never drags. Screenwriter and star Horwin (Vince) has delivered a cartoonish comedy actioner with fully-realized and larger than life characters that leap off the screen. Paired with Cargill's recently paroled Hick in search of redemption, Horwin is devilishly funny as the quick-thinking Vince who manages to stay one step ahead of complete disaster. The duo's banter is nonstop funny, the fight scenes -- also very funny --with the casting, a veritable rogue's gallery of loan sharks, thugs, sycophants and opportunists makes for a thoroughly exciting ride. I haven't had this much fun watching two loveable rogues go from bad to worse since **BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID** -- and Horwin and Cargill are so effectively paired together that I can't wait for another misadventure with Vince and Hick! Co-starring the talents of Fiona Rene (who is miles away from her star turning role in Amazon Prime's highly enjoyable **TRACKER** series as attorney Reenie Greene), Katie Parker (who can frequently be found in Mike Flanagan's Netflix series from **THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR** to the recent **THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER**), and many, many memorable others -- \-- **THE MISADVENTURES OF VINCE AND HICK** is a comedic breathe of fresh air that embraces the chaos and finds humor in the darkest of places.
