What's So Funny About Gas?

Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 3:27 PM Central

by John Couture

With the price of gas reaching new heights, we thought that this story was too priceless to pass up. Of course, it's about a different sort of gas.

Hollywood has always held a special place in its heart for jokes about flatulence, but can fart humor really sustain an entire movie? Well, we shall soon see.

No, Howard Stern isn't reviving Fartman. A British company is finishing production on Thunderpants. In the movie, a boy has tremendous farting abilities. Supposedly, he can fart himself into space. According to sources, the opening scene shows the poor boy being born and farting his way our of the womb, a scene compared to the firing of a gun. Where's Tom Green when you need him?