I don't think it's necessarily written for writers.
The thing the masses miss is the subtlety of it. Perhaps writers have a keener receptiveness to subtle humor and character quirks, but I have a couple friends who don't write who are as obsessed with the movie as I am.
I loved Napoleon and Nacho so I saw this in the theater, and giggled a handful of times. Since it's been out on DVD, I've watched it over 100 times. It's my all-time favorite movie. Not only did it get significantly funnier with each viewing, but the more I appreciated it as such a great story.
An example of the piss-your-pants-laugh inducing subtlety is the first scene with Dusty that I will spell out for those who didn't find the movie funny or this scene funny:
-the fact this guy who enrolled himself in the guardian angel program at his church, thought it would not only be a good idea to bring a python over to impress his little buddy but to also try to shoot and kill the kitten. First the python craps all over him and he's outside in a loaner jacket shirtless underneath, the latter being the hilarious part to me. Once they're outside...
"It's rat poison and some of my poo."
"Sick. Is it lethal?"
"No. Maybe. I don't know. Just do it. Circle of life dude."
Great activity and advice from a 'guardian angel'(lol).
I laugh thinking about the movie constantly. Another funny part is the scene that opens with Chevalier saying "Without a doubt, the best line I ever wrote was..."
The comedy is that someone asked the asinine question of what's the best line you ever wrote? Without trying to sound like a dweeb, perhaps that was a joke from writers for writers.
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