Pauly Shore‘s efficiency as Richard Simmons is seeing the sunshine of day, simply days after plans for a function movie biopic had been introduced. A ten-minute quick movie starring Shore, titled “The Court docket Jester,” premiered on the Cabin in Park Metropolis on Friday. The occasion isn’t an official Sundance Movie Competition screening, however was actually positioned to attract in pageant goers.

“The Court docket Jester” is now accessible to observe on-line by the Lewis Brothers’ YouTube channel. A second screening on the Cabin is ready for Jan. 22. The director, Jake Lewis, is finest identified for his viral Robin Williams impersonation. It stars Jesse Heiman, finest often called a conspicuous additional who has appeared in movies like “Spider-Man,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “The Social Community.” Heiman performs a phase producer who companions with Simmons amid backstage drama at a chat present.

“I’m actually enthusiastic about sharing Richard Simmons’s life with the world. All of us want this biopic now greater than ever,” Shore mentioned in a press release. “Simmons represented psychological well being, getting folks in form and being his genuine foolish self! Each time he was on TV you possibly can by no means take your eyes off of him and he introduced such a pleasure to his appearances that represented nothing however a great time.”

A nonetheless untitled Richard Simmons function starring Shore continues to be within the works from The Wolper Group, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Casting. Wolper just isn’t concerned with “The Court docket Jester” although.

Simmons himself has disavowed the undertaking, sharing that he had not given permission for the undertaking in a Fb put up.

“Hello Everyone! You’ll have heard they could be doing a film about me with Pauly Shore. I’ve by no means given my permission for this film. So don’t consider every thing you learn,” Simmons wrote on. “I now not have a supervisor, and I now not have a publicist. I simply attempt to reside a quiet life and be peaceable. Thanks for all of your love and assist.”

Watch the quick movie beneath.