Exclusive: Veteran actor and comedian Eddie Griffin has signed with Independent Artist Group across the board, Deadline has learned.
Appearing in over 50 films and TV shows over more than three decades, Griffin won an NAACP Image Award from multiple nominations for his starring role in Malcolm & Eddie, a sitcom that aired on Upn for four seasons.
Appearing alongside Dave Chappelle, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the latter’s Academy Award winner A Star Is Born, he’s also been seen over the years in titles like the Denzel Washington thriller John Q, blaxploitation pic Undercover Brother, Armageddon, the Deuce Bigalow comedy franchise, Eddie Murphy starrer Norbit, Date Movie, Scary Movie 3, and My Baby’s Daddy, which he wrote, exec produced and starred in for Miramax.
Previously, Griffin also voiced the role of Richard Pryor on Adult Swim’s animated series Black Dynamite and starred on BET’s The Comedy Get Down.
Appearing in over 50 films and TV shows over more than three decades, Griffin won an NAACP Image Award from multiple nominations for his starring role in Malcolm & Eddie, a sitcom that aired on Upn for four seasons.
Appearing alongside Dave Chappelle, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the latter’s Academy Award winner A Star Is Born, he’s also been seen over the years in titles like the Denzel Washington thriller John Q, blaxploitation pic Undercover Brother, Armageddon, the Deuce Bigalow comedy franchise, Eddie Murphy starrer Norbit, Date Movie, Scary Movie 3, and My Baby’s Daddy, which he wrote, exec produced and starred in for Miramax.
Previously, Griffin also voiced the role of Richard Pryor on Adult Swim’s animated series Black Dynamite and starred on BET’s The Comedy Get Down.
- 3/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a fairly packed month on Hulu this February thanks to the addition of some interesting TV shows from FX and ABC. While the streamer’s own original content is somewhat limited – Life + Beth is returning for season 2 – you can also catch the new series of Feud this month. The new installment in Ryan Murphy’s juicy anthology show is based on the bestseller Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer, and tells the story of Truman Capote’s betrayal and fall-out with New York’s most glamorous socialites. The cast is absolutely stacked, with Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny and Calista Flockhart all swearing delicious revenge on Tom Hollander’s Capote.
Also via Hulu in February comes the third season of Abbott Elementary, along with new episodes of The Connors, The Good Doctor, Will Trent,...
Also via Hulu in February comes the third season of Abbott Elementary, along with new episodes of The Connors, The Good Doctor, Will Trent,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Fun trivia: one of the working titles for Wes Craven's 1996 slasher satire "Scream" was "Scary Movie." Filmmaker Keenan Ivory Wayans got wind of this trivia, and decided in 2000 to make a film called "Scary Movie" intended to satirize the popularity of "Scream." The late 1990s were a curious time in popular culture, as there weren't too many dominant horror trends. Popular music was beginning to comment on its own self-awareness (see: "Flagpole Sitta") and irony became ironic. Self-reflection went from a healthy Socratic exercise into a loop of eternal recurrence. By 2000, we became so busy commenting on our own commentaries, that it was hard to see where we started. This is where "Scary Movie" dropped in.
Make no mistake, "Scary Movie" is unfunny, as are its many sequels. They're cheap, homophobic, and vulgar. Wayans took his model from spoof filmmakers like Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker, but aimed to make something...
Make no mistake, "Scary Movie" is unfunny, as are its many sequels. They're cheap, homophobic, and vulgar. Wayans took his model from spoof filmmakers like Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker, but aimed to make something...
- 1/31/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
What comes to mind when you think worst movie of all time? I immediately think of the Razzie Awards, commonly disliked cult favorites like “Howard the Duck” and Prince‘s “Under the Cherry Moon,” which won five Razzies.
Yet, these cinematic missteps didn’t crack our top 10 worst movies list. There’s a whole new level of bad waiting to be explored.
This list plunges into the murkiest depths of the cinematic world, unmasking those movies that have truly tested viewers’ patience and sanity. Get ready for an onslaught of cringe-inducing comedies and fatally flawed fantasies. The genres that claimed seven and five spots in our list, respectively.
Related: 10 Best Movies of All Time, Ranked by Viewers
And for the brave souls among you, we’ve included links to watch these cinematic catastrophes. Who doesn’t love rubbernecking a good train wreck? So, prepare to cringe, laugh, or maybe cry...
Yet, these cinematic missteps didn’t crack our top 10 worst movies list. There’s a whole new level of bad waiting to be explored.
This list plunges into the murkiest depths of the cinematic world, unmasking those movies that have truly tested viewers’ patience and sanity. Get ready for an onslaught of cringe-inducing comedies and fatally flawed fantasies. The genres that claimed seven and five spots in our list, respectively.
Related: 10 Best Movies of All Time, Ranked by Viewers
And for the brave souls among you, we’ve included links to watch these cinematic catastrophes. Who doesn’t love rubbernecking a good train wreck? So, prepare to cringe, laugh, or maybe cry...
- 6/6/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
It feels just like last month we were complimenting Hulu on its true crime offerings. Well, with its list of new releases for February 2023, Hulu is staying in the true crime lane. Suppose that’ll happen when you push back the release date of a series or two.
February sees the arrival of three notable true crime series on Hulu. Taiwan Crime Stories premieres on Feb. 1 and presents four true tales from Taiwan’s criminal “dark underbelly.” That will be followed by ABC News Studios’ Killing County on Feb. 3. That three-episode series ponders the question “what happens when police kill?” The most interesting true crime offering premieres on Feb. 9. That’s when Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence College shares its four-episode saga of Larry Ray and the young college students he victimized.
As far as non true crime offerings go, the third and final season of Hulu...
February sees the arrival of three notable true crime series on Hulu. Taiwan Crime Stories premieres on Feb. 1 and presents four true tales from Taiwan’s criminal “dark underbelly.” That will be followed by ABC News Studios’ Killing County on Feb. 3. That three-episode series ponders the question “what happens when police kill?” The most interesting true crime offering premieres on Feb. 9. That’s when Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence College shares its four-episode saga of Larry Ray and the young college students he victimized.
As far as non true crime offerings go, the third and final season of Hulu...
- 2/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
For a good long while, it seemed that the parody had become the lowest possible form of comedy. With such abhorrent cinematic garbage piles like the works of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer dominating the form for nearly a decade, it felt like almost no one even knew how to make a decent parody anymore, let alone a good one.
Enter Dan Harmon. Thanks to his groundbreaking sitcom "Community" and its numerous episodes that parodied everything from specific classic movies to genres, he and his writers proved that parody could be more than just empty references and callbacks. Putting down-to-earth characters who go to a community college inside a pseudo-zombie apocalypse, as in one episode, is an extension of the way Edgar Wright made films first and parodies second in his early work like "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz."
When Harmon teamed up with co-creator Justin Roiland for "Rick and Morty,...
Enter Dan Harmon. Thanks to his groundbreaking sitcom "Community" and its numerous episodes that parodied everything from specific classic movies to genres, he and his writers proved that parody could be more than just empty references and callbacks. Putting down-to-earth characters who go to a community college inside a pseudo-zombie apocalypse, as in one episode, is an extension of the way Edgar Wright made films first and parodies second in his early work like "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz."
When Harmon teamed up with co-creator Justin Roiland for "Rick and Morty,...
- 9/12/2022
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
The new year is continuing apace at Hulu. The streamer’s list of new releases for February 2022 is highlighted by one very interesting project.
Pam and Tommy is set to premiere on Feb. 2. Perhaps the Groundhog Day release date is intentional as the show will cover a particular moment of celebrity, sex, and exploitation from the early ’90s that seems to have repeated itself over and over. Sebastian Stan and Lily James star as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson and the series follows the events and fallout of their homemade sex tape being stolen and unleashed on a nascent internet. If nothing else, getting the promo photos of Stan and James as the ’90s stars was worth it.
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Another Hulu original,...
Pam and Tommy is set to premiere on Feb. 2. Perhaps the Groundhog Day release date is intentional as the show will cover a particular moment of celebrity, sex, and exploitation from the early ’90s that seems to have repeated itself over and over. Sebastian Stan and Lily James star as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson and the series follows the events and fallout of their homemade sex tape being stolen and unleashed on a nascent internet. If nothing else, getting the promo photos of Stan and James as the ’90s stars was worth it.
Read more Movies Willem Dafoe on Noir, Fate and Geeks in Nightmare Alley By David Crow Movies Matthew Vaughn on Finding The Man Who Would Be King’s Man By David Crow
Another Hulu original,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Chris Harrison, whose presence has been key to the success of ABC’s venerable Bachelor reality franchise, has signed with Gersh for representation.
Harrison is the only host that The Bachelor franchise has ever had, beginning with the launch of the mothership show, now heading into its 25th season, in 2002. The following year he added The Bachelorette, now in its 16th season, to his resume, as well as Bachelor in Paradise, which is heading into its seventh season, since 2014. He also hosted previous spinoffs Bachelor Pad, the first season of Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, Bachelor Live and The Bachelor Winter Games.
Additionally, Harrison was the host of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from its 14th season in 2015 through its final episode in May 2019. Harrison also co-hosted ABC’s live coverage of the Miss America pageant for several years, as well as several Red...
Harrison is the only host that The Bachelor franchise has ever had, beginning with the launch of the mothership show, now heading into its 25th season, in 2002. The following year he added The Bachelorette, now in its 16th season, to his resume, as well as Bachelor in Paradise, which is heading into its seventh season, since 2014. He also hosted previous spinoffs Bachelor Pad, the first season of Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise, Bachelor Live and The Bachelor Winter Games.
Additionally, Harrison was the host of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from its 14th season in 2015 through its final episode in May 2019. Harrison also co-hosted ABC’s live coverage of the Miss America pageant for several years, as well as several Red...
- 10/16/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in the month of September.
Highlights include Ridley Scott’s “Raised by Wolves,” out Sept. 3, which follows two androids raising a human child on a distant planet; “Coastal Elites” starring Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson and Issa Rae, out Sept. 12, and “The Murders at White House Farm,” which is out in Sept. but doesn’t yet have an exact premiere date.
Others without a premiere date coming in Sept. include season one of “Haute Dog,” “Mo Willems: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!” and seasons one through three of “The Great Pottery Throw Down.”
Also Read: 'Lovecraft Country' Premiere Draws 1.4 Million Multiplatform Viewers - Including HBO Max
Read the full list below:
Sept. 1
93Queen, 2018
All The Right Moves, 1983 (HBO)
The Astronaut Farmer, 2007 (HBO)
Badlands, 1973
Ballmastrz: 9009, 2018
Bandidas, 2006 (HBO)
Barnyard, 2006 (HBO)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,...
Highlights include Ridley Scott’s “Raised by Wolves,” out Sept. 3, which follows two androids raising a human child on a distant planet; “Coastal Elites” starring Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson and Issa Rae, out Sept. 12, and “The Murders at White House Farm,” which is out in Sept. but doesn’t yet have an exact premiere date.
Others without a premiere date coming in Sept. include season one of “Haute Dog,” “Mo Willems: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!” and seasons one through three of “The Great Pottery Throw Down.”
Also Read: 'Lovecraft Country' Premiere Draws 1.4 Million Multiplatform Viewers - Including HBO Max
Read the full list below:
Sept. 1
93Queen, 2018
All The Right Moves, 1983 (HBO)
The Astronaut Farmer, 2007 (HBO)
Badlands, 1973
Ballmastrz: 9009, 2018
Bandidas, 2006 (HBO)
Barnyard, 2006 (HBO)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
When talking about popular celebrities, then Valery Ortiz is a worthy mention. As a professional actor, she has commendably acted in many movies that have seen her rise to fame. Her most outstanding roles have been in Switched at birth, Hit the Floor, South of Nowhere and Date Movie. Valery’s exemplary mode of performance is impressive, bearing in mind her passion for the acts. It is through the film industry that many have had a chance to interact with her, and most importantly, get to know her. If curious to find out more than what she portrays on screen, here
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Valery Ortiz...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Valery Ortiz...
- 3/11/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
Abrams Artists Agency has signed comic and actor Eddie Griffin in all areas.
Griffin, who is onscreen as a pastor in the hit feature A Star Is Born, is a veteran stand-up comedian who probably is best known to moviegoers for starring 2002’s Undercover Brother, written by John Ridley and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. He also toplined the 1996-2000 Upn series Malcom & Eddie alongside Malcom-Jamal Warner.
Griffin’s Las Vegas residency, The Eddie Griffin Experience, is in its ninth consecutive year, and he’s been part of The Comedy Get Down Tour for the past five. He also has done stand-up specials for Comedy Central and Showtime.
His most recent film credits include All About the Money, American Hero and Going to America, and his other credits include Norbit, Date Movie, Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo and The Meteor Man.
Griffin, who is onscreen as a pastor in the hit feature A Star Is Born, is a veteran stand-up comedian who probably is best known to moviegoers for starring 2002’s Undercover Brother, written by John Ridley and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. He also toplined the 1996-2000 Upn series Malcom & Eddie alongside Malcom-Jamal Warner.
Griffin’s Las Vegas residency, The Eddie Griffin Experience, is in its ninth consecutive year, and he’s been part of The Comedy Get Down Tour for the past five. He also has done stand-up specials for Comedy Central and Showtime.
His most recent film credits include All About the Money, American Hero and Going to America, and his other credits include Norbit, Date Movie, Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo and The Meteor Man.
- 10/15/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
After naming Alfonso Cuarón the best director of the 21st century, Metacritic has gone ahead and averaged out filmmakers’ Metascores to name the worst directors since 2000. As with the first list, filmmakers must have made at least four movies in the last 17 years to be eligible — meaning that Tom Six (“The Human Centipede”) and Dinesh D’Souza (“Hillary’s America”) don’t qualify despite the fact that they’re far from critical darlings.
Read MoreAlfonso Cuarón Is the Best Director of the 21st Century, According to Metacritic — See the Top 25
Uwe Boll, known for his oft-panned video-game adaptations, comes in at #2; the dubious honor of defeating him goes to Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, whose average Metascore of 14.5 comes from directing spoofs like “Meet the Spartans,” “Date Movie,” and “Epic Movie.”
You might not be familiar with some of the other names to be found here, in part because directing...
Read MoreAlfonso Cuarón Is the Best Director of the 21st Century, According to Metacritic — See the Top 25
Uwe Boll, known for his oft-panned video-game adaptations, comes in at #2; the dubious honor of defeating him goes to Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, whose average Metascore of 14.5 comes from directing spoofs like “Meet the Spartans,” “Date Movie,” and “Epic Movie.”
You might not be familiar with some of the other names to be found here, in part because directing...
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Even the simplest of comedies or romantic stories can end up being ignored at the worldwide box office; or in the case of David Wain’s They Came Together, avoid theatrical release entirely in places like my home country of Peru, relegated to formats such as Netflix, where they hope to find a new audience. Well, that it did, and although I initially watched it without any expectations, I ended up being enamored by the movie. What it lacks in complexity or originality, it more than makes up for in sheer charm and hilarity. Being a parody of romantic comedies, They Came Together might seem like a tired concept on paper, but it works surprisingly well on screen. Films like the awful Date Movie —which instead...
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- 7/3/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Not sure if any of you have ever heard of the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. It’s an Australian based show that’s someone similar to Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. There’s also a Daily Show element to the show as well. Bottom line is that is has very similar features, interviews, segments, and so forth. One of the guests of the show was none other than actress Sophie Monk. Monk’s never really quite gotten into the mainstream as far as her acting career and the last really significant roles she had were in 2006 and 2007 (Date Movie).
Comedian Tries to Roast Sophie Monk in Interview and Humorously Fails...
Comedian Tries to Roast Sophie Monk in Interview and Humorously Fails...
- 4/6/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Andrew Blair Feb 15, 2017
As the Epic Movie team announce they have Star Wars in their sights, might we have a chat about Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, amongst others?
Readers of this site may have read last week's news that there's to be a new Star Wars spoof. This film comes from the team who brought us Date Movie, Epic Movie, and apparently something called The Starving Games which blissfully passed me by. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Selzer make relatively cheap movies that, despite critical maulings, tend to make money at the box office. When I worked at a cinema, an eleven year old boy went to see Meet The Spartans three times, proclaiming it the best film he had ever seen.
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In the words of financier Covert Media’s Paul Hanson: “Jason and...
As the Epic Movie team announce they have Star Wars in their sights, might we have a chat about Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, amongst others?
Readers of this site may have read last week's news that there's to be a new Star Wars spoof. This film comes from the team who brought us Date Movie, Epic Movie, and apparently something called The Starving Games which blissfully passed me by. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Selzer make relatively cheap movies that, despite critical maulings, tend to make money at the box office. When I worked at a cinema, an eleven year old boy went to see Meet The Spartans three times, proclaiming it the best film he had ever seen.
See related Ash Vs Evil Dead renewed for season 3 Bruce Campbell interview: Ash Vs Evil Dead
In the words of financier Covert Media’s Paul Hanson: “Jason and...
- 2/14/2017
- Den of Geek
Scary Movie franchise creators Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will write and direct Star Worlds Episode Xxxive=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue.
Covert Media will fully finance and handle worldwide sales on the project, which CEO Paul Hanson is producing alongside Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner.
The project is in pre-production and the producers have earmarked an autumn shoot. Covert’s Elissa Friedman, Media Content Capital’s Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine, and Broken Road’s Jeremy Stein serve as executive producers.
According to a press release Friedberg and Seltzer – whose credits as writers and producers on the Scary Movie franchise and films like Epic Movie, Date Movie, Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans and Vampires Suck have grossed more than $1bn worldwide – plan to leave “no convention, cliché, or iconic moment untouched”.
Star Worlds is the second project under the two-year first-look deal between Covert and Broken Road. The partners...
Covert Media will fully finance and handle worldwide sales on the project, which CEO Paul Hanson is producing alongside Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner.
The project is in pre-production and the producers have earmarked an autumn shoot. Covert’s Elissa Friedman, Media Content Capital’s Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine, and Broken Road’s Jeremy Stein serve as executive producers.
According to a press release Friedberg and Seltzer – whose credits as writers and producers on the Scary Movie franchise and films like Epic Movie, Date Movie, Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans and Vampires Suck have grossed more than $1bn worldwide – plan to leave “no convention, cliché, or iconic moment untouched”.
Star Worlds is the second project under the two-year first-look deal between Covert and Broken Road. The partners...
- 2/8/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
I feel like it’s been a long time since a decent spoof movie has come out. Check out this list of crap that’s come out in the last decade: Disaster Movie, Superhero Movie and Meet The Spartans for starters. And before that it was Epic Movie, Date Movie, My Big Fat Independent Movie, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and The Comebacks. Personally I miss the spoof movie. When it’s done right it’s a thing of beauty. You take one situation a bit too far. You embellish a character just enough that it’s funny to laugh at. But one thing
15 Spoof Movies That Were Quite Hilarious...
15 Spoof Movies That Were Quite Hilarious...
- 3/14/2016
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Fox/Lionsgate
Genres have always come and gone in popularity. The Horror genre has “died” and come back so many times now it’s almost a slasher villain itself, and there was a time – hard as it is to imagine now – comic book movies were pretty hard to come by; good ones, anyway.
It’s rare for a genre to die out completely, and all it takes is one great movie to kick them back to life after a long dry spell. The Historical Epic was resting comfortably in a retirement home until Gladiator dusted it off and set off a new wave, and the parody movie was rescued by Scary Movie, only to be brutally murdered by the likes of Date Movie.
The modern-day is no different, where some genres are fairly robust while others are shunned, like the angry drunk guest at a party. That said, some of...
Genres have always come and gone in popularity. The Horror genre has “died” and come back so many times now it’s almost a slasher villain itself, and there was a time – hard as it is to imagine now – comic book movies were pretty hard to come by; good ones, anyway.
It’s rare for a genre to die out completely, and all it takes is one great movie to kick them back to life after a long dry spell. The Historical Epic was resting comfortably in a retirement home until Gladiator dusted it off and set off a new wave, and the parody movie was rescued by Scary Movie, only to be brutally murdered by the likes of Date Movie.
The modern-day is no different, where some genres are fairly robust while others are shunned, like the angry drunk guest at a party. That said, some of...
- 3/12/2016
- by Padraig Cotter
- Obsessed with Film
Following a successful partnership on “Mr. Holmes,” Miramax and Roadside Attractions are nearing a low-seven-figure deal to acquire the Obama romance movie “Southside With You,” an individual familiar with the negotiations have told TheWrap. Richard Tanne wrote and directed the film, which will likely receive a wide release this summer. The movie premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival, where it earned enthusiastic reviews. Set in Chicago in 1989, “Southside With You” chronicles the first date between future U.S. President Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) and future First Lady Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter). Also Read: Obama First-Date Movie 'Southside With You' Reveals.
- 2/12/2016
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
President Barack Obama is often praised for his ability to keep a cool head even under the utmost pressure, but at least one person finds it more distressing than relaxing. “I like calm, cool and collected, but … I feel like sometimes he’s the guy on the Titanic saying, ‘Stay calm, stay calm, everybody, just get into the boat’ while it’s sinking,” said “The View” co-host Candace Cameron Bure on Wednesday’s show. The discussion came as Obama came under some fire for seeming calm during the growing battle with Isis, especially after the terrorist attacks in Paris. Also Read: Obama First-Date Movie.
- 11/25/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Simon Brew Jul 12, 2017
We rewatched the classic 1980s comedy, Top Secret! It took surgeons two weeks to wipe the smile off our face...
"Is this the potato farm?"
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"Yes, I am Albert Potato"
If you're laughing at the quote above, then it's fair to say that you're already a Top Secret! fan. But if you're wondering what that actually means, then chances are you've missed out on one of the very best comedies that the 1980s had to offer.
Now the classic comedy Airplane!, rightfully, has been the beneficiary of some hugely forensic work, just to try and keep on top of its many, many background jokes. In fact, one DVD edition had a special feature just to point out all the things you may have missed on your first, tenth or fiftieth time around. Turns out there were...
We rewatched the classic 1980s comedy, Top Secret! It took surgeons two weeks to wipe the smile off our face...
"Is this the potato farm?"
See related Fargo season 3 episode 1 review: The Law Of Vacant Places
"Yes, I am Albert Potato"
If you're laughing at the quote above, then it's fair to say that you're already a Top Secret! fan. But if you're wondering what that actually means, then chances are you've missed out on one of the very best comedies that the 1980s had to offer.
Now the classic comedy Airplane!, rightfully, has been the beneficiary of some hugely forensic work, just to try and keep on top of its many, many background jokes. In fact, one DVD edition had a special feature just to point out all the things you may have missed on your first, tenth or fiftieth time around. Turns out there were...
- 7/28/2015
- Den of Geek
We rewatched the classic 1980s comedy, Top Secret! It took surgeons two weeks to wipe the smile off our face...
"Is this the potato farm?"
"Yes, I am Albert Potato"
If you're laughing at the quote above, then it's fair to say that you're already a Top Secret! fan. But if you're wondering what that actually means, then chances are you've missed out on one of the very best comedies that the 1980s had to offer.
Now the classic comedy Airplane!, rightfully, has been the beneficiary of some hugely forensic work, just to try and keep on top of its many, many background jokes. In fact, one DVD edition had a special feature just to point out all the things you may have missed on your first, tenth or fiftieth time around. Turns out there were quite a few in my case.
The Naked Gun, made just under a decade later,...
"Is this the potato farm?"
"Yes, I am Albert Potato"
If you're laughing at the quote above, then it's fair to say that you're already a Top Secret! fan. But if you're wondering what that actually means, then chances are you've missed out on one of the very best comedies that the 1980s had to offer.
Now the classic comedy Airplane!, rightfully, has been the beneficiary of some hugely forensic work, just to try and keep on top of its many, many background jokes. In fact, one DVD edition had a special feature just to point out all the things you may have missed on your first, tenth or fiftieth time around. Turns out there were quite a few in my case.
The Naked Gun, made just under a decade later,...
- 7/28/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
This laugh-a-minute spoof centres around a not particularly smart or streetwise undercover cop, Lucas White (Alex Ashbaugh), who’s never driven a manual car before, but somehow still manages to infiltrate Vin Serento’s (Dale Pavinski) La gang of illegal street racers. They are Superfast! and they are a little furious; watch as they plot to double-cross La crime kingpin, Juan Carlos de la Sol (Omar Chaparro), who hides his cash in Big Ass Tacos establishment downtown. The gang’s outrageous plan is as daring as it is ridiculous and will see them towing the whole damn restaurant at crazy speeds.
Along for the Superfast! ride is Vin’s slap-dash crew made up of assorted members including; his girlfriend Michelle (Andrea Navedo), who maybe appreciates a beautiful woman even more than Vin, and his sister Jordana (Lili Mirojnick), who finds Officer White’s fondue-eating, face-licking first date irresistable. One Direction...
Along for the Superfast! ride is Vin’s slap-dash crew made up of assorted members including; his girlfriend Michelle (Andrea Navedo), who maybe appreciates a beautiful woman even more than Vin, and his sister Jordana (Lili Mirojnick), who finds Officer White’s fondue-eating, face-licking first date irresistable. One Direction...
- 4/2/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
From the creators of Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet The Spartans and more, comes the hilarious comedy spoof of the mega-popular The Fast and the Furious franchise, Superfast! – released on DVD and On Demand on Monday 30th March 2015; and we have 3 copies to giveaway on DVD!
This laugh-a-minute spoof centres around a not particularly smart or streetwise undercover cop, Lucas White (Alex Ashbaugh), who’s never driven a manual car before, but somehow still manages to infiltrate Vin Serento’s (Dale Pavinski) La gang of illegal street racers. They are Superfast! and they are a little furious; watch as they plot to double-cross La crime kingpin, Juan Carlos de la Sol (Omar Chaparro), who hides his cash in Big Ass Tacos establishment downtown. The gang’s outrageous plan is as daring as it is ridiculous and will see them towing the whole damn restaurant at crazy speeds.
Along for the Superfast!
This laugh-a-minute spoof centres around a not particularly smart or streetwise undercover cop, Lucas White (Alex Ashbaugh), who’s never driven a manual car before, but somehow still manages to infiltrate Vin Serento’s (Dale Pavinski) La gang of illegal street racers. They are Superfast! and they are a little furious; watch as they plot to double-cross La crime kingpin, Juan Carlos de la Sol (Omar Chaparro), who hides his cash in Big Ass Tacos establishment downtown. The gang’s outrageous plan is as daring as it is ridiculous and will see them towing the whole damn restaurant at crazy speeds.
Along for the Superfast!
- 3/26/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer have made their careers from parodies, coming into their own on Date Movie and Epic Movie, flogging the horse all the way to The Starving Games and the upcoming, or at least proposed, Who the F#@K Took My Daughter?.
This is much the way Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker started out… actually, it’s closer to the way the ended up, with Friedberg and Seltzer’s films being less Airplane! or Naked Gun than Mafia! or An American Carol.
The latest of these spoofs is Superfast, which casts lookalikes for Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in a gag-driven reprise of some of the Fast and Furious series most egregious cliches. Here’s the trailer that I found hanging out, pretty much undisturbed, on Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/120100126
No, I didn’t laugh, but maybe some of that works better in context. And they’re at least swinging at...
This is much the way Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker started out… actually, it’s closer to the way the ended up, with Friedberg and Seltzer’s films being less Airplane! or Naked Gun than Mafia! or An American Carol.
The latest of these spoofs is Superfast, which casts lookalikes for Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in a gag-driven reprise of some of the Fast and Furious series most egregious cliches. Here’s the trailer that I found hanging out, pretty much undisturbed, on Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/120100126
No, I didn’t laugh, but maybe some of that works better in context. And they’re at least swinging at...
- 2/27/2015
- by Brendon Connelly
- Obsessed with Film
Stars: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Ellie Kemper, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Ed Helms, Jason Mantzoukas, Melanie Lynskey, Michael Ian Black, Michael Murphy, Kenan Thompson, Jack McBrayer, Ken Marino | Written by David Wain, Michael Showalter | Directed by David Wain
Spoof films are rarely done well. There is so little subtlety in them, and they often result in terribly written and ridiculous slapstick comedy films that mock other films in a very obvious and unrelentingly silly manner (see Scary Movie 4, Date Movie, Disaster Movie, A Haunted House) but this, a satire more than a spoof, finally shows the pretenders how it’s done, bringing a softer hand to a genre that is flooded with terribly over-bearing abominations.
Directed by David Wain (Role Models, Wanderlust) who co-writes it alongside Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer), They Came Together is something of a throwback, reminiscent of older spoof-comedy films like Airplane.
Spoof films are rarely done well. There is so little subtlety in them, and they often result in terribly written and ridiculous slapstick comedy films that mock other films in a very obvious and unrelentingly silly manner (see Scary Movie 4, Date Movie, Disaster Movie, A Haunted House) but this, a satire more than a spoof, finally shows the pretenders how it’s done, bringing a softer hand to a genre that is flooded with terribly over-bearing abominations.
Directed by David Wain (Role Models, Wanderlust) who co-writes it alongside Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer), They Came Together is something of a throwback, reminiscent of older spoof-comedy films like Airplane.
- 9/2/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
It’s not so much that the world needs yet another spoof of romantic comedies. Whether it’s through direct parodies like Date Movie, or through reinventions like The 40 Year-Old Virgin, the genre has had enough holes poked in it over the years. Even without those films, we’ve groaned through the clichés enough times on our own. But David Wain’s rom-com spoof They Came Together, which on paper sounds like it’s way late to the party, sneaks up on you. Taking pretty much every rom-com trope and distilling it into highly concentrated ridiculousness, Wain’s film is both a takedown and a tribute: As with his summer-camp-movie spoof Wet Hot American Summer, you walk away with a renewed love for the genre.They Came Together starts off as a variation on You’ve Got Mail (which itself was a variation on The Shop Around the Corner). Amy Poehler is Molly,...
- 6/27/2014
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
Prepare your groaning muscles for something long and painful. Ready? Ok, here goes: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are working on a spoof of Taken. I hope you stretched beforehand. There are more details beyond that, and I will go ahead and list them. But chances are they’ll be lost amidst the ringing chaos currently plaguing your inner ear. The film will be titled Who the F#@k Took My Daughter?, and it’ll follow a gruff and Liam Neeson-like hero named Ryan Mills. Get it? It’s like Taken protag Bryan Mills, only without the “B,” and probably also without looking or sounding anything like Liam Neeson, as is tradition with the Friedberg/Seltzer movies. But (B)Ryan has a “particular set of skills,” and he’ll use those skills to rescue his daughter from the hands of a bunch of unseemly abductors, along with a zany cast of characters that will probably include...
- 5/16/2014
- by Adam Bellotto
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Filmmakers Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the duo behind critically reviled spoofs like "Date Movie," "Epic Movie," "The Starving Games," "Meet The Spartans" and "Vampires Suck," have setup their next project.
The pair will co-write and direct "Who The F#@k Took My Daughter," this spoof aiming mostly at the Liam Neeson-led "Taken" film series.
In the spoof, Ryan Miller is a tough, no nonsense, black leather jacket-wearing type whose daughter is kidnapped. He sets out to hunt down the abductors and rescue her. Peter Safran will produce.
The pair's previous films have grossed a total of $350 million in worldwide box office thus far, though their two most recent films - "The Starving Games" and "Best Night Ever" - were bombs which only made a few million each.
Source: Deadline...
The pair will co-write and direct "Who The F#@k Took My Daughter," this spoof aiming mostly at the Liam Neeson-led "Taken" film series.
In the spoof, Ryan Miller is a tough, no nonsense, black leather jacket-wearing type whose daughter is kidnapped. He sets out to hunt down the abductors and rescue her. Peter Safran will produce.
The pair's previous films have grossed a total of $350 million in worldwide box office thus far, though their two most recent films - "The Starving Games" and "Best Night Ever" - were bombs which only made a few million each.
Source: Deadline...
- 5/15/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Best Night Ever is essentially a female-oriented version of The Hangover, written and directed by the men--yes, surprisingly, men--behind Epic Movie, Date Movie and Meet the Spartans, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. If you like the kind of crass, derivative humor that Friedberg and Seltzer have made their fortunes recycling, you might enjoy this movie chronicling the misadventures of sweet bride-to-be Claire, her uptight older sister Leslie, her loyal loose cannon of a best friend Zoe, and loopy new pal Janet as they embark on a bachelorette party trip to Las Vegas. After a credit card mishap means that they’re unable to pay for the expensive, glamorous hotel suite they reserved in the heart of the Vegas strip, they’re forced to shack up in a seedy motel instead. The night only spirals further downward into the criminal underworld from there, including a mugging at gunpoint, a jello wrestling scene,...
- 5/6/2014
- by Lee Jutton
- JustPressPlay.net
Title: Best Night Ever Directors: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Starring: Crista Flanagan, Desiree Hall, Samantha Colburn, Eddie Ritchard Filmmakers Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer have been accused of plenty of crimes against cinema in their careers, so one might not think that their latest effort, “Best Night Ever,” would necessarily hold much surprise. As the writer-directors behind slapdash spoofs like “Date Movie,” “Disaster Movie,” “Meet the Spartans” and others — overwhelmingly critically panned, all — they’ve traded in creatively bankrupt, stick-poke, air-quote satire for more than a half-dozen years. And yet “Best Night Ever” is notable, in that it’s essentially the duo’s first nominally original, non-directly-referential screenplay. So does the [ Read More ]
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- 2/12/2014
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Though it’s an unwatchable disaster in all other respects, “Best Night Ever” boasts two accomplishments, which contemporaneously speaking, make it something of a cinematic milestone: it by far makes worse use of “found footage” than possibly any movie ever, and it answers yes to the question of whether or not filmmakers can score a movie exclusively with even-more-horrible ripoffs of Lmfao’s already-horrible “Party Rock Anthem.” A raunchy but admittedly earnest imitation of “Bridesmaids” and “Bachelorette,” the project marks the first “original” project from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the consistently untalented purveyors of spoof movies like “Date Movie,...
- 2/1/2014
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Wrap
Reviewed as part of the 27th Leeds International Film Festival (6-21 Nov, 2013)
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Dir: Javier Ruiz Caldera, 2012
A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal…sound familiar? Unlike its central band of spectres, the influences on this supernatural Spanish comedy are plain to see. Opening and closing with a prom scene, Ghost Graduation (‘Promoción fantasma’) revisits the American high-school movies of the Eighties, emerging like a cross between Ghostbusters and The Breakfast Club- with more than just a dance montage as a nod to the latter.
Our humble, hangdog hero is Modesto (Raúl Arévalo), a high school teacher plagued with the ability to see the dead. Rather than realise his gift, he instead begins to worry that he’s losing his mind. Regular visits to a psychiatrist only seem to make matters worse- not least because Modesto is distracted by his...
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Dir: Javier Ruiz Caldera, 2012
A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal…sound familiar? Unlike its central band of spectres, the influences on this supernatural Spanish comedy are plain to see. Opening and closing with a prom scene, Ghost Graduation (‘Promoción fantasma’) revisits the American high-school movies of the Eighties, emerging like a cross between Ghostbusters and The Breakfast Club- with more than just a dance montage as a nod to the latter.
Our humble, hangdog hero is Modesto (Raúl Arévalo), a high school teacher plagued with the ability to see the dead. Rather than realise his gift, he instead begins to worry that he’s losing his mind. Regular visits to a psychiatrist only seem to make matters worse- not least because Modesto is distracted by his...
- 11/21/2013
- by Dan Wakefield
- Obsessed with Film
Here's a red-band trailer for the latest parody movie Best Night Ever. It comes from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer who also brought us the parody films Date Movie and The Starving Games. I haven't seen either of those films, as I'm not a big fan of these crappy films.
Best Night Ever parodies films such as Bridesmaids, The Hangover, and Spring Breakers. It seems like yet another ridiculously pointless parody that I won't see. Here's the synopsis,
Claire is about to get married and she goes to Las Vegas with her sister and two friends for her bachelorette party. Things quickly spiral out of control in this unforgettable, shocking, and uproariously funny new film from the producer of the Paranormal Activity franchise and the co-creators of Scary Movie.
The movie comes out on VOD December 26th and hits theaters January 31st.
Best Night Ever parodies films such as Bridesmaids, The Hangover, and Spring Breakers. It seems like yet another ridiculously pointless parody that I won't see. Here's the synopsis,
Claire is about to get married and she goes to Las Vegas with her sister and two friends for her bachelorette party. Things quickly spiral out of control in this unforgettable, shocking, and uproariously funny new film from the producer of the Paranormal Activity franchise and the co-creators of Scary Movie.
The movie comes out on VOD December 26th and hits theaters January 31st.
- 11/18/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
As if all the "Hangover" and "Bridesmaids" copycats aren't enough, here comes a spoof movie!
The geniuses behind "Date Movie," "Disaster Movie," and "Meet the Spartans" are sending up the "friends get crazy in Las Vegas/vacation destination" genre with "Best Night Ever."
Hulu debuted the Nsfw red-band trailer, which ticks off all the requisite elements: a bachelorette party; a male stripper; hair catching on fire; jello wrestling; and of course, video footage of it all to review on the car ride home.
The most hilarious part of the trailer is when it touts the fact that the movie comes from the people who brought us "Paranormal Activity" and "Insidious." Uh, what does that have to do with this supposed comedy?
"Best Night Ever" opens January 31.
[via Hulu]...
The geniuses behind "Date Movie," "Disaster Movie," and "Meet the Spartans" are sending up the "friends get crazy in Las Vegas/vacation destination" genre with "Best Night Ever."
Hulu debuted the Nsfw red-band trailer, which ticks off all the requisite elements: a bachelorette party; a male stripper; hair catching on fire; jello wrestling; and of course, video footage of it all to review on the car ride home.
The most hilarious part of the trailer is when it touts the fact that the movie comes from the people who brought us "Paranormal Activity" and "Insidious." Uh, what does that have to do with this supposed comedy?
"Best Night Ever" opens January 31.
[via Hulu]...
- 11/16/2013
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
"There's a new movie from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer" is second only to "I'm sorry, you have cancer" in the bad news department. The men responsible for gems like Date Movie, Meet The Spartans, Disaster Movie and most recently The Starving Games (get it?!) continue to defy the laws of society and logic by getting funding for their insipid spoof "comedies". They are Public Enemy #1 for every struggling artist who has ever tried in vain to raise money for...
- 11/15/2013
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
While FEARnet has always made a point to highlight the best in worldwide genre titles, we are putting extra focus on overseas scares with the addition of the “Expedition Fear” Friday night block—two international films, every week, at 10 p.m. Et/7 p.m. Pt. “Expedition Fear” entries in October and November showcase some of the best talent from around the world, giving genre fans a chance to experience many foreign gems that they may have never seen or heard of before. Check out the Scheudle and trailers below.
This week’s Expedition: Fear is presented by Booking.com. Planet Earth’s widest range of accommodations, including haunted.
Date Movie Country of Origin October 18, 2013 A Real Friend Spain Lake Mungo Austraila October 25, 2013 Spectre Spain To Let Spain November 1, 2013 Severance U.K. Blood & Donuts Canada November 8, 2013 Anatomy Germany Anatomy 2 Germany November 15, 2013 Blood & Donuts U.K. Dolan's Cadillac Canada November 22, 2013 Severance U.
This week’s Expedition: Fear is presented by Booking.com. Planet Earth’s widest range of accommodations, including haunted.
Date Movie Country of Origin October 18, 2013 A Real Friend Spain Lake Mungo Austraila October 25, 2013 Spectre Spain To Let Spain November 1, 2013 Severance U.K. Blood & Donuts Canada November 8, 2013 Anatomy Germany Anatomy 2 Germany November 15, 2013 Blood & Donuts U.K. Dolan's Cadillac Canada November 22, 2013 Severance U.
- 10/16/2013
- by FEARnet Staff
- FEARnet
You want funny? We got funny! From Airplane to Duck Soup, here are the Guardian and Observer critics' pick of the 10 best rib-ticklers
• Top 10 romantic movies
• Top 10 action movies
Peter Bradshaw on comedy
Notionally, one of the most loved of genres, comedy persistently finds that it is somehow ineligible for greatness. Comedies rarely get Oscars. Charlie Chaplin, the great comic, was one of cinema's first international superstars. Keaton, the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy produced sublime gems of film-making, arguably cherished more now than at the time. Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot is one of the most loved films of all time, with a miraculously light touch and a glorious romantic chemistry between Curtis, Lemmon and Monroe. In Hollywood, the screwball tradition came to be supplanted in public taste by Woody Allen, whose DNA can be traced through the cerebral creations of Charlie Kaufman.
Recently, Hollywood comedy...
• Top 10 romantic movies
• Top 10 action movies
Peter Bradshaw on comedy
Notionally, one of the most loved of genres, comedy persistently finds that it is somehow ineligible for greatness. Comedies rarely get Oscars. Charlie Chaplin, the great comic, was one of cinema's first international superstars. Keaton, the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy produced sublime gems of film-making, arguably cherished more now than at the time. Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot is one of the most loved films of all time, with a miraculously light touch and a glorious romantic chemistry between Curtis, Lemmon and Monroe. In Hollywood, the screwball tradition came to be supplanted in public taste by Woody Allen, whose DNA can be traced through the cerebral creations of Charlie Kaufman.
Recently, Hollywood comedy...
- 10/11/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the duo behind such spoofs as "Vampires Suck," "Date Movie," "Meet the Spartans" and "Disaster Movie," are back with "The Starving Games," a spoof of such films as "The Hunger Games," "The Avengers," "Sherlock Holmes" and the "Harry Potter" franchise. Today we have the trailer for the new movie, which will be available on VOD and in select theaters on November 8th. Check out the trailer below. Plot: Set in the most depressing corner of a post-apocalyptic future, our hero Kantmiss Evershot (Maiara Walsh) volunteers to take her manipulative younger sister's place in the 75th annual "Starving Games." In doing so, she must leave behind her smoldering just-a-friend Dale (Brant Daugherty) and team up with the geeky baker's son Peter Malarkey (Cody Allen Christian) in a fight for her life. Trailer:...
- 10/9/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
If you watched The Hunger Games and thought to yourself, “Man, this movie would be so much better if it were more like Scary Movie,” then have we got a trailer for you. The Starving Games is exactly what it sounds like — a Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer parody in the vein of Date Movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, and [...]...
- 10/8/2013
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Somehow the news that spoof-teurs Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg are churning out yet another piece of their trademark low-hanging fruit with a Fast and Furious send-up called Superfast had so far eluded me, at least until THR posted a casting notice about the film’s newly-minted leads. Friedberg and Seltzer’s brand of parody doesn’t work for me (and never has), simply because their kind of amalgamation has never struck me as particularly smart or inspired. It’s dartboard filmmaking, scripts seemingly put together by way of a flying stick that determines when, where, and how various recent films get crammed into one “script.” Parodies can work, and work well – see Hot Shots, Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, or MacGruber for proof positive of that – but only if their enjoyment is not determined by how familiar you are with the films they are spoofing. Take a look at the features parodied in Seltzer and...
- 9/24/2013
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg, the filmmakers behind the much maligned film spoofs like "Date Movie," "Disaster Movie" and "Epic Movie," are at it again.
After taking on "300" in "Meet the Spartans" and the "Twilight" franchise in "Vampires Suck," they're now turning their attention towards the "Fast and Furious" franchise with "Superfast".
Actor Alex Ashbaugh ("The Canyons") and stunt performer Dale Pavinski are in final negotiations to star as the Paul Walker and Vin Diesel characters respectively.
Lili Mirojnick ("Cloverfield") and Andrea Navedo ("How to Make it in America") have scored the Jordana Brewster and Michele Rodriguez roles, while Daniel Booko will play the Vince-style role Matt Schulze played in the first and fifth 'Furious'.
Peter Safran will produce and filming begins in October in Los Angeles.
Seltzer and Friedberg's most recent spoof, "The Hunger Games" take-off "The Starving Games," hits in November.
Source: Heat Vision...
After taking on "300" in "Meet the Spartans" and the "Twilight" franchise in "Vampires Suck," they're now turning their attention towards the "Fast and Furious" franchise with "Superfast".
Actor Alex Ashbaugh ("The Canyons") and stunt performer Dale Pavinski are in final negotiations to star as the Paul Walker and Vin Diesel characters respectively.
Lili Mirojnick ("Cloverfield") and Andrea Navedo ("How to Make it in America") have scored the Jordana Brewster and Michele Rodriguez roles, while Daniel Booko will play the Vince-style role Matt Schulze played in the first and fifth 'Furious'.
Peter Safran will produce and filming begins in October in Los Angeles.
Seltzer and Friedberg's most recent spoof, "The Hunger Games" take-off "The Starving Games," hits in November.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 9/24/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Earlier this year, it was reported that Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the geniuses behind "Date Movie," "Meet the Spartans," and "Vampires Suck," were developing a new movie, called "Superfast!," which will be a spoof of the "Fast and Furious" franchise. And now comes word that Dave Pavinski (stuntman on "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans") will play Vin Diesel's Dominic Torretto character and Alex Ashbaugh (The Canyons) will play Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner character. Meanwhile, Lili Mirojnick (Cloverfield) and Andrea Navedo ("Law and Order - Special Victims Unit") has already been cast in the roles Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez play in "Fast and Furious" films. "Superfast" is set to begin shooting in October in Los Angeles. The film has already been acquired for distribution in many territories, including Russia, Germany, Italy, the Middle East and Latin America.
- 9/24/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
Superfast , the upcoming spoof parody of The Fast and the Furious franchise, has cast Alex Ashbaugh and Dale Pavinski in leading roles, says a story at The Hollywood Reporter . Ashbaugh will play a parody version of Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner while Pavinski will take on Vin Diesel's Dominic Torretto. Written and directed by Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg ( Date Movie , Epic Movie ), Superfast also stars Lili Mirojnick, Andrea Navedo and Daniel Booko. Peter Safran, who worked with Seltzer and Friedberg on their latest comedy, The Starving Games , will produce with production targeted for this October.
- 9/23/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Every Friday night, Movies.com sends cinephiles (and newlyweds) Sarah and Joe Piccirillo to see a film. Afterwards, they answer a few questions about it. Below is their discussion. Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Synopsis: Clary (Lily Collins) thought she was a typical teenager until an encounter with a mysterious stranger (Jamie Campbell Bower) opens her eyes to a previously unseen world inhabited by vampires, werewolves and shadow hunters. When her mother disappears, she must delve into this secret world to save her family and, eventually, herself. Based upon the novels by Cassandra Clare. Was This a Good Date Movie? Joe: I can’t believe you wanted to see this movie. It keeps me up at night. Why? Sarah: I don’t know. It reminded me of Beastly...
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- 8/26/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Every Friday night, Movies.com sends cinephiles (and newlyweds) Sarah and Joe Piccirillo to see a film. Afterwards, they answer a few questions about it. Below is their discussion. 2 Guns Synopsis: Partners Stig (Mark Wahlberg) and Bobby (Denzel Washington) are undercover agents from different branches of the government who are framed by their own organizations after a bank heist gone awry. Can the two clear their names and repair the bond that was broken during all that double-crossing? With Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton and Paula Patton. Was This a Good Date Movie? Sarah: It is. It's not going to generate any great conversation, but it's fun, mindless, and stars good eye candy. Joe: For my own ego, I’m going to assume you mean Edward James Olmos...
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- 8/4/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Every Friday night, Movies.com sends cinephiles (and newlyweds) Sarah and Joe Piccirillo to see a film. Afterwards, they answer a few questions about it. Below is their discussion. The To Do List Synopsis: After graduating high school, overachiever Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza) sees and lusts after fellow lifeguard Rusty Waters (Scott Porter). When she realizes she's not ready to go all the way without a little practice, she works her way through a to-do list that looks a lot like a Purity Test. With Connie Britton, Rachel Bilson and Bill Hader. Was This a Good Date Movie? Joe: That depends. If you or your date laughs hysterically while watching someone eat human excrement, then this is the movie for you. If you consider that a spoiler, then I am sad....
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- 7/30/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
From the people who brought you Date Movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Vampires Suck... Scared yet? You better be because they’re back with their latest allegedly comedic con job cleverly entitled The Starving Games.
From Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the writing-directing duo that are to great comedy what a scorching case of herpes is to great sex, comes The Starving Games, which we first heard about last October and hoped might disappear (no such luck obviously). If you’re familiar with their previous films, then you should pretty much know what to expect here, albeit this one is even cheaper looking than their previous endeavors.
As you can imagine from the title, the bulk of the movie is a spoof of The Hunger Games. That doesn’t mean they didn’t find a way to clumsily work in such other time-stamped pop culture references as Angry Birds,...
From Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the writing-directing duo that are to great comedy what a scorching case of herpes is to great sex, comes The Starving Games, which we first heard about last October and hoped might disappear (no such luck obviously). If you’re familiar with their previous films, then you should pretty much know what to expect here, albeit this one is even cheaper looking than their previous endeavors.
As you can imagine from the title, the bulk of the movie is a spoof of The Hunger Games. That doesn’t mean they didn’t find a way to clumsily work in such other time-stamped pop culture references as Angry Birds,...
- 6/7/2013
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
After a long wait that started with the raves coming out of last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" finally is opening in limited release, and it is absolutely worth your time.
The only thing to really say about "Much Ado" is that you owe it to your brain and your heart to go see it, but if we have to break it down, these are the five reasons we'd give for checking out the movie.
Your High School Self Was Wrong About Shakespeare
Remember how boring Shakespeare was in high school when the teacher barely had enough patience to get through a play with a group of uninterested teens? That was never the best environment to experience the works of perhaps the greatest writer of all time, and so you owe it to yourself to see the material handled intelligently. Whedon and his...
The only thing to really say about "Much Ado" is that you owe it to your brain and your heart to go see it, but if we have to break it down, these are the five reasons we'd give for checking out the movie.
Your High School Self Was Wrong About Shakespeare
Remember how boring Shakespeare was in high school when the teacher barely had enough patience to get through a play with a group of uninterested teens? That was never the best environment to experience the works of perhaps the greatest writer of all time, and so you owe it to yourself to see the material handled intelligently. Whedon and his...
- 6/7/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
You may not have heard of directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, but you already hate them. At least, you hate what they have created. Date Movie. Epic Movie. Meet The Spartans. Disaster Movie. I could go on, but you may remember what I'm talking about: those broad, lowest common denominator parodies that get Rotten Tomatoes scores that are about as low as their creators' Iq scores. Well, you can get ready for another one: a parody of the Fast & Furious movies.
- 5/21/2013
- by David Hoffman
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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