There are rumors on the internets of a possible Tim & Eric feature film starring John C. Reilly. I’m not here to tell you whether those are true or not because I don’t know, but what I can do is hold your hand and jump and down because YAY THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME!
Fresh off their Sundance short, The Terrys [trailer after the jump], there’s a rumor circulating on the Tracking Board that Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are putting together a film called Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. It would star the two comedians, best known for their recently ended Cartoon Network show Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job, in a “comedy adventure” about them owing one billion dollars. John C. Reilly, who has not only appeared on the Awesome Show but also spawned his own Tim and Eric spin-off, Check it Out With Dr. Steve Brule, is rumored to co-star as a character named Taquito.
In the tentative words of Derek Zoolander, “…sounds cool.” John C. Reilly is a God.
Because this comes from the Tracking Board, we’ve qualified this news as a rumor. This list of stars supposedly in talks to appear in the film should also be considered a rumor: Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, Bob Odenkirk, Harrison Ford and Will Forte. Galifianakis, Odenkirk and Forte regularly appeared on the Awesome Show so they make sense. Ferrell would produce with Adam McKay and their Gary Sanchez Productions. I’m not sure how Harrison Ford fits in but, it sounds great. [/film]
Maybe Harrison Ford could play a weird old guy who dances around? Tim and Eric seem to be big on those. Anyway, definitely a huge rumor, but still exciting. It’s hard to explain your excitement for a Tim & Eric project, because their comedy is always 2% concept and 98% getting really stoned in the editing room. Yes, this is a story about them owing a billion dollars, but at it’s heart it could be 45 psychedelic minutes of an old black man dipping his nuts in a bowl of oatmeal. And it would probably be awesome.
Synopsis for their short “The Terrys”:
Two down-and-out losers conceive a child in a fit of drug-induced passion. They consider the child an abomination, but they learn that this “special” child has a special purpose.
My mom always taught us that special children are special because you never know when a regular kid might need their organs. God bless you, sweet sweet, life-saving retarded organs.