This is the trailer for Grown Ups, from Dennis Dugan, who previously directed You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, The Benchwamers, and National Security. It stars both Rob Schneider and Kevin James, because God hates me.
Jared from Landline TV just sent me this video and I’m posting it, because can you imagine an easier way to do this job? The premise: Ignoring widespread outcry over the alleged tastelessness of their Chris Farley ad (after the jump), DirecTV has gone ahead and hired more dead celebrities, including Heath Ledger, John F. Kennedy, and Jesus. Wait a second, I found a flaw in this parody. To quote my favorite catchphrase that never really took off, “Jesus is not dead, are you gay?”
Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Chris Rock have signed on for a Happy Madison comedy from… **deep breath** …You Don’t Mess With the Zohan director Dennis Dugan and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star writer Fred Wolf.
“High-concept story is a comedy about five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on a Fourth of July weekend. [via Variety]
I’m assuming by “high-concept” they mean “something we wrote when we were high”. And it still sounds like a thicker premise than the last 10 Happy Madison movies. Not that it matters. Adam Sandler could film himself pissing into his own mouth in the tub for two hours and it’d still make $200 million dollars. In fact I never saw Bedtime Stories, but I’m pretty sure that was what it was about.
Chris Farley’s younger brothers Kevin and John are making a movie.
"Hollywood and Wine" [Ugh... -Ed.] is about a Hollywood chef and an aspiring actress who embark on a get-rich quick scheme that results in mistaken identify and a run-in with the mob.
Actors Kevin and John Farley, and John’s wife Jennifer Farley, collaborated with scribe Matt Berman on "Wine." Kevin Farley is co-directing the independently financed project with Berman.
Several former "SNL" cast members will appear alongside the brothers in the comedy, including Chris Kattan, David Spade, Norm MacDonald, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell. [AP]
I was a bigger Chris Farley fan than just about anyone, but I’ve compiled a list of reasons why this might not be such a good idea:
Jim Belushi
Frank Stallone
Stephen Baldwin
Daniel Baldwin
Billy Baldwin
Ron Gallagher
Jeb BushCasey Affleck
Jake Busey
Mookie Hartman
Chet Van Damme
Okay so I made those last two up but you get the picture.
Here’s a nice little video from David Spade on Funny or Die called ‘There Will Be Oscars’.
"Johnny Depp can sing; who gives a fuck? I sing in the shower, no one’s throwing awards over the curtain."
"Tim Burton’s not a genius, I have some bad news for you people."
"Michael Clayton? H.W. calls it ‘Michael Gay-ton’. That’s a burn."
Christ, it’s almost like I wrote it myself! But I didn’t. David Spade did. He’s five foot six and he bangs playmates. Mega frownies :-( :-(
[Thanks to DF for the tip]
