For everyone who wants to relive the magic of The Hangover, here’s Ed Helms singing “Stu’s Song”, or “What Would Tigers Dream Of.”  It’s not as funny as his Here Comes Treble songs on The Office but I figured I’d post it while everyone’s searching for it.  Mmm, topical.   Elsewhere, Nikki Finke claims to have the real story behind the film.

It all started with Chris Bender who heard the story of how his Hollywood friend went mysteriously missing from his bachelor party in Las Vegas. The pal was film producer Tripp Vinson [Most Hollywood name outside of Vin Diesel].

“I remember being a drunken fool, as you’re supposed to do at your bachelor party, and having a really good time with all my friends,” Vinson told me. “But then I remember being a mess. And when people are f-cked up, crazy sh-t happens.” That’s when Tripp went missing from his bash. Even now, all Vinson knows is, “I got separated from my friends, and I blacked out. And when I was revived, I was in a strip club being threatened with a very, very large bill I was supposed to pay. It was not a fun experience at the time, but it made for a funny story.”

[about 5 paragraphs of studio insider stuff on who bought what pitch from whom - including how the head of New Line would only buy it if it was called "What Happens in Vegas." Idiot.]

As for Tripp Vinson, he wasn’t involved with the movie at all. “I wasn’t even aware of it. Once the spec went out, I became aware of it. I know they embellished the story.” Nor did Warner Bros buy his life rights: he laughed when I told him a good lawyer could secure a trust fund for his kid. As for Chris Bender, this is the 3rd time he’s taken a real-life Hollywood producer’s life story and put it on the big screen. You may already know this, but American Pie is based on Bender’s high school experiences. Jason Biggs plays Bender, who got a producer credit on the pic. And Just Friends also was based on Bender’s life and he got a producer credit. [DeadlineHollywoodDaily - video via ThePlaylist]

So let’s see… so far he’s written about: high school guys trying to get laid, a guy trying to get laid who has to just be friends instead, and blacking out at a bachelor party.  Boy, truth is stranger than fiction.