by Matt Raub, Jul 20 2010 // 10:00 AM
This summer hasn’t exactly been the best when it comes to comedies, but that may come to an end next Friday as the new comedy Dinner for Schmucks starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell hits theaters nationally.
The film stars Rudd as an up-and-coming executive who wants to succeed so badly that he falls in line with the rest of his superiors in finding a socially awkward moron to invite to an annual dinner. Enter Steve Carell, who is a walking social catastrophe.
The film reunites Rudd and Carell for the first time since 2005’s 40 Year Old Virgin and looks to have quite a bit of hilarious moments in it. Joining in the ride are other genre funnymen Ron Livingston, Zach Galifiniakis, and Flight of the Conchord’s Jemaine Clement.
We’ve got four new clips from the film for you to check out, each of which show off the dynamic of Rudd and Carell. Paul Rudd even gets to do some physical comedy, which we haven’t seen him do in quite some time.
Check out the clips after the jump, and be sure to catch Dinner For Schmucks in theaters next Friday, July 30th.
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Tagged: 40 Year Old Virgin, Dinner For Schmucks, Flight of the Conchords, Jemaine Clement, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Zach Galifiniakis
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by Matt Raub, Dec 4 2009 // 11:15 AM
When you hear a title like that, it’s pretty easy to immediately think it’s just a really bad joke, or possibly part of our Fan Film Friday series. Sadly, this new trailer is neither. From Silver Nitrate Films, the brains behind such films as S. Darko and Rob Schneider’s Big Stan comes The 40 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It.
The premise is basically Scary Movie aimed towards anything that has had Judd Apatow’s name on it in the past five years. There are spoofs for things like The 40 Year Old Virgin to Superbad. They are all included. It’s a shame that the parody machine has gotten so out of control that studios are now giving the green light to projects that actually satire…satires. Shouldn’t that open up a black hole somewhere?
The film has got an “all-star” cast including Bryan Callen, who was on the first four seasons of MadTV, and Noureen DeWulf, the star of all three Pulse Films. The movie is set to go straight to DVD, through Twentieth Century, which is good because the title may not actually fit on a movie theater marquee.
Check out the almost NSFW trailer after the jump.
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Posted in: 20th Century Fox · Comedy · DVD · Fandom · Indie · Movies · TV
Tagged: 20th Century Fox, 40 Year Old Virgin, Bryan Callen, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Judd Apatow, Noureen DeWulf, Silver Nitrate Studios, Superbad, The 40 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
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