With The Hangover currently tearing up the box office, I guess it's sort of appropriate to take a look at the trailer for the direct-to-dvd sequel to Todd Phillips's first major studio comedy, Road Trip. Not that Phillips is actually involved in any way... this looks like something that should have the National Lampoon name slapped on it instead. Road Trip 2: Beer Pong is directed by Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp, Son In Law) and is written by Brad Riddell (American Pie Presents Band Camp, Slap Shot 3: The Junior League). I don't think I need to tell you much more than that. DJ Qualls (The New Guy) seems to be the only original cast member to return, although strangely, he is not credited on IMDb [1]. I wouldn't want to take credit for this either. According to DVD Active [2], Road Trip 2 will hit stores on August 11th.
- 6/10/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Universal’s previously announced remake of the 70s comedy classic Slap Shot now has a director - Dean Parisot, who last helmed the Jim Carrey comedy Fun with Dick and Jane, will be the one bringing it to the screen. The original starred Paul Newman as the fading player/coach of a minor league hockey team. Trying to hype the Charlestown Chiefs for a possible move South, the coach ramps up interest by turning his team into a group of brawling thugs, know as the Hanson brothers – played by David Hanson, Steve Carlson and Jeff Carlson. Peter Steinfeld, whose credits include Drowning Mona, Analyze That, Be Cool and 21, is writing the screenplay. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce. The film has also spawned two direct-to-disc sequels. One in 2002, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, which starred Stephen Baldwin and Gary Busey, and last year, Slap Shot 3: The Junior League,...
- 2/3/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
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