Judd Apatow is on a roll. 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and SuperBad (which I had a chance to see during Comic-Con. It’s possibly the best teen comedy since American Pie.) And Apartow isn’t wasting any time. He’s striking while the iron is hot and cranking out so many movies, a backlash is bound to happen sooner or later. I mean, he can’t make all hits, can he?
Also at Comic-Con I was able to see the trailers for two new Apatow produced projects. Walk Hard, a music comedy starring John C. Reilly, and Drillbit Taylor, an Owen Wilson comedy about two kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully. Apatow wrote the Walk The Line spoof, Seth Rogen wrote Drillbit. And I must sadly report that I was disappointed by both of the trailers.
Director Steven Brill who played Seth Rogen’s boss in Knocked Up hasn’t been hired in Hollywood since the horrendous 2004 “comedy” Without a Paddle. He was also the “genius” behind Little Nicky, so I guess that’s the level of film we should expect from Drillbit Taylor.
I’ve been a fan of all these guys since the beginning (Judd with Cable Guy/Ben Stiller Show, Rogen with Freaks and Geeks, Wilson with Bottle Rocket, and Reilly since Hard Eight). So I really want to like these flicks, but the trailers alone weren’t enough to sell me. The Walk Hard trailer will be attached to SuperBad which hits theaters in a couple weeks, but you can watch the Drillbit Taylor trailer now after the jump.
You can also watch the trailer in higher resolution at this link.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:21 am
Maybe I shouldn’t be saying this in a public forum, but I actually liked the trailer. Yep, I smiled a few times, laughed once or twice. Doesn’t hurt that I find Owen Wilson more amusing than not. I’ll definitely give it a shot next March.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Yeah man! I totally plan on seeing this one even if it is stupid. . . big fan of Owen Wilson’s character, the same hilarious blend of pathetic coolness that has been a hit for years.
August 1st, 2007 at 7:39 am
I thought it would only be fair to note that Steven Brill also directed Heavy Weights and wrote The Mighty Ducks. I know most of you know this, but I feel like sticking up for this movie. And the trailer doesn’t look that bad. It looks like a straight up kids movie that’ll have some great parts and they’ll be some funny actors in it. And written by Seth Rogan? Come on, you can’t go wrong. Right?
August 25th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Owen Wilson sells this right away.
December 28th, 2007 at 5:40 am
totally love owen wilson. he’s had sum misses but it hink this is great. luking forward to seeing it.