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Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Release Date: 2008-03-21

Starring: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, David Dorfman, Danny McBride, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Bowie, Lisa Lampanelli

Directed by Steve Brill

Produced by Judd Apatow, Susan Arnold, Donna Roth

Written by Kristofor Brown, Seth Rogen

Previewed by Josh Tyler : 2008-03-04 19:18:11

Ryan (Troy Gentiel), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit attend their first day at high school and they're pumped... until they meet up with Filkins, a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response-and cheapest-comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless-he likes to say "home free"-existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.

If I didn’t know better I’d think this, not Superbad, was the movie Seth Rogen wrote with his best friend in Junior High School. The premise just sounds like the sort of thing two awkward and abused kids might come up with while hanging around after class recovering from wedgies. Rogen did have a hand in writing Drillbit Taylor, but as an adult, and as a follow up to his success in scripting Superbad, which he co-wrote as a kid.

The cast is promising, Rogen’s a genius, it’s produced by Judd Apatow (king of the geniuses), and whatever personal problems he may be having, watching Owen Wilson is still usually good. It’s only the premise that seems a little shoddy. Maybe they should have had the kids hire a Ninja instead of a blonde, suicidal Hollywood actor. Now that sounds funny. Actually when I say it that way, hiring a blonde, suicidal actor as a bully bodyguard sounds pretty funny too.

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Mark
March 19, 2008 at 01:41

that last bit about how owen wilson was suicidal is pretty harsh dude.. gottta show some respect!

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Tom
March 16, 2008 at 13:29

Don't care what you think about the movie, those comments are weak as piss.

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Ram
March 6, 2008 at 11:41

Many of the funniest people in history have been suicidal, so I don't see how that would have any impact on this comedic abilities.

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Calliope10
January 10, 2008 at 01:46

This movie sounds pretty dumb. Two questions - how funny could Owen Wilson be in it if he was suicidal during the filming of this movie? I mean, is he REALLY that good an actor? And more importantly, will he do press for this? If so, OW needs to give the "cathartic" interview BEFORE promoting this silly movie or else it's going to be VERY awkward for Owen, the talk-show hosts and the audience ... (And please, Owen - no more of that artsy MySpace interview shit!)

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