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Binding: Theatrical Release
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Studio: Universal Studios
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Just when it seems as if things can't get any worse for high-school drama teacher Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan), he quips, "My life is a parody of a tragedy." Yet that very ability to laugh in the face of defeat will allow this failed actor to triumph over adversity. A lovably ridiculous dreamer like Waiting for Guffman’s Corky St. Clair, Marschz lives in Tucson with his sarcastic wife (Catherine Keener) and their silent boarder (David Arquette). Though he tries to inspire, like Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland's Opus, only two students (Spring Awakening’s Skylar Astin and Phoebe Strole) share his passion for theatrics. When the principal decides to eliminate his department, Marschz makes a bold move: he writes an original play, lets the class contribute their own unique talents, and puts the whole thing on as a fundraiser (they'll need to bring in $6,000). Sure, everyone dies at the end of Shakespeare's classic, but in Marschz’s musical sequel, Hamlet 2, a time machine allows the Danish prince to turn back the clock to set things right. Just as his production starts to take shape and retired actress Elisabeth Shue (played by Shue) offers her support, his marriage hits the rocks, he starts drinking again, and the community protests against numbers like "Rock Me Sexy Jesus." (Amy Poehler portrays his ACLU attorney.) Though Andrew Fleming’s comedy follows the usual inspirational instructor trajectory, ribald humor helps the medicine go down and Coogan gives his most unhinged performance since Tristram Shandy. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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I am a professional actor (stage, TV and film) and a substitute high school teacher. I am also a script writer and "script doctor." Physical comedy is my mainstay in theater. Just off the top of my head: Steve Coogan is a superb physical actor (his drunk on roller skates is unbeatable) He is well within range of Buster Keaton's world. The writing is smart, well-paced, knowledgable about teen-agers, and surprisingly free of salacious humor that usually begs for the lowest common denominator these ... Read More
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Hamlet 2 was either hailed as great comedy or despised by critics. The former group could probably see that this was satarizing a genre of film in the most unlikely way, while the former though it was becoming a genre film with a slightly offbeat sense of humor.
In the film, Steve Coogan plays a wannabe actor who's done infomercials, commercials, and appeared as an extra in Xena and found his way as a drama teacher who unsuccessfully adapts hollywood films into plays. He lives with his ... Read More
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"Hamlet 2"
A Sensible Comedy
Amos Lassen
The state of comedy in the movies lately has changed. It seems that gross out jokes and slapstick have taken over so it is really fun when an irreverent but intelligent comedy comes along. "Hamlet 2" is completely outrageous but it is tasteful in its irreverence. The movie is far from perfect and it is not the funniest movie I have ever seen but it is well done and Steve Coogan's performance is amazing.
When the budget ... Read More
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Dana Marschz (Coogan) is a bad actor who has been relegated to teaching high school drama. There are two kids who want to be in his class, but the rest are there because they are "trouble" kids and the principal had to put them somewhere. Dana, however, wants to make a difference and challenge these kids. Previous plays that class performed were adaptations of movies, and garnered little accolades. Dana decides to write something original, and "Hamlet 2" is born. This musical sequel to Shakespeare's ... Read More
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I kept flashing back to Christopher Guest's hilarious 1997 mockumentary, Waiting for Guffman, as I was watching this raucous 2008 comedy, and in this case, that turns out to be high praise. Directed and co-written in ramshackle fashion by Andrew Fleming (whose most prominent credits include the 2003 remake of The In-Laws and an episode of Arrested Development), this wacky concoction mixes broad slapstick, harmless raunch, and politically incorrect humor with a heavy, tongue-in-cheek dose of Dangerous Minds ... Read More
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