Epic Movie (2007)

A comedic satire of films that are large in scope, reputation and popularity

Directors:

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Writers:

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Stars:

Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge

Bottom 100 #66 | 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kal Penn	...	Edward
Adam Campbell	...	Peter Pervertsky
Jennifer Coolidge	...	White Bitch
Jayma Mays	...	Lucy
Faune A. Chambers	...	Susan Pervertsky (as Faune Chambers)
Crispin Glover	...	Willy Wonka
Tony Cox	...	Bink
Héctor Jiménez	...	Mr. Tumnus (as Hector Jimenez)
Darrell Hammond	...	Captain Jack Swallows
Carmen Electra	...	Mystique
Fred Willard	...	Aslo
David Carradine	...	Museum Curator
Kevin McDonald	...	Harry Potter
George Alvarez	...	Ron Weasley
Crista Flanagan	...	Hermione Granger

Storyline

Four troubled orphans from four separate movie scenarios who are bound together in a wacky chocolate factory after receiving golden tickets to go on an 'epic adventure.' After they escape from the clutches of a very scary Willy Wonka they discover the magical world of 'Gnarnia' through an enchanted wardrobe. There they must seek the help of a randy lion, a hoard of mutants from the x academy, students of witchcraft and wizardry, funky swash-buckling pirates and a mischievous beaver to defeat the evil white bitch!

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Plot Keywords:

orphan | mutant | factory | pirate | student | 

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Taglines:

Opening Wide, January 26

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some comic violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bob Bailey

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,368,657 (UK) (9 February 2007)

Gross:

$39,737,645 (USA) (27 April 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Paul Schiff Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 93 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Edward is the only character whose name differs from the original character from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The original character's name is Edmund, not Edward.

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Goofs

When Mr. Tumnus shows his crib, he says, "Look! My Plasma!", but the TV is clearly a Sharp, which only has LCD models.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: This is the story of four orphans brought together by fate. They didn't know it yet, but there was something more greater in store for them, something epic.

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Crazy Credits

Stay after the initial ending and you'll see: 1) A Michael Jackson Spoof 2) An Umpa-Loompa Song 3) A Special Prison Moment

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Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Superhero Movie (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Art of War"
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore), Julian Davis, Vincent Alfieri and Aaron Sandlofer
Performed by SWJ featuring Sizzle C
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment
By Arrangement with format

User Reviews

Just awful

In the past 10 years, I've probably seen more than 200 movies at theaters. This is the first movie that I've ever walked out on. 45 minutes in, I couldn't handle the torture anymore. This is the most unfunny piece of garbage I've ever seen. Although, I did get a good chuckle when about 50% of the audience had left before the halfway mark.

It's hard to meet the minimum post-length requirement for this movie, because there isn't much to say about it.

I didn't find any of the gags clever. Nor did I find them funny. I did think some of the set designs looked okay. The casting directors also found someone who looked surprisingly like Jack Black, although sadly the script didn't give him anything funny to do.

Just avoid this. It's not even worth a rental.