Disaster Movie (2008)

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Not another shallow Hollywood movie

Plot:

Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events.

Plot Keywords:

Natural Disaster | Disaster | Hannah Montana | Indiana Jones | Michael Jackson

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Matt Lanter	...	Will
Vanessa Minnillo	...	Amy
G. Thang	...	Calvin (as Gary 'G Thang' Johnson)
Nicole Parker	...	Enchanted Princess / Amy Winehouse Look-A-Like / Jessica Simpson Look-A-Like
Crista Flanagan	...	Juney / Hannah Montana
Kimberly Kardashian	...	Lisa (as Kim Kardashian)
Ike Barinholtz	...	Wolf / Javier Bardem Look-A-Like / Police Officer / Hellboy / Batman / Beowulf / Prince Caspian
Carmen Electra	...	Beautiful Assassin
Tony Cox	...	Indiana Jones
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Prince
Nick Steele	...	Underwear Model
John Di Domenico	...	Dr. Phil Look-A-Like / Love Guru
Jason Boegh	...	Male Carrie
Valerie Wildman	...	Samantha
Abe Spigner	...	Flava-Flav Look-A-Like

Also Known As:

Goodie Two Shoes (USA) (working title)
Meet the Spartans 2 (USA) (working title)
Meet the Spartans 2: The Story of McLover & The Kingdom of the Crystal Beer Can (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, drug references and comic violence.

Runtime:

87 min | 88 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44502) | UK:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Malaysia:18PL | Finland:K-13 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Many of the films spoofed in this film had not been released when the script was written.

Goofs:

Continuity: When "the beautiful assassin" tells Calvin to turn the bullet, she is covered in tattoos. When she goes into the wrestling arena, she has no tattoos.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Will: [after falling face-first into a pile of feces in his dream] Oh, shit.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "American Gladiators" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Friends Forever

The fact that aspiring actors, directors, and writers can't find work while this crap is produced is absolutely appalling.

*Disclaimer: I only watched this movie as a conditional agreement. And I see films for free. I wouldn't be caught dead giving my hard earned money to these idiots.

Well, to explain the depth of this 'film', I could write my shortest review, ever. Don't see this movie. It is by far the stupidest, lamest, most lazy, and unbelievably UNFUNNY movie I have ever seen. It is a total disaster. But since my hatred for this movie, and the others like it, extends far beyond one viewing, I think I'll go on for a bit.

I don't know any of the people in the movie besides Carmen Electra, Vanessa Minnillo, and Kim Kardashian, but it doesn't matter. They're all horrible, though I think that was the point. The editing is flat out horrible, and possibly blatant continuity errors make this crapfast even crappier than I thought it would be. Now I know that these films are not supposed to be serious at all, but come on, it's film-making 101 that if someone gets a minor facial cut, it should be there in the next shot. AND, if someone gets cut by a sword, there should be blood and at least a cut (though since the Narnia films "get away with it", I'll give Disaster Movie a pass here).

The 'jokes' are thoughtless and mindless physical gags that obviously take after some of the most popular movies of the last year (there's some from late 2007 as well, including 2 of our 5 Best Picture nominees).

You know what the saddest thing about these stupid movies are? I don't care how much money they make, or how many cameos they have, these sorry ass excuses for films are taking away jobs from actors, writers, and directors that truly deserve the attention. Lionsgate, I thought you had better taste than this. You should be ashamed of yourselves for making this kind of crap. And as for Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer? Burn in hell. You guys are contributing to the decline of western civilization. Correction...you are the CAUSE of the downfall of western civilization.