Get Him to the Greek (2010)

A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Director:

Nicholas Stoller

Writers:

Nicholas Stoller, Jason Segel (characters)

Stars:

Russell Brand, Rose Byrne, Jonah Hill

11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Brand	...	Aldous Snow
Rose Byrne	...	Jackie Q
Tyler McKinney	...	African Child in Video
Zoe Salmon	...	Zoe Salmon
Lino Facioli	...	Naples
Lars Ulrich	...	Lars Ulrich
Mario Lopez	...	Mario Lopez (as Mario López)
Pink	...	Pink
Billy Bush	...	Billy Bush
Kurt Loder	...	Kurt Loder (as Kurt F. Loder)
Christina Aguilera	...	Christina Aguilera
Colm Meaney	...	Jonathan Snow
Ray Siegle	...	Paparazzo in Los Angeles
Chad Cleven	...	Paparazzo in Los Angeles
Jonathan Chris Lopez	...	Paparazzo in Los Angeles

Storyline

English rock star Aldous Snow relapses into drugs and booze after a break up and a disastrous record. In L.A., Aaron Green works for a record company stuck in recession. Aaron's boss gives him a career making task - to bring Aldous from London to L.A. for a concert in 72 hours. That day, Aaron's girlfriend Daphne tells him she wants to finish her medical residency in Seattle. Aaron's sure this ends their relationship. In London, things aren't much better: Aldous delays their departure several times, plies Aaron with vices, and alternates between bad behavior and trenchant observations. Can Aaron moderate Aldous's substance abuse and get him to the Greek? What about Daphne?

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Plot Keywords:

rock star | concert | record company | drugs | intern | 

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Taglines:

Arriving This Summer (Hopefully)

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content and drug use throughout, and pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Get Me to the Gig

Filming Locations:

550 S. Flower St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£1,569,556 (UK) (25 June 2010)

Gross:

$60,923,325 (USA) (6 August 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A 4.0 earthquake occurred during the filming of a scene between Aaron and Daphne. The quake and Jonah Hill's startled reaction were captured in the take and included in the DVD's gag reel.

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Goofs

When Meredith Vieira interviews Aldous, a blonde, long haired-woman in the crowd is wearing a red t-shirt with a purple cloche hat. In the next scene, the same woman is wearing a gray dress.

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Quotes

Aldous Snow: When you hear about someone and then you meet them... That's happening now.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits role, Aaron Green's hallucination of Sergio's head appears saying, "Go home. Get the fuck out of the theater. The movie's over."

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.59 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Licky (Work It Out) (Herve Radio Edit)"
Written by Lawrence Thom, Concetta Kirschner
Performed by Larry Tee and Princess Superstar
Courtesy of Ultra Records, Inc./Love Machine Music, Inc.

User Reviews

A Hilarious Spin-off

I was lucky enough to see this movie tonight as an advanced screening at my school.

It is the funniest movie of the year so far and I think it will be a sleeper hit like The Hangover was last year. I loved Russel Brand's character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but I was bit hesitant to see an entire movie based around the character. If you feel the same way as I did, stop! This was an excellent spin off with a great cast. If you love movies like Superbad and The Hangover, you will not be disappointed with this. Although, don't go in expecting another Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which is more of a romantic comedy. This is just 108 minutes (approx) of pure fun and a lot of crude humor.

Russel Brand, Jonah Hill, and Diddy are flat out hilarious. I'll go far as to say that Diddy's character Sergio is to this movie as Russell Brand's Aldous Snow was to Forgetting Sarah Marshall. There are a lot of hilarious lines throughout the movie and a couple of awesome cameos.

I haven't laughed as much as I did tonight since I first saw The Hangover last year. If you love comedies, then don't miss this! I highly recommend it.

9/10