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:

Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss

14 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 LA
Chad Cleven	...	Paparazzo in LA
Jonathan Chris Lopez	...	Paparazzo in LA

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:

woman on top | london england | kali character | pixelated nudity | vomiting | 

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Taglines:

Arriving This Summer (Hopefully)

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song Aldous's father plays on the guitar is one of Jason Segel's songs from Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008).

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Goofs

When Aldous and Aaron are in the limo, on the way to the Today show, the limo passes some buildings on First and Second Avenue twice.

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Quotes

[Aldous is talking to Jackie]
Lars Ulrich: Babe, we should get back to Naples. He's waiting back there for us.
Aldous Snow: Why don't you go sue Napster, you little Danish twat!

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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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Alternate Versions

There is also an unrated version which runs 5 minutes longer than the theatrical version.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.181 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Gang Of Lust
Written by Carl Barât (as Carl Barat)
Performed by Infant Sorrow
Vocal by Russell Brand
Produced by Lyle Workman

User Reviews

Completely Ridiculous... and Awesome!

This movie was great. I expected considering how much I enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and how much I enjoy Jonah Hill in general. I was not disappointed. The only reason that I did not give this movie a higher rating was because it was so ridiculous and unbelievable. I could not stop laughing out loud in the theater and neither could the rest of the audience (which was decent sized for a mid week night time showing after release). If you do not like drinking, drugs, and sex than I would recommend that you do not even come close to this one. It is above the top in all three of those aspects. You may be offended by some things, but that is the whole point of the movie... enjoy it. See it soon, I foresee this one growing in popularity as word of mouth spreads. 8/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Get Me to the Gig

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,570,955, 6 June 2010

Gross USA:

$60,974,475

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$91,720,255

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 114 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1