The D Train (2015)

The head of a high school reunion committee tries to get the most popular guy in school to attend their class' upcoming 20-year reunion.

Directors:

Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul

Writers:

Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel

Stars:

Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Black	...	Dan Landsman
James Marsden	...	Oliver Lawless
Kathryn Hahn	...	Stacey Landsman
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Bill Shurmur
Russell Posner	...	Zach Landsman
Henry Zebrowski	...	Craig
Kyle Bornheimer	...	Randy
Mike White	...	Jerry
Corrina Lyons	...	Lucy
Donna Duplantier	...	Taj
Charlotte Gale	...	Renina
Denise Williamson	...	Alyssa
Han Soto	...	Dale Harkin
Danielle Greenup	...	Heather
Dermot Mulroney	...	Dermot Mulroney

Storyline

All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. That's about to change - if he can convince Oliver Lawless (Marsden), the most popular guy from his high school who's now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Showcasing Jack Black and James Marsden's most outrageous performances to date, THE D TRAIN serves up the question: how far would you go to be popular? Co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Jeffrey Tambor.

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Plot Keywords:

reunion | high school | class reunion | anal sex | apology | 

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Taglines:

Every reunion needs a hero

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual material, nudity, language and drug use

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lawless

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$447,661, 10 May 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$660,994, 17 May 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ealing Studios Entertainment, Ealing Studios, Electric Dynamite

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2013, Bill Hader was reportedly in talks to play the lead character during the film's early pre-production stage (when it was originally called Lawless).

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Connections

References Scarface (1983)

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Soundtracks

Turning Japanese
Written by David Fenton
Performed by The Vapors
Published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. on behalf of EMI Music Publishing Ltd (BMI)
Courtesy of Parlophone Records Ltd. by arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

One of Jack Black's best performances, as well as James Marsden's!

'THE D TRAIN': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

Jack Black and James Marsden star in this dark comedy, about a forgotten high school nerd, who attempts to convince the most popular guy from his graduating class to come to their 20-year reunion. The film was written and directed by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul (in their directorial debut). It also costars Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor, Russell Posner and Mike White. The movie is hilarious, full of dark twists and also surprisingly insightful!

Dan Landsman is the self appointed head of his high school reunion committee (from the class of 1994). He wasn't popular in school and his fellow alumni members still treat him like crap. After seeing the most popular guy from their class, Oliver Lawless (Marsden), in a Banana Boat TV commercial, he decides to track him down in LA, and convince him to come to their reunion in Pittsburgh; in order to attract more former class members into attending. He makes up several lies, in order to accomplish his mission, including a fake business trip; which gets him into a lot of trouble. This causes complications in his relationships with his boss (Tambor), wife (Hahn) and son (Posner); but he has a great time bonding with Lawless, in the process.

The movie takes a really dark turn, at about the halfway point, which leads to some hilarious laugh out loud moments; throughout the rest of the film. I think it's one of Jack Black's best performances, as well as James Marsden's; who's became a brilliant comedic actor in recent years. The script is clever, and smart, and it's also a great character study; that's brilliantly directed. It's definitely a different movie than I thought I was going to see. It's also got some great 80s style music, and it just feels like a classic comedy film. It's also very relatable, to me; especially since my 20-year high school reunion is coming up (which I don't plan on attending). It's definitely a movie I'll remember!

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