Harold Ramis recently talked with MTV about his upcoming summer comedy “Year One,” set for release June 19th.
Speaking on the film’s origins, Ramis noted: “I see one insane, dysfunctional family after another [in the Bible]. To take someone with a contemporary consciousness and put him in that situation at the origin of all our worst social and political and religious issues and have them comment on it could be a very funny movie.”
If that sounds slightly blasphemous to you, you’re not wrong. Ramis predicts that the film may get in some hot water for its biblical themed laughs: “I think we’ll be filling people’s heads with some terrible misconceptions. I’m sure we’ll end up being protested.” No offense, Rami, but “Year One,” will surely be too toothless to engender any real outrage.
Further, Ramis joked about the prospect of going head to head with Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen”: “‘Transformers’ is worried. [Michael Bay is] scared. I think we’re sandwiched [between summer blockbusters]. It’s like driving a Smart car between semis on the expressway!”A new video clip from the film has also been released.
Under the production aegis of Judd Apatow, “Year One,” stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as inept hunters and gathers who get kicked out of their tribe which kicks off an innocuous, yet amusing comedy of errors travelogue through various stories of the Bible. The film also recently achieved its desired PG-13 rating (i.e., it may not be as enjoyable as most Apatow comedies). Other appearances include David Cross and Paul Rudd play Cain and Abel and Hank Azaria as Abraham. Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple and June Diane Raphael also appear as the obligatory comely lasses in distress.