People think we’re too serious and wound too tight; we don’t enjoy things or don’t laugh. Sorry, we just have standards. Case in point: when Todd Phillips is on point, he elevates comedy to an artform that is peerless.
Phillips used to be the best comedy director on the planet (“Old School” is a masterpiece, frankly) and then he ran into troubles (“Starsky & Hutch,” “School for Scoundrels”), but he looks like he’s returning to former glory with “The Hangover,” a comedy which stars Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper (“Wedding Crashers”) as three best friends at a wild Las Vegas bachelor party who lose the groom just hours before his wedding. The film also stars, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong (of the Apatow family players), Gillian Vigman (“Step Brothers”) and Jeffrey Tambor has been rumored.
The trailer is short, but man it looks fucking funny and we already bust a gut. Bradley Cooper was amazing in the severely underrated “Wedding Crashers,” Ed Helms is pretty much funny in everything he does, and Galifianakis — well if you ever doubted his comedic genius please just watch “Live At The Purple Onion,” and you’ll cry with laughter.
“The Hangover” is due in theaters June 5, 2009. We can’t wait. It’s probably our most anticipated comedy of 2009.