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[movie] Farce of the Penguins

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Faos, Mar 27, 2006.

  1. Faos

    Faos Member

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    This has potential.

    All-star cast set for "March of Penguins" spoof

    Fri Mar 24, 8:07 PM ET

    "Farce of the Penguins," mixing archival wildlife footage with an R-rated screenplay written and directed by comedian
    Bob Saget, is aimed for a late-summer theatrical release, ThinkFilm spokesman Alex Klenert said.

    In press materials, ThinkFilm described "Farce of the Penguins" as the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a 70-mile (112-km) trek with his libidinous buddies on their way to a hedonistic mating ritual."

    Saget will supply the voice of several characters, including the lovelorn penguin at the center of the story, with
    Tracy Morgan, Lewis Black and Mo'Nique as some of his pals.

    Saget, who hosted the popular TV show "America's Funniest Home Videos" for several years after starring on family sitcom "Full House" from 1987 to 1995, also has rounded up a group of well-known friends for cameo voice roles in the film. They include

    Jason Alexander,
    James Belushi, Norm Crosby,
    Whoopi Goldberg,
    Gilbert Gottfried,
    Jon Lovitz, Norm Macdonald and
    Abe Vigoda.

    Jackson, an Oscar nominee for his role in "Pulp Fiction," will narrate the picture, a takeoff on the French-made nature film that became worldwide box office hit and won the Oscar for best documentary.

    The original film, narrated by actor Morgan Freeman for the U.S. release, chronicled the journeys of emperor penguins across the frozen wasteland of Antarctica to mate, lay their eggs and bear their young.

    Saget said he got the idea for the film while watching the original "March of the Penguins" at a friend's house.

    "I couldn't stop doing the voice-overs of the penguins, reminiscent of when I did those animal voices on that video show back in the day," he said.

    Privately owned ThinkFilm also was a distributor behind the Oscar-nominated documentary "Murderball" and the film featuring Saget and other comics performing various renditions of the off-color "Aristocrats" joke.


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  2. SwoLy-D

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    I heard the chick from 99.1 say this in the morning... she was reading off exactly what you posted. SILLY. :D The foul-mouthed Bob Saget does it again...
     
  3. nyquil82

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    I heart Bob Saget. The man is a sick demented freak who has voluntary tourettes syndrome. I can't wait to see this movie.
     
  4. oomp

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    Aristocrats was so funny, you knew something would spring up from it.
     
  5. JayZ750

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    I didn't like it myself. It was like an inside joke that I never got and didn't find funny...they even alluded to it (the fact that the joke isn't even funny) throughout the movie/documentary.

    But this sounds like it could be decent.
     

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