Daniel Goldberg, the co-screenwriter of “Stripes” and producer of feature comedies like “Space Jam,” “Old School” and the “Hangover” trilogy, died Wednesday at age 74.
A frequent collaborator of directors Ivan Reitman and Todd Phillips and actor Bill Murray, who in addition to “Stripes” starred in the Goldberg co-penned “Meatballs,” Goldberg is survived by his wife, fellow Canadian film producer Ilona Herzberg, and his brother, “Deuce Bigalow” screenwriter Harris Goldberg. Per media reports, no cause of death was made public.
In a tribute for Deadline published Wednesday, Ivan Reitman’s son, filmmaker Jason Reitman, remembered Goldberg as “one of the kindest and most gentle souls I’ve ever known.”
Goldberg and Reitman first met in 1966 at McMaster University, where they went on to make several short films together (many of which starred a young “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy winner Eugene Levy) and cofounded a film society — not without kicking up some controversy,...
A frequent collaborator of directors Ivan Reitman and Todd Phillips and actor Bill Murray, who in addition to “Stripes” starred in the Goldberg co-penned “Meatballs,” Goldberg is survived by his wife, fellow Canadian film producer Ilona Herzberg, and his brother, “Deuce Bigalow” screenwriter Harris Goldberg. Per media reports, no cause of death was made public.
In a tribute for Deadline published Wednesday, Ivan Reitman’s son, filmmaker Jason Reitman, remembered Goldberg as “one of the kindest and most gentle souls I’ve ever known.”
Goldberg and Reitman first met in 1966 at McMaster University, where they went on to make several short films together (many of which starred a young “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy winner Eugene Levy) and cofounded a film society — not without kicking up some controversy,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Daniel Goldberg, the frequent Ivan Reitman and Todd Phillips collaborator who co-wrote and produced the Bill Murray starrers Stripes and Meatballs and shepherded other films including Space Jam, Old School, Road Trip and the Hangover trilogy, has died. He was 74.
Goldberg died Wednesday in Los Angeles, his brother, Deuce Bigalow screenwriter Harris Goldberg, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a gentle, lovely guy, he was my hero,” Harris said. “He was everything I measured myself against.”
No cause of death was immediately available.
Survivors also include his wife, British Columbia native Ilona Herzberg, a producer on films including The River Wild, Evan Almighty, Waterworld, Rachel Getting Married and Feds, the 1988 comedy that starred Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross and was the only feature her husband directed in Hollywood.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Goldberg was the older son of Irwin, an aeronautical engineer, and Audrey, an artist.
He met Reitman...
Goldberg died Wednesday in Los Angeles, his brother, Deuce Bigalow screenwriter Harris Goldberg, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a gentle, lovely guy, he was my hero,” Harris said. “He was everything I measured myself against.”
No cause of death was immediately available.
Survivors also include his wife, British Columbia native Ilona Herzberg, a producer on films including The River Wild, Evan Almighty, Waterworld, Rachel Getting Married and Feds, the 1988 comedy that starred Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross and was the only feature her husband directed in Hollywood.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Goldberg was the older son of Irwin, an aeronautical engineer, and Audrey, an artist.
He met Reitman...
- 7/13/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Daniel Goldberg, who produced all three The Hangover films, Space Jam, Old School and many others and co-wrote movies including the Bill Murray comedies Stripes and Meatballs, died today in Los Angeles. He was 74.
Filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose late father Ivan Reitman directed Stripes and Meatballs and had known Goldberg since their college days in the 1960s, confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide other details.
Goldberg and Ivan Reitman collaborated for more than 30 years, working together on features including the animated Heavy Metal (1981); toon/live-action hybrid Space Jam (1996), starring Michael Jordan alongside Looney Toons characters; 1994’s Junior, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the world’s first pregnant man, along with Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson; the 1997 Robin Williams-Billy Crystal comedy Fathers’ Day; the 1998 Harrison Ford-Anne Heche adventure pic Six Days Seven Nights; Howard Stern’s Private Parts, which the shock jock infamously promoted at...
Filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose late father Ivan Reitman directed Stripes and Meatballs and had known Goldberg since their college days in the 1960s, confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide other details.
Goldberg and Ivan Reitman collaborated for more than 30 years, working together on features including the animated Heavy Metal (1981); toon/live-action hybrid Space Jam (1996), starring Michael Jordan alongside Looney Toons characters; 1994’s Junior, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the world’s first pregnant man, along with Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson; the 1997 Robin Williams-Billy Crystal comedy Fathers’ Day; the 1998 Harrison Ford-Anne Heche adventure pic Six Days Seven Nights; Howard Stern’s Private Parts, which the shock jock infamously promoted at...
- 7/13/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Also world premiering is HBO Max series ‘Spy/Master’ and Indian drama ‘Roar’
Italian crime drama The Good Mothers is among the seven titles selected for Berlinale (February 16-26) Series strand.
Scroll down for full list of titles
The Disney+ series is directed by the UK’s Julian Jarrold, whose credits include Kinky Boots, Becoming Jane and Brideshead Revisted, and Italian filmmaker Elisa Amoruso. The Good Mothers is a UK-Italy co-production and follows three women trying to bring down the Italian mafia.
The first two episodes of the six-part series is one of five series world premiering at Berlinale.
These...
Italian crime drama The Good Mothers is among the seven titles selected for Berlinale (February 16-26) Series strand.
Scroll down for full list of titles
The Disney+ series is directed by the UK’s Julian Jarrold, whose credits include Kinky Boots, Becoming Jane and Brideshead Revisted, and Italian filmmaker Elisa Amoruso. The Good Mothers is a UK-Italy co-production and follows three women trying to bring down the Italian mafia.
The first two episodes of the six-part series is one of five series world premiering at Berlinale.
These...
- 1/16/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
C3 Entertainment, rights holders to "The Three Stooges" slapstick comedy brand, continue to develop the feature "The Three Little Stooges", starring young teens, who will hit each other with hammers and poke each other in the eyes, as the original 'Curly Howard', 'Larry Fine' and 'Moe Howard':
After a nation-wide casting call, Luke Clark has been cast as 'Little Curly', Liam Dow as 'Little Larry' and Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'The Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3 Entertainment.
"We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge…...
After a nation-wide casting call, Luke Clark has been cast as 'Little Curly', Liam Dow as 'Little Larry' and Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'The Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3 Entertainment.
"We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 9/27/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Iconic comedy follows Larry, Moe and Curly as children in present-day Santa Monica.
Buyers are circling an upcoming sequel to iconic comedy franchise The Three Stooges, which Silver Sword International (Ssi) represents in Cannes and has brought on Canadian director Kirsten Carthew to direct.
Harris Goldberg wrote the screenplay about the central characters Larry, Moe and Curly, who have been reimagined as 11-year-olds in present-day Santa Monica. Michael A. Calace is producing and Harris Tulchin will serve as executive producer.
Ssi acquired production and distribution rights from Los Angeles-based C3 Productions, who made the previous film in the franchise that...
Buyers are circling an upcoming sequel to iconic comedy franchise The Three Stooges, which Silver Sword International (Ssi) represents in Cannes and has brought on Canadian director Kirsten Carthew to direct.
Harris Goldberg wrote the screenplay about the central characters Larry, Moe and Curly, who have been reimagined as 11-year-olds in present-day Santa Monica. Michael A. Calace is producing and Harris Tulchin will serve as executive producer.
Ssi acquired production and distribution rights from Los Angeles-based C3 Productions, who made the previous film in the franchise that...
- 5/20/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
C3 Entertainment, rights holders to "The Three Stooges" slapstick comedy brand, will produce the feature "The Three Little Stooges", starring young teens as the original 'Curly Howard', 'Larry Fine' and 'Moe Howard':
After a nation-wide casting call, Luke Clark has been cast as 'Little Curly', Liam Dow as 'Little Larry' and Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'The Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3 Entertainment.
"We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Three Stooges"...
Find "The Three Stooges" Comic Books Here...
After a nation-wide casting call, Luke Clark has been cast as 'Little Curly', Liam Dow as 'Little Larry' and Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'The Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3 Entertainment.
"We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Three Stooges"...
Find "The Three Stooges" Comic Books Here...
- 8/14/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
C3 Entertainment, rights holders to the "Three Stooges" slapstick comedy brand, will produce the feature "The Three Little Stooges", starring young teens as the original 'Curly Howard', 'Larry Fine' and 'Moe Howard':
After a nation-wide casting call, Luke Clark has been cast as 'Little Curly', Liam Dow as 'Little Larry' and Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'The Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3 Entertainment.
"We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the "Three Stooges"...
After a nation-wide casting call, Luke Clark has been cast as 'Little Curly', Liam Dow as 'Little Larry' and Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'The Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3 Entertainment.
"We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the "Three Stooges"...
- 5/15/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"I'm doing the best I can with this stupid list!" Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official trailer for indie romantic comedy Alex & The List, made by director Harris Goldberg. This looks like a painfully awkward, somewhat amusing, kitschy indie romantic comedy film that looks like a fun performance piece for the cast. Jennifer Morrison co-stars with Patrick Fugit as a couple seemingly doing well. But one day, Katherine presents a list of "improvements" to make him better; at first he rejects but then concedes as he embarks on a journey through love. The full cast includes Karen Gillan, Julie Gonzalo, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and JoBeth Williams. This seems like it could be fun, but still very cheesy, as expected for these kind of films. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Harris Goldberg's Alex & The List, direct from YouTube: Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love...
- 4/10/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
C3 Entertainment, rights holders to the "Three Stooges" slapstick comedy brand, will produce "The Three Little Stooges Movie" starring young teens as the original 'Curly', 'Larry' and 'Moe':
After a nation-wide casting call, Liam Dow has been cast as 'Little Larry', Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe' and Luke Clark as 'Little Curly'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3. "We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the best of the original "Three Stooges"...
After a nation-wide casting call, Liam Dow has been cast as 'Little Larry', Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe' and Luke Clark as 'Little Curly'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3. "We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the best of the original "Three Stooges"...
- 9/17/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
C3 Entertainment, rights holders to the "Three Stooges" slapstick comedy brand, will produce "The Three Little Stooges Movie" starring young teens as the original 'Curly', 'Larry' and 'Moe' and their ongoing adventures:
After a nation-wide casting call, Liam Dow has been cast as 'Little Larry', Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe' and Luke Clark as 'Little Curly'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3. "We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the best of the original "Three Stooges"...
After a nation-wide casting call, Liam Dow has been cast as 'Little Larry', Gordy Destjour as 'Little Moe' and Luke Clark as 'Little Curly'.
Screenplay for the live-action feature is written by Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") and Sean McNamara ("Even Stevens").
"Keeping 'Three Stooges' legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise," said C3. "We are excited to bring 'The Three Little Stooges' to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the best of the original "Three Stooges"...
- 7/20/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Though most well known for his musical abilities, rapper turned actor Common is starting to make a decent case for himself as a legitimate talent on screen. Hot off a solid turn in John Wick: Chapter 2, The Hollywood Reporter is now telling us that he’s set to headline Quick Draw, a revenge thriller from Content Media.
On board to produce is Lorenzo di Bonaventura, working from a screenplay by Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo scribe Harris Goldberg, who will also direct. A logline isn’t available at the moment, but according to those involved, Quick Draw will boast “hyper intense shoot-outs, choreographed car chases, and lightning fast hand-to-hand combat that plays out across the mean streets of Los Angeles.”
“Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this collaboration is particularly exciting for us. The narrative he creates is incredibly rich and while intense action defines this movie,...
On board to produce is Lorenzo di Bonaventura, working from a screenplay by Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo scribe Harris Goldberg, who will also direct. A logline isn’t available at the moment, but according to those involved, Quick Draw will boast “hyper intense shoot-outs, choreographed car chases, and lightning fast hand-to-hand combat that plays out across the mean streets of Los Angeles.”
“Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this collaboration is particularly exciting for us. The narrative he creates is incredibly rich and while intense action defines this movie,...
- 3/14/2017
- by Mark Cassidy
- We Got This Covered
Following his supporting turn as gun-toting bodyguard Cassian in John Wick: Chapter 2, Common is getting an opportunity to star in his own revenge-fueled action movie. Deadine has a few scant details on the project, Quick Draw, which is being produced by Transformers and Red’s Lorenzo di Bonaventura. The plot of the film remains top secret for the time being, but Quick Draw will reportedly have “hyper-intense shootouts, choreographed car chases, and hand-to-hand combat,” like most good action movies, revenge-based or not, should. The film was written and will be directed by Harris Goldberg, who’s written comedies—including both Deuce Bigalow movies—throughout most of his career but who, according to The Hollywood Reporter, “is now reinventing himself in the action sphere.”...
- 3/13/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
Revenge action thriller teams Content Media with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Common, currently starring alongside Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 will play the lead in Quick Draw, which is set to begin shooting this summer.
Content produces and handles international sales, while CAA represents Us rights.
Harris Goldberg wrote the screenplay and will direct the film, which plays out across the mean streets of Los Angeles and according to Content’s representatives will feature “intense shoot-outs, choreographed car chases, and lightning fast hand-to-hand combat”.
di Bonaventura serevs as producer with Content Media’s Tom Butterfield and David Greenblatt through his Greenlit Creative company.
“Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this collaboration is particularly exciting for us,” di Bonaventura, whose tentpole credits as producer include the Transformers franchise including June 23 release Transformers: The Last Knight, Deepwater Horizon, Shooter, Red, and GI Joe, said.
“The narrative he creates is incredibly rich and while...
Common, currently starring alongside Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 will play the lead in Quick Draw, which is set to begin shooting this summer.
Content produces and handles international sales, while CAA represents Us rights.
Harris Goldberg wrote the screenplay and will direct the film, which plays out across the mean streets of Los Angeles and according to Content’s representatives will feature “intense shoot-outs, choreographed car chases, and lightning fast hand-to-hand combat”.
di Bonaventura serevs as producer with Content Media’s Tom Butterfield and David Greenblatt through his Greenlit Creative company.
“Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this collaboration is particularly exciting for us,” di Bonaventura, whose tentpole credits as producer include the Transformers franchise including June 23 release Transformers: The Last Knight, Deepwater Horizon, Shooter, Red, and GI Joe, said.
“The narrative he creates is incredibly rich and while...
- 3/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winning musician and actor Common will star in the revenge thriller “Quick Draw,” producers announced Monday. Harris Goldberg (“The List”) will write and direct the project, which is set on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Principal photography will begin this summer. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the film with Content Media’s Tom Butterfield and David Greenblatt, through his Greenlit Creative company. Also Read: Oscar Song Contenders: Why Common Fought to Get Into Ava DuVernay's '13th' (Video) In addition to producing “Quick Draw,” Content Media is handling worldwide sales, while CAA will handle USA. Common won an...
- 3/13/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Common, who is coming off a butt-kicking turn as one of the villains in John Wick: Chapter 2, is loading up for Quick Draw, a revenge thriller from Content Media and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Harris Goldberg, who co-wrote comedies such as Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo but is now reinventing himself in the action sphere, wrote the screenplay and will direct the film.
Quick Draw’s logline is being holstered but Goldberg and producers are promising “hyper intense shoot-outs, choreographed car chases, and lightning fast hand-to-hand combat” as the action “plays out across the mean streets of Los Angeles.”
Di Bonaventura...
Harris Goldberg, who co-wrote comedies such as Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo but is now reinventing himself in the action sphere, wrote the screenplay and will direct the film.
Quick Draw’s logline is being holstered but Goldberg and producers are promising “hyper intense shoot-outs, choreographed car chases, and lightning fast hand-to-hand combat” as the action “plays out across the mean streets of Los Angeles.”
Di Bonaventura...
- 3/13/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Common has been tapped to star in Quick Draw, a new revenge action thriller to be produced by Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Content Media. Harris Goldberg wrote the script and will direct, and shooting is set to begin in the summer. The plot is mostly under wraps, but the pic will feature hyper-intense shootouts, choreographed car chases and hand-to-hand combat and is set in Los Angeles. Di Bonaventura is producing with Content Media's Tom Butterfield…...
- 3/13/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: The search is on for a trio of 12-year-olds to play pint-sized versions of Larry, Moe and Curly in The Three Little Stooges. C3 Entertainment, which owns the Three Stooges brand and worked with Fox on 2012’s Farrelly brothers Stooges pic, is producing. Arc Entertainment has taken North American distribution rights, and The Exchange is handling sales beginning at the Efm next week. The original screenplay is by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) who is…...
- 2/3/2016
- Deadline
The 2012 film reboot by the Farrelly's wasn't a big hit, so "The Three Stooges" brand owners C3 Entertainment is trying a different angle of attack - this time with a youthified prequel.
A casting search is now underway for a trio of 12-year-olds to play child versions of Moe and Curly Howard and Larry Fine in "The Three Little Stooges".
Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") has penned and is attached to direct the film which isn't going to be an origin story, but rather an original story with the trio for family audiences.
Arc Entertainment will distribute the project and the hope is it will lead to a potential franchise. Filming is scheduled to begin this summer in Vancouver.
This project is separate to the proposed sequel to the 2012 film which is said to still be in development.
Source: Deadline...
A casting search is now underway for a trio of 12-year-olds to play child versions of Moe and Curly Howard and Larry Fine in "The Three Little Stooges".
Harris Goldberg ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") has penned and is attached to direct the film which isn't going to be an origin story, but rather an original story with the trio for family audiences.
Arc Entertainment will distribute the project and the hope is it will lead to a potential franchise. Filming is scheduled to begin this summer in Vancouver.
This project is separate to the proposed sequel to the 2012 film which is said to still be in development.
Source: Deadline...
- 2/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Goose’s List LLC has begun production on The List, which it is financing after buying a spec by Harris Goldberg & Kristen D’Alessio. Goldberg is directing and D’Alessio is producing. Shooting is getting underway in Los Angeles, and Patrick Fugit stars with Jennifer Morrison, Karen Gillan, Aaron Staton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Giles Martini, Jobeth Williams and Victoria Tennant. Pic is a romantic comedy and Fugit (Almost Famous) plays a young man who undertakes the task of fulfilling a self-improvement list to secure the girl of his dreams. The journey triggers a reexamination of his true self, values and perspective on life. Goldberg and D’Alessio have their next two films financed by Goose List and they are developing several TV projects together.
- 5/17/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Patrick Fugit has boarded Harris Goldberg and Kristen D'Alessio's The List romantic comedy/drama. Goldberg, who wrote with D'Alessio, is directing the film which tells of a man who takes on a list of self improvements in order to win the affection of his dream girl. Also in the cast of the indie are Karen Gillan of Doctor Who and Jennifer Morrison (House, Warrior). D'Alessia produces via Goose's List while Mason and Elizabeth Phelps serve as executive producers. Fugit was last seen in Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson starrer We Bought a Zoo, under Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe...
- 5/8/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Recent set photos confirm Sacha Baron Cohen, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have all joined the comedy sequel.
The trio were spotted participating in a vicious screen fight this past Tuesday in Atlanta. [Source: The Daily Mail]
Black and White
Octavia Spencer has joined Kevin Costner in Mike Binder's indie drama "Black and White" at Treehouse Productions and Sunlight Productions. Shooting begins in New Orleans this summer.
The story focuses on an attorney (Costner) who is widowed after the car crash death of his wife and finds himself embroiled in a custody battle with the biracial granddaughter's grandmother (Spencer). [Source: Variety]
The List
Patrick Fugit will top line Harris Goldberg's indie romantic comedy/drama "The List" which he co-wrote with Kristen D’Alessio. Shooting begins May 23rd.
Fugit will play a young man who undertakes a list of self-improvements in order to win the girl of his dreams.
Recent set photos confirm Sacha Baron Cohen, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have all joined the comedy sequel.
The trio were spotted participating in a vicious screen fight this past Tuesday in Atlanta. [Source: The Daily Mail]
Black and White
Octavia Spencer has joined Kevin Costner in Mike Binder's indie drama "Black and White" at Treehouse Productions and Sunlight Productions. Shooting begins in New Orleans this summer.
The story focuses on an attorney (Costner) who is widowed after the car crash death of his wife and finds himself embroiled in a custody battle with the biracial granddaughter's grandmother (Spencer). [Source: Variety]
The List
Patrick Fugit will top line Harris Goldberg's indie romantic comedy/drama "The List" which he co-wrote with Kristen D’Alessio. Shooting begins May 23rd.
Fugit will play a young man who undertakes a list of self-improvements in order to win the girl of his dreams.
- 5/8/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Let’s face it. We can’t hide it. We all have those movies that we like that others would shun. These are guilty pleasures: the ones that aren’t that great but we love for some reason or another. Here are mine. Be sure to list yours in the comments, if you’d like.
Last Action Hero (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 38%
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Director: John McTiernan/Writers: Shane Black and David Arnott
Here’s the thing: I will defend this movie’s concept till Doomsday. A movie about a kid with a magic ticket that gets pulled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Genius concept. Yes, the kid is annoying. Yes, the movie doesn’t reach the heights of a McTiernan/Black team-up as well as one might think. It’s interesting to note that McTiernan isn’t working as much...
Last Action Hero (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 38%
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Director: John McTiernan/Writers: Shane Black and David Arnott
Here’s the thing: I will defend this movie’s concept till Doomsday. A movie about a kid with a magic ticket that gets pulled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Genius concept. Yes, the kid is annoying. Yes, the movie doesn’t reach the heights of a McTiernan/Black team-up as well as one might think. It’s interesting to note that McTiernan isn’t working as much...
- 12/20/2011
- by Zack Parks
- GeekTyrant
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Chicago – The beautiful Mali Elfman, daughter of the great composer Danny Elfman, has written and produced (and co-stars in) a unique piece of work called “Do Not Disturb,” a collection of interconnected short films that chronicles the bizarre happenings in a Los Angeles hotel room and is now available On Demand. What goes on behind closed doors? If the walls of even one room could talk, the stories they would tell would be great fodder for filmmaking. “Do Not Disturb” is too inconsistent to recommend completely but features a few interesting elements and bodes well for a promising filmmaker.
Not unlike “Four Rooms,” “Do Not Disturb” links together a series of short films through one hotel worker, an unnamed maid effectively played by Diva Zappa (the youngest daughter of the legendary Frank). The five vignettes are directed by different filmmakers, including Eric Balfour (an actor well-known for his work...
Chicago – The beautiful Mali Elfman, daughter of the great composer Danny Elfman, has written and produced (and co-stars in) a unique piece of work called “Do Not Disturb,” a collection of interconnected short films that chronicles the bizarre happenings in a Los Angeles hotel room and is now available On Demand. What goes on behind closed doors? If the walls of even one room could talk, the stories they would tell would be great fodder for filmmaking. “Do Not Disturb” is too inconsistent to recommend completely but features a few interesting elements and bodes well for a promising filmmaker.
Not unlike “Four Rooms,” “Do Not Disturb” links together a series of short films through one hotel worker, an unnamed maid effectively played by Diva Zappa (the youngest daughter of the legendary Frank). The five vignettes are directed by different filmmakers, including Eric Balfour (an actor well-known for his work...
- 5/26/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Writer Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo) has sold a comedy to ABC in addition to several feature projects he has in the works. The ABC half-hour, titled A 100% Chance of Rayne, is executive produced by Goldberg and former NBC marketing topper-turned-producer Vince Manze. It was originally set up at NBC where Manze had a producing deal. Based on Goldberg's real-life experiences, Rayne centers on a perpetually single guy whose younger sister's ugly duckling childhood girlfriend shows up on his door step 10 years later, now blossomed into a gorgeous, yet flawed 21 year old. Goldberg is writing the project whose deal was brokered by Apa and manager David Greenblatt. Also in TV, Harris recently wrote To Be Continued, a project at HBO about generational love, which he is executive producing with Gary Randall. He is also writing/producing Just the Facts, an hourlong drama for Canada's CBC, which Canadian-based Prodigy Pictures is deficit financing.
- 11/23/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
TORONTO -- Canadian mini-studio Peace Arch Entertainment on Tuesday said it has picked up the Canadian distribution rights to four movies from Vancouver-based producer Insight Film Studios.
Toronto-based Peace Arch said the multipicture deal includes the Matthew Perry-starring comedy Numb, writer Harris Goldberg's directorial debut that is set for a North American theatrical release in 2008.
Also on the Peace Arch slate is When a Man Falls in the Forest starring Sharon Stone and Timothy Hutton, which is set for a DVD release in Canada Jan. 8.
Peace Arch also picked up Operation Espionage, a thriller starring Wesley Snipes that is in preproduction and is slated for DVD release next summer, and the Steven Seagal starrer Higher Education, also in preproduction and set for a summer 2008 release.
The deal was unveiled by Tim Brown, president of Insight Film Releasing, and Berry Meyerowitz, president of Peace Arch Home Entertainment.
Toronto-based Peace Arch said the multipicture deal includes the Matthew Perry-starring comedy Numb, writer Harris Goldberg's directorial debut that is set for a North American theatrical release in 2008.
Also on the Peace Arch slate is When a Man Falls in the Forest starring Sharon Stone and Timothy Hutton, which is set for a DVD release in Canada Jan. 8.
Peace Arch also picked up Operation Espionage, a thriller starring Wesley Snipes that is in preproduction and is slated for DVD release next summer, and the Steven Seagal starrer Higher Education, also in preproduction and set for a summer 2008 release.
The deal was unveiled by Tim Brown, president of Insight Film Releasing, and Berry Meyerowitz, president of Peace Arch Home Entertainment.
- 10/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ROME -- Ryan Eslinger's "When a Man Falls in the Forest", a Golden Bear nominee at this year's Berlinale, and "Numb" from Harris Goldberg are among the dozen films that will appear in competition at the first Drake International Film Festival, set for June 23-30 near Naples.
The lineup was announced amid controversy over the leadership of the new festival, which will be held in the sprawling Reggia di Caserta, a World Heritage Site since 1996. Several of the event's top officials were replaced in recent weeks, with some complaining loudly in the Italian press.
But organizers promise the festival will be a hit.
With a screening schedule that focuses on new filmmakers and innovative technologies, Drake's competition lineup also includes Robbie Moffat-directed action flick "Axe Raiders", "Johnny 316" from Erick Ifergan, Andrew Black-helmed comedy "Moving McAllister" and "The Last Request" from John DeBellis and starring Danny Aiello.
Other competition titles include Nick Lyon's gritty rape and murder mystery "Punk Love"; "Gumiho Gajok" (The Fox Family) from South Korea's Hyung-gon Lee; "The Heart of the Earth", a romance from Antonio Cuadri; Brett Leonard's action fantasy "Highlander: The Source"; "The Melon Route" from Croatia's Branko Schmidt; and Augustin Diaz Yanes' Viggo Mortensen starrer "Alatriste", winner of three Goya Awards earlier this year.
The lineup was announced amid controversy over the leadership of the new festival, which will be held in the sprawling Reggia di Caserta, a World Heritage Site since 1996. Several of the event's top officials were replaced in recent weeks, with some complaining loudly in the Italian press.
But organizers promise the festival will be a hit.
With a screening schedule that focuses on new filmmakers and innovative technologies, Drake's competition lineup also includes Robbie Moffat-directed action flick "Axe Raiders", "Johnny 316" from Erick Ifergan, Andrew Black-helmed comedy "Moving McAllister" and "The Last Request" from John DeBellis and starring Danny Aiello.
Other competition titles include Nick Lyon's gritty rape and murder mystery "Punk Love"; "Gumiho Gajok" (The Fox Family) from South Korea's Hyung-gon Lee; "The Heart of the Earth", a romance from Antonio Cuadri; Brett Leonard's action fantasy "Highlander: The Source"; "The Melon Route" from Croatia's Branko Schmidt; and Augustin Diaz Yanes' Viggo Mortensen starrer "Alatriste", winner of three Goya Awards earlier this year.
- 6/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Perry has signed to star in Numb, a dark comedy from writer Harris Goldberg, who is making his feature directorial debut on the picture. Paul Schiff is producing along with Insight Films' Kirk Shaw and Mary Aloe. Perry will play a screenwriter who suffers from acute depersonalization disorder, a condition so alienating and sanguine that it makes the chronically depressed look perky. When he falls for a girl, he puts himself through every single therapy in the book in order to win her love. Harris developed the project with Schiff, who took it to Insight, an indie production-finance company based in Canada.
- 4/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Perry has signed to star in Numb, a dark comedy from writer Harris Goldberg, who is making his feature directorial debut on the picture. Paul Schiff is producing along with Insight Films' Kirk Shaw and Mary Aloe. Perry will play a screenwriter who suffers from acute depersonalization disorder, a condition so alienating and sanguine that it makes the chronically depressed look perky. When he falls for a girl, he puts himself through every single therapy in the book in order to win her love. Harris developed the project with Schiff, who took it to Insight, an indie production-finance company based in Canada.
- 4/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It should come as no surprise that "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" is every bit as vulgar, sophomoric and thoroughly tasteless as 1999's "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo".
But what is most annoying is the sequel's capability of inducing laughter even as one hates oneself for so easily succumbing to the total silliness of it all.
Of course, there are many who won't give it up for the Deuce, but those who contributed to the original's $65 million-plus domestic theatrical take should find that the further adventures of Rob Schneider's naive prosti-dude with the heart of gold delivers the damaged goods.
Unlike the other R-rated summer comedies -- "Wedding Crashers" and, presumably, the upcoming "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" -- "Bigalow" will skew heavily toward young males, though many of the screams of grossed-out laughter at a recent preview screening sounded unmistakably female.
Given the film's eyebrow-raising 77-minute running time, which has got to be some kind of record for a live-action major studio release, it's clear that the new "Deuce" doesn't exhibit much in the way of staying power, but it could perform well enough to leave a smile on Columbia Pictures' face, especially after "Stealth"'s no-show.
When we last saw Schneider's Bigalow, he had closed up his little black book in exchange for wedded bliss to the one-legged Kate.
Well, it turns out she was tragically killed in a freak fish-feeding incident during their honeymoon. Mourning her loss, Deuce, with her prosthetic limb close at his side, travels to Amsterdam, where he's reunited with his former man madam, T.J. Hicks (a never funnier Eddie Griffin).
In short order, he finds himself having to revert to his old ways when there's an outbreak of murders targeting Europe's greatest gigolos and T.J.'s the No. 1 suspect.
The concept might be "Who Is Killing the Great Man-Whores of Europe?" but Schneider and co-screenwriters David Garrett & Jason Ward give it their own perverse, juvenile spin.
And though the comic potency of all those wacky, phallocentric euphemisms start to peter out -- sorry -- long before the magic 77-minute mark, first-time feature director Mike Bigelow (no joke) keeps the requisite frat house mentality intact.
Once again, the film's strongest asset is the loopy interplay between Schneider's he-babe in the woods and Griffin's nutty pimp, but there's also colorful backup provided by a supporting cast including Jeroen Krabbe, Hanna Verboom as Deuce's obsessive compulsive romantic interest and a host of cosmopolitan film and TV personalities playing the assorted egotistical members of the International Man-Whore Society.
Even though the key art would have potential viewers believing otherwise, the production never leaves the Netherlands, which might lead the geographically impaired to believe that the Leaning Tower of Pisa could one day land right smack dab in the middle of the city of legalized prostitution and wooden shoes.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures presents a Happy Madison production
Credits:
Director: Mike Bigelow
Screenwriters: Rob Schneider and David Garrett & Jason Ward
Story by: Rob Schneider
Based on characters created by: Harris Goldberg and Rob Schneider
Producers: Jack Giarraputo, Adam Sandler and John Schneider
Executive producer: Glenn S. Gainor
Director of photography: Marc Felperlaan
Production designer: Benedict Schillemans
Editors: Peck Prior, Sandy Solowitz
Costume designer: Linda Bogers
Music: James L. Venable. Cast: Deuce Bigalow: Rob Schneider
T.J. Hicks: Eddie Griffin
Gaspar Voorsboch: Jeroen Krabbe
Heinz Hummer: Til Schweiger
Eva Voorsboch: Hanna Verboom
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 77 minutes...
But what is most annoying is the sequel's capability of inducing laughter even as one hates oneself for so easily succumbing to the total silliness of it all.
Of course, there are many who won't give it up for the Deuce, but those who contributed to the original's $65 million-plus domestic theatrical take should find that the further adventures of Rob Schneider's naive prosti-dude with the heart of gold delivers the damaged goods.
Unlike the other R-rated summer comedies -- "Wedding Crashers" and, presumably, the upcoming "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" -- "Bigalow" will skew heavily toward young males, though many of the screams of grossed-out laughter at a recent preview screening sounded unmistakably female.
Given the film's eyebrow-raising 77-minute running time, which has got to be some kind of record for a live-action major studio release, it's clear that the new "Deuce" doesn't exhibit much in the way of staying power, but it could perform well enough to leave a smile on Columbia Pictures' face, especially after "Stealth"'s no-show.
When we last saw Schneider's Bigalow, he had closed up his little black book in exchange for wedded bliss to the one-legged Kate.
Well, it turns out she was tragically killed in a freak fish-feeding incident during their honeymoon. Mourning her loss, Deuce, with her prosthetic limb close at his side, travels to Amsterdam, where he's reunited with his former man madam, T.J. Hicks (a never funnier Eddie Griffin).
In short order, he finds himself having to revert to his old ways when there's an outbreak of murders targeting Europe's greatest gigolos and T.J.'s the No. 1 suspect.
The concept might be "Who Is Killing the Great Man-Whores of Europe?" but Schneider and co-screenwriters David Garrett & Jason Ward give it their own perverse, juvenile spin.
And though the comic potency of all those wacky, phallocentric euphemisms start to peter out -- sorry -- long before the magic 77-minute mark, first-time feature director Mike Bigelow (no joke) keeps the requisite frat house mentality intact.
Once again, the film's strongest asset is the loopy interplay between Schneider's he-babe in the woods and Griffin's nutty pimp, but there's also colorful backup provided by a supporting cast including Jeroen Krabbe, Hanna Verboom as Deuce's obsessive compulsive romantic interest and a host of cosmopolitan film and TV personalities playing the assorted egotistical members of the International Man-Whore Society.
Even though the key art would have potential viewers believing otherwise, the production never leaves the Netherlands, which might lead the geographically impaired to believe that the Leaning Tower of Pisa could one day land right smack dab in the middle of the city of legalized prostitution and wooden shoes.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures presents a Happy Madison production
Credits:
Director: Mike Bigelow
Screenwriters: Rob Schneider and David Garrett & Jason Ward
Story by: Rob Schneider
Based on characters created by: Harris Goldberg and Rob Schneider
Producers: Jack Giarraputo, Adam Sandler and John Schneider
Executive producer: Glenn S. Gainor
Director of photography: Marc Felperlaan
Production designer: Benedict Schillemans
Editors: Peck Prior, Sandy Solowitz
Costume designer: Linda Bogers
Music: James L. Venable. Cast: Deuce Bigalow: Rob Schneider
T.J. Hicks: Eddie Griffin
Gaspar Voorsboch: Jeroen Krabbe
Heinz Hummer: Til Schweiger
Eva Voorsboch: Hanna Verboom
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 77 minutes...
- 8/31/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Making like a slacker City Slickers, Steven Brill's Without a Paddle chronicles the backwoods misadventures of a trio of childhood buddies who make good on a 20-year-old pact and set out to find bank robber DB Cooper's missing $200,000 stash.
But while the likable Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard are definitely up to the comic excursion, the picture charts an uncertain course between wild and mild, eventually running aground in a pile of male-bonding muck.
Those looking for late-summer lark may be up for the trip, but the soft-around-the-edges tone won't exactly go over big with its target young, testosterone-driven demo.
The trek begins promisingly enough with the neurotic Dr. Dan Mott (Green), burned-out businessman Jerry Conlaine (Lillard) and aimless adventurer Tom Marshall (Shepard) honoring the memory of a childhood friend by going on a canoe trip in search of Cooper's rumored treasure.
Armed with a detailed map their pal left behind, a toy Indiana Jones compass and their not-so-collected wits, the guys take on roaring rapids, a maternal brown bear (played with the usual conviction by Bart the Bear -- actually Bart the Bear 2) and a pair of angry pot farmers (Ethan Suplee and Abraham Benrubi) whose crops were accidentally destroyed by the trio, before meeting up with an eccentric mountain man (Burt Reynolds) who happens to have been a good friend of Cooper's.
Too bad they couldn't have lent their Indy compass to director Brill (Mr. Deeds, Little Nicky) and his group of five credited writers, because Without a Paddle is never able to find any real sense of direction.
Weighed down by a patched-together script, a sluggish pace and a wavering tone caught between a rock and a squishy place, the picture keeps stumbling along toward a particularly wobbly ending.
With New Zealand providing the Oregon backdrop, The Great Outdoors beckon mightily, especially during those white-water sequences, which are effectively photographed by cinematographer Jonathan Brown (whose father, Garrett, invented the Steadicam mount).
And music supervisor Julianne Jordan supplies a worthy mix tape for the journey, which manages to unite Culture Club, Joey Ramone, the Faces and .38 Special, not to mention R. Kelly, whose Bump 'N Grind intro sets up one of the picture's funnier sequences.
Without a Paddle
Paramount
Paramount Pictures presents a De Line Pictures production
A Steven Brill film
Credits:
Director: Steven Brill
Screenwriters: Jay Leggett, Mitch Rouse
Story: Fred Wolf, Harris Goldberg, Tom Nursall
Producer: Donald De Line
Executive producers: Richard Vane, Andrew Haas, Wendy Japhet
Director of photography: Jonathan Brown
Production designer: Perry Andelin Blake
Editors: Debra Neil-Fisher, Peck Prior
Costume designer: Ngila Dickson
Music: Christophe Beck
Music supervisor: Julianne Jordan
Cast:
Dr. Dan Mott: Seth Green
Jerry Conlaine: Matthew Lillard
Tom Marshall: Dax Shepard
Elwood: Ethan Suplee
Dennis: Abraham Benrubi
Flower: Rachel Blanchard
Del Knox: Burt Reynolds
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 93 minutes...
But while the likable Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard are definitely up to the comic excursion, the picture charts an uncertain course between wild and mild, eventually running aground in a pile of male-bonding muck.
Those looking for late-summer lark may be up for the trip, but the soft-around-the-edges tone won't exactly go over big with its target young, testosterone-driven demo.
The trek begins promisingly enough with the neurotic Dr. Dan Mott (Green), burned-out businessman Jerry Conlaine (Lillard) and aimless adventurer Tom Marshall (Shepard) honoring the memory of a childhood friend by going on a canoe trip in search of Cooper's rumored treasure.
Armed with a detailed map their pal left behind, a toy Indiana Jones compass and their not-so-collected wits, the guys take on roaring rapids, a maternal brown bear (played with the usual conviction by Bart the Bear -- actually Bart the Bear 2) and a pair of angry pot farmers (Ethan Suplee and Abraham Benrubi) whose crops were accidentally destroyed by the trio, before meeting up with an eccentric mountain man (Burt Reynolds) who happens to have been a good friend of Cooper's.
Too bad they couldn't have lent their Indy compass to director Brill (Mr. Deeds, Little Nicky) and his group of five credited writers, because Without a Paddle is never able to find any real sense of direction.
Weighed down by a patched-together script, a sluggish pace and a wavering tone caught between a rock and a squishy place, the picture keeps stumbling along toward a particularly wobbly ending.
With New Zealand providing the Oregon backdrop, The Great Outdoors beckon mightily, especially during those white-water sequences, which are effectively photographed by cinematographer Jonathan Brown (whose father, Garrett, invented the Steadicam mount).
And music supervisor Julianne Jordan supplies a worthy mix tape for the journey, which manages to unite Culture Club, Joey Ramone, the Faces and .38 Special, not to mention R. Kelly, whose Bump 'N Grind intro sets up one of the picture's funnier sequences.
Without a Paddle
Paramount
Paramount Pictures presents a De Line Pictures production
A Steven Brill film
Credits:
Director: Steven Brill
Screenwriters: Jay Leggett, Mitch Rouse
Story: Fred Wolf, Harris Goldberg, Tom Nursall
Producer: Donald De Line
Executive producers: Richard Vane, Andrew Haas, Wendy Japhet
Director of photography: Jonathan Brown
Production designer: Perry Andelin Blake
Editors: Debra Neil-Fisher, Peck Prior
Costume designer: Ngila Dickson
Music: Christophe Beck
Music supervisor: Julianne Jordan
Cast:
Dr. Dan Mott: Seth Green
Jerry Conlaine: Matthew Lillard
Tom Marshall: Dax Shepard
Elwood: Ethan Suplee
Dennis: Abraham Benrubi
Flower: Rachel Blanchard
Del Knox: Burt Reynolds
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 93 minutes...
Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and Punk'd star Dax Shepard and actors are in negotiations to topline Paramount Pictures' Without a Paddle for director Steven Brill. Production is slated to begin in late September. The picture is about three lifelong friends who find themselves on a canoe trip in search of a $200,000 treasure. They are unaware of the obstacles in front of them, including a dangerous river and whacked-out mountain men. The project, which would Mark Shepard's feature film debut, would reunite Lillard and Green, both of whom are currently working on Warner Bros. Pictures' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Mitch Rouse and Jay Legget rewrote the material. Harris Goldberg and Tom Nursall wrote the original script to the project, which was first rewritten by Fred Wolf. Donald De Line is producing the film, which is being overseen by Paramount executives Brian Witten and Karen Rosenfelt. Shepard is repped by Endeavor. Green, repped by UTA and Koopman Management, currently stars in Paramount's The Italian Job. He'll next be seen in the indie feature Party Monster. Lillard, repped by CAA and Mosaic Media Group, will next star opposite Josh Hartnett in MGM/Lakeshore Entertainment's Obsessed.
- 7/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and "Punk'd" star Dax Shepard and actors are in negotiations to topline Paramount Pictures' "Without a Paddle" for director Steven Brill. Production is slated to begin in late September. The picture is about three lifelong friends who find themselves on a canoe trip in search of a $200,000 treasure. They are unaware of the obstacles in front of them, including a dangerous river and whacked-out mountain men. The project, which would Mark Shepard's feature film debut, would reunite Lillard and Green, both of whom are currently working on Warner Bros. Pictures' "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed." Mitch Rouse and Jay Legget rewrote the material. Harris Goldberg and Tom Nursall wrote the original script to the project, which was first rewritten by Fred Wolf. Donald De Line is producing the film, which is being overseen by Paramount executives Brian Witten and Karen Rosenfelt. Shepard is repped by Endeavor. Green, repped by UTA and Koopman Management, currently stars in Paramount's "The Italian Job". He'll next be seen in the indie feature "Party Monster". Lillard, repped by CAA and Mosaic Media Group, will next star opposite Josh Hartnett in MGM/Lakeshore Entertainment's "Obsessed".
- 7/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mr. Deeds helmer Steven Brill is in negotiations to helm Paramount Pictures' comedy Without a Paddle for producer Donald De Line. The project aims to go into production in midsummer. The picture is about three lifelong friends who find themselves on a canoe trip in search of a $200,000 treasure. They are unaware of the obstacles in front of them, among them a dangerous river and whacked-out mountain men. Mitch Rouse and Jay Legget rewrote the material, which the studio greenlighted last week. Harris Goldberg and Tom Nursall wrote the original script to the project, which was first rewritten by Fred Wolf. Paramount executives Brian Witten and Karen Rosenfelt are overseeing the project. Brill, repped by UTA and Management 360, previously wrote and directed Little Nicky and Heavyweights.
- 4/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Independent film company Evolving Pictures Entertainment has picked up an untitled romantic comedy screenplay from writer Harris Goldberg in a deal worth mid-six figures. Goldberg, best known for writing such screenplays as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Master of Disguise, is also attached to direct the material. Evolving, which includes president Jean-Pierre Pereat, vp Jeff Beltzner and production vp Jack Gilardi Jr., most recently produced the Goldberg-directed short film Where's Angelo? starring Robert Forster, which premieres Sunday at the Hollywood Film Festival on. Goldberg's untitled screenplay for Evolving is about a teenager who heads to Mexico during spring break looking for excitement. While he's having fun videotaping the craziness around him, he accidentally finds himself caught up in an adventure in the vein of Ronin, and he ends up making a fortune selling his videos.
- 10/4/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The second picture to debut in as many weeks featuring a star in multiple roles, "The Master of Disguise" makes a certain International Man of Mystery look like a towering creative genius by comparison.
An embarrassing mess for all involved, this so-called family comedy is about as unfunny as unfunny gets. Even its fart jokes are below the industry standard.
Through it all, Dana Carvey labors under mounds of makeup and the sadly mistaken impression that his multitude of characters will induce side-splitting convulsions with the slightest arch of an eyebrow.
Truth be told, even if it was a better film, it's unlikely that Carvey would have stood much of a chance taking on his old "Wayne's World" cohort Mike Meyers. And with the "Spy Kids" sequel arriving next week, this Revolution Films presentation looks to have a now-you-see-it-now-you-don't boxoffice future.
Clocking in at a still-punishing 70 minutes (not counting a bloated end credits sequence jammed with outtakes from elaborate scenes that are nowhere to be found in the main event), the story, credited to Carvey and Harris Goldberg, concerns the bumbling Pistachio Disguisey (Carvey), the latest and least promising in a long line of family masters of disguise.
When his mother (Edie McClurg) goes missing and his restaurateur father, Frabbrizio (James Brolin), is kidnapped by his old archenemy Devlin Bowman (a flatulent Brent Spiner), Pistachio -- schooled in the fine art of transformation by his grandfather, Grandpa Disguisey (Harold Gould), and accompanied by a lovely assistant (Jennifer Esposito) -- must spring into action.
For the duration, Carvey dons such knee-slapping get-ups as the bespectacled Turtle Man and an Indian snake charmer (with apologies to Peter Sellers) when not running around disguised as a pile of grass with a giant cow pie on his face or as a dripping mass of cherry pie filling.
But the pie guy's not the only thing about this sorry enterprise that's half-baked. Marking the directorial debut of production designer Perry Andelin Blake, who has worked on most of executive producer Adam Sandler's films, "Master of Disguise" looks like it was made for about $1.95 before a pair of editors attempted to hack it into something salvageable.
Given that Carvey has said he wanted to make a movie for his kids, the end result would likely constitute child abuse in a number of states.
THE MASTER OF DISGUISE
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios presents a Happy Madison production in association with Out of the Blue Entertainment
Credits: Director: Perry Andelin Blake; Screenwriters: Dana Carvey, Harris Goldberg; Producers: Sid Ganis, Alex Siskin, Barry Bernardi, Todd Garner; Executive producers: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo; Director of photography: Peter Lyons Collister; Production designer: Alan Au; Editors: Peck Prior, Sandy Solowitz; Costume designer: Mona May; Special makeup effects: Kevin Yagher; Music: Marc Ellis; Music supervisor: Michael Dilbeck. Cast: Pistachio Disguisey: Dana Carvey; Devlin Bowman: Brent Spiner; Jennifer: Jennifer Esposito; Grandpa Disguisey: Harold Gould; Frabbrizio Disguisey: James Brolin; Sophia: Maria Canals.
MPAA rating PG, running time 80 minutes.
An embarrassing mess for all involved, this so-called family comedy is about as unfunny as unfunny gets. Even its fart jokes are below the industry standard.
Through it all, Dana Carvey labors under mounds of makeup and the sadly mistaken impression that his multitude of characters will induce side-splitting convulsions with the slightest arch of an eyebrow.
Truth be told, even if it was a better film, it's unlikely that Carvey would have stood much of a chance taking on his old "Wayne's World" cohort Mike Meyers. And with the "Spy Kids" sequel arriving next week, this Revolution Films presentation looks to have a now-you-see-it-now-you-don't boxoffice future.
Clocking in at a still-punishing 70 minutes (not counting a bloated end credits sequence jammed with outtakes from elaborate scenes that are nowhere to be found in the main event), the story, credited to Carvey and Harris Goldberg, concerns the bumbling Pistachio Disguisey (Carvey), the latest and least promising in a long line of family masters of disguise.
When his mother (Edie McClurg) goes missing and his restaurateur father, Frabbrizio (James Brolin), is kidnapped by his old archenemy Devlin Bowman (a flatulent Brent Spiner), Pistachio -- schooled in the fine art of transformation by his grandfather, Grandpa Disguisey (Harold Gould), and accompanied by a lovely assistant (Jennifer Esposito) -- must spring into action.
For the duration, Carvey dons such knee-slapping get-ups as the bespectacled Turtle Man and an Indian snake charmer (with apologies to Peter Sellers) when not running around disguised as a pile of grass with a giant cow pie on his face or as a dripping mass of cherry pie filling.
But the pie guy's not the only thing about this sorry enterprise that's half-baked. Marking the directorial debut of production designer Perry Andelin Blake, who has worked on most of executive producer Adam Sandler's films, "Master of Disguise" looks like it was made for about $1.95 before a pair of editors attempted to hack it into something salvageable.
Given that Carvey has said he wanted to make a movie for his kids, the end result would likely constitute child abuse in a number of states.
THE MASTER OF DISGUISE
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios presents a Happy Madison production in association with Out of the Blue Entertainment
Credits: Director: Perry Andelin Blake; Screenwriters: Dana Carvey, Harris Goldberg; Producers: Sid Ganis, Alex Siskin, Barry Bernardi, Todd Garner; Executive producers: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo; Director of photography: Peter Lyons Collister; Production designer: Alan Au; Editors: Peck Prior, Sandy Solowitz; Costume designer: Mona May; Special makeup effects: Kevin Yagher; Music: Marc Ellis; Music supervisor: Michael Dilbeck. Cast: Pistachio Disguisey: Dana Carvey; Devlin Bowman: Brent Spiner; Jennifer: Jennifer Esposito; Grandpa Disguisey: Harold Gould; Frabbrizio Disguisey: James Brolin; Sophia: Maria Canals.
MPAA rating PG, running time 80 minutes.
Having settled for second banana status in the past two Adam Sandler movies, fellow "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Rob Schneider has the spotlight all to himself in "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" -- as opposed to, what, a female gigolo? -- an unapologetically sophomoric but admittedly funny gross-out comedy very much in the sweet-centered Sandler vein.
Given that the scrappy Schneider doesn't possess the kind of childlike vulnerability that has earned Sandler a sizable female following, "Deuce" will likely have to settle for being a guys' movie. But its ideally timed placement in a market that is short on comedy should ensure that "Deuce" pulls in impressive numbers.
Schneider, who shares screenwriting credit with Harris Goldberg (Sandler's on board as exec producer), is the Deuce Bigalow in question -- a dedicated fish tank cleaner who dreams of moving to an oceanside property with his fine finned friends.
As fate would have it, Deuce ends up house-sitting for Antoine Laconte (Oded Fehr), a high-priced gigolo who expects his expensively appointed pad to remain impeccably intact upon his return.
Naturally, it isn't long before Antoine's $6,000 custom-made Living Color aquarium ends up in thousands of pieces on his priceless oriental rugs and you can see where this literal-minded fish-out-of-water story is headed.
Desperate to come up with the cash to repair the damage, Deuce ends up doing the male escort thing with a little assistance from T.J. Hicks (Eddie Griffin), a pimp who prefers to be known as a "man madam."
Since he's new on the job, the clientele isn't exactly top-drawer, as evidenced by the freak show-worthy lineup of narcoleptic, Tourette's syndrome-suffering, physical abnormality-touting females willing to pay for his services.
Along the way, Deuce makes the fatal mistake of falling in love with one of them -- the shy, one-legged Kate (Arija Bareikis) -- and for the first time in his life he's faced with a crisis of conscience.
While he's not blessed with that Sandler/Carrey brand of instant, follow-them-anywhere charisma, Schneider's got a sort of uppity Jack Russell terrier energy that can be effective in a controlled climate -- meaning he has wisely surrounded himself with an able ensemble.
In addition to Griffin's gender-sensitive T.J. Hicks, other bright comedic turns include Amy Poehler's sweet, obscenity-sputtering Ruth, the sizable Jabba Lady (Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy) and Deuce's restroom attendant dad (Richard Riehle).
And, in a reputation-skewering cameo, Marlo Thomas makes an unbilled appearance as a customer with a Teutonic fetish.
Coordinating all the requisite innuendo and poopy jokes with a bouncy eagerness is first-time feature director Mike Mitchell, whose extensive background in animation is put to good, appropriately cartoonish use.
DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO
Buena Vista
Touchstone Pictures presents a Happy Madison production in association with Out of the Blue Entertainment
Director: Mike Mitchell
Screenwriters: Harris Goldberg & Rob Schneider
Producers: Sid Ganis, Barry Bernardi
Executive producers: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo
Director of photography: Peter Lyons Collister
Production designer: Alan Au
Editors: George Bowers, Lawrence Jordan
Costume designer: Molly Maginnis
Music supervisor: Michael Dilbeck
Music: Teddy Castellucci
Casting: Marcia Ross & Donna Morong, Gail Goldberg
Color/stereo
Cast:
Deuce Bigalow: Rob Schneider
Detective Fowler: William Forsythe
T.J. Hicks: Eddie Griffin
Kate: Arija Bareikis
Antoine Laconte: Oded Fehr
Claire: Gail O'Grady
Bob Bigalow: Richard Riehle
Elaine: Jacqueline Obradors
Bergita: Dina Platias
Ruth: Amy Poehler
Jabba Lady: Big Boy
Running time -- 83 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Given that the scrappy Schneider doesn't possess the kind of childlike vulnerability that has earned Sandler a sizable female following, "Deuce" will likely have to settle for being a guys' movie. But its ideally timed placement in a market that is short on comedy should ensure that "Deuce" pulls in impressive numbers.
Schneider, who shares screenwriting credit with Harris Goldberg (Sandler's on board as exec producer), is the Deuce Bigalow in question -- a dedicated fish tank cleaner who dreams of moving to an oceanside property with his fine finned friends.
As fate would have it, Deuce ends up house-sitting for Antoine Laconte (Oded Fehr), a high-priced gigolo who expects his expensively appointed pad to remain impeccably intact upon his return.
Naturally, it isn't long before Antoine's $6,000 custom-made Living Color aquarium ends up in thousands of pieces on his priceless oriental rugs and you can see where this literal-minded fish-out-of-water story is headed.
Desperate to come up with the cash to repair the damage, Deuce ends up doing the male escort thing with a little assistance from T.J. Hicks (Eddie Griffin), a pimp who prefers to be known as a "man madam."
Since he's new on the job, the clientele isn't exactly top-drawer, as evidenced by the freak show-worthy lineup of narcoleptic, Tourette's syndrome-suffering, physical abnormality-touting females willing to pay for his services.
Along the way, Deuce makes the fatal mistake of falling in love with one of them -- the shy, one-legged Kate (Arija Bareikis) -- and for the first time in his life he's faced with a crisis of conscience.
While he's not blessed with that Sandler/Carrey brand of instant, follow-them-anywhere charisma, Schneider's got a sort of uppity Jack Russell terrier energy that can be effective in a controlled climate -- meaning he has wisely surrounded himself with an able ensemble.
In addition to Griffin's gender-sensitive T.J. Hicks, other bright comedic turns include Amy Poehler's sweet, obscenity-sputtering Ruth, the sizable Jabba Lady (Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy) and Deuce's restroom attendant dad (Richard Riehle).
And, in a reputation-skewering cameo, Marlo Thomas makes an unbilled appearance as a customer with a Teutonic fetish.
Coordinating all the requisite innuendo and poopy jokes with a bouncy eagerness is first-time feature director Mike Mitchell, whose extensive background in animation is put to good, appropriately cartoonish use.
DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO
Buena Vista
Touchstone Pictures presents a Happy Madison production in association with Out of the Blue Entertainment
Director: Mike Mitchell
Screenwriters: Harris Goldberg & Rob Schneider
Producers: Sid Ganis, Barry Bernardi
Executive producers: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo
Director of photography: Peter Lyons Collister
Production designer: Alan Au
Editors: George Bowers, Lawrence Jordan
Costume designer: Molly Maginnis
Music supervisor: Michael Dilbeck
Music: Teddy Castellucci
Casting: Marcia Ross & Donna Morong, Gail Goldberg
Color/stereo
Cast:
Deuce Bigalow: Rob Schneider
Detective Fowler: William Forsythe
T.J. Hicks: Eddie Griffin
Kate: Arija Bareikis
Antoine Laconte: Oded Fehr
Claire: Gail O'Grady
Bob Bigalow: Richard Riehle
Elaine: Jacqueline Obradors
Bergita: Dina Platias
Ruth: Amy Poehler
Jabba Lady: Big Boy
Running time -- 83 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 12/8/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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