bachelor party to blame.
For a comedy, especially a comedy filmed in Las Vegas, the audience must have something to do with the casino, but for the director of "The Hangover" Todd Phillips For Si, this movie is actually a comedy that has nothing to do with gambling: "This movie chose Las Vegas as the background, first of all because I am familiar with it and I like that city very much. I feel that in Las Vegas, there will always be unexpected things happening. I was fascinated by this story after reading the script written by Jon Lucas. It is a comedy made fun of amnesia. Several protagonists must retrieve the memories they lost in one night, and in the process of searching for this memory, many ridiculous things happened one after another. This is "The Hangover."
There are already many movies about bachelor parties, such as that. The Oscar-nominated "Life with Wine" has won a lot of praise, and how is this "The Hangover" different from previous works of the same theme? Regarding this, director Todd Phillips said: "Bachelor parties are typical American culture. In fact, they have a little bit of fear before marriage. Can't you party with good friends after you get married? It's just an American style. Free catharsis, so in "The Hangover", I decided to amplify this catharsis so that everyone can see what the consequences of a bachelor party will be if they go crazy all night, and how many ridiculous things our protagonist can do in one night. Of course, this is not a preaching movie. It just uses such excessive exaggeration to create jokes. I can be sure that the audience has never seen such a noisy bachelor party."
The screenwriter Jon Lucas has been a good one in recent years. The well-known comedy writer, "Four Christmases" at the end of last year, and "The Ghost of Ex-Girlfriends" which is still in theaters are all written by him. What is the new joke in this new work "The Hangover"? Jon Lucas said: "This story used to bother me, because there are a lot of dialogue in the film. If you can make these dialogues interesting and unconventional, it will not make the audience feel familiar. This is me. The biggest problem I face when writing a script. My mind always keeps coming up with the dialogues and plots of similar movies in the past. I have to make sure that I am not affected by these works to write a brand new story."
The new generation of comedians
"The Hangover" is a comedy with character dialogue as the main joke. In addition to having a good story, the choice of actors is also the key reason for the success of the film. One of the leading actors, Zach Galifianakis, has previously starred in Sean Penn’s "Survival in the Wild" and the same Las Vegas comedy "Love in Las Vegas". For this new In the movie, Zach Galifianakis said: "The filming of this film is really interesting. Everyone can't help but laugh on the set. The joyful atmosphere infects every staff on the set. I know this. It’s very unprofessional, but considering that the "Hangover" we starred in is such a ridiculous and funny movie, as an actor, I and several other protagonists really can’t control themselves. During the filming process, there were a few scenes of me. I have to play with a baby. That's a real kid. He just hung on my chest. Seeing that look, everyone couldn't help but want to laugh. It's just that the director is miserable, because we definitely didn't achieve what he wanted. Fortunately, he is a good-tempered director. We haven’t received much scolding."
Like Zach Galifianakis, another starring actor Ed Helms was apparently immersed in the filming process. Among his happy memories: "The shooting of "The Hangover" is indeed a pleasant thing. The actors are very energetic, and there is such an interesting script. It is really pleasant to film with a baby, because Children themselves have a factor that makes people feel happy and warm. As long as you try to stay with babies all day, you will be able to be happy in your heart. But many people know that if it is filming, babies and animals It is the most difficult to control. It will always bring you this or that kind of accident, but compared with the happiness gained from it, it seems so insignificant. I really like staying with babies. When I see them, my smile Will crawl on my face involuntarily."
For a comedy that is as crazy and lively as "The Hangover", improvisation also occupies a very large proportion and space here, Zach Galifianakis explained: "Filming this movie For me, the biggest feeling apart from having a very good cast is director Todd Phillips. Todd Phillips is very tolerant to us, and he often encourages him when discussing the plot on the set and in private meetings. We tried every plot in the movie. He told us that a good actor can break away from the script and do some improvisation. We didn't dare to do this at the beginning, and we could only follow the script carefully. Performing performances, but then we found that Todd Phillips was right. We always had a lot of ideas during the actual shooting. Sometimes proper on-site performance can add a lot of color to the film, but this requires prior communication with the actors. And to master an appropriate limit. Making jokes is our task, but we must make the audience feel funny, not our actors themselves. So at this point Todd Phillips is really a noble director He gave us actors as much space as possible, and let us know what kind of performance can achieve the best results. I like to work with directors like this. This is a good thing for both the film and the actors."
As a director, Todd Phillips also feels helpless about the frequent laughter scenes on the set, but he also feels that it is understandable: "I can't blame the actors because of this, but their laughter shows that the "Hangover" "How well the story is written, I can only thank Jon for this point. They are all very professional actors. I hope they can have a very relaxed state when playing their own roles, so that they can get involved. The respective characters, and the laugh field is also a kind of relaxation to some extent. The filming time of this film did not take long, and most of the scenes are indoors. We have enough time for the actors to slowly adjust their own Status, so I’m not worried that the laugh field will affect the shooting and even the overall quality of the film. On the contrary, it gives a lot of interesting tidbits when making DVDs. I think the audience is also willing to see how these guys are out of the camera. Laughing like the audience.”
Highlights
·The production plan and release time of the sequel were set when the film was filmed. "The Hangover 2" is expected to be released in 2011.
· "The Hangover" is the third film co-starred by Bradley Cooper and Justin Barsha. The previous two were "New York, I Love You" and "The Lai Family".
·The babies in this film are co-starred by three pairs of twins and a model.
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