Hamlet 2 (2008)

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers (WGA):

Pam Brady (written by) &
Andrew Fleming (written by)

Release Date:

27 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

One high school drama teacher is about to make a huge number 2

Plot:

In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Plot Keywords:

Student | Actor | High School | Jesus | Alcoholic

Cast

Steve Coogan	...	Dana Marschz
Catherine Keener	...	Brie Marschz
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Octavio
Skylar Astin	...	Rand Posin
Phoebe Strole	...	Epiphany Sellars
Melonie Diaz	...	Ivonne
Arnie Pantoja	...	Vitamin J
Michael Esparza	...	Chuy
Natalie Amenula	...	Yolanda
Marshall Bell	...	Principal Rocker
David Arquette	...	Gary
Elisabeth Shue	...	Elisabeth Shue
Amy Poehler	...	Cricket Feldstein
Shea Pepe	...	Noah Sapperstein
Marco Rodríguez	...	Mr. Marquez
Deborah Chavez	...	Mrs. Marquez
Kevin Wiggins	...	Policeman #1
Johnnie Hector	...	Policeman #2
Nat Faxon	...	Glenn from Copy Shop
Steve Corona	...	Horace
Arron Shiver	...	Virgil
Josh Berry	...	Mr. Mann
Margarita Wilder	...	Julia De La Huerta
Evan Adrian	...	Danny the Waiter
J.D. Garfield	...	Man with Envelope
Mary Evans	...	Parent #1
Tomas Sanchez	...	Parent #2
Mike Hatfield	...	Man in Truck
John Hardman	...	Old Dude
Stephen Eiland	...	Scary Gang Banger
Cynthia Straus	...	Hysterical Woman
Will Gluck	...	Man at Play #1
Tom Romero	...	Man at Play #2
Jenny Gabrielle	...	Prayer Girl
Frank Bond	...	Ron from The Times
Todd Anderson	...	Redneck Parent
Daniel Quiñones	...	Giggles / Drama Student (as Daniel Quiononez)
Karin Arellano	...	Drama Student
Sian Bird	...	Drama Student
Jessica Daniels	...	Drama Student
Tina Kozlowski	...	Drama Student
Joey Montoya	...	Drama Student
Hannah Rodananta	...	Drama Student (as Hanna Rodananta)
Gabriel Romero	...	Drama Student
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arlin Alcala	...	Protestant (uncredited)
Robert Anthony Brass	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Foued Zayani	...	Parent at Play (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Fleming

Writing credits (WGA)
Pam Brady		(written by) &
Andrew Fleming		(written by)

Produced by
Albert Berger	....	executive producer
Pam Brady	....	executive producer
Eric Eisner	....	producer
Andrew Fleming	....	executive producer
Michael Flynn	....	executive producer
Evan Lesser	....	associate producer
Leonid Rozhetskin	....	producer
Jacob E. Ryan	....	associate producer
Aaron Ryder	....	producer
Ron Yerxa	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ralph Sall

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman

Casting by
Pam Dixon		(as Pam Dixon Mickelson)

Production Design by
Tony Fanning

Art Direction by
Guy Barnes

Set Decoration by
Wendy Ozols-Barnes		(as Wendy Barnes)

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Shannon Bouldin	....	hair stylist
Norman Bryn	....	key makeup artist: New York
Mary Cooke	....	key hairstylist: New York
Vanessa Jaramillo	....	makeup artist
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	key makeup artist (as Taylor Roberts)
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney	....	key hair stylist (as Joann Stafford Chaney)
Svetlana Britt	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Deidre Parness	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Flynn	....	unit production manager
Matthew Spiegel	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Betsy Friedman	....	second assistant director: New York
Maria Mantia	....	second assistant director
Nicholas Mastandrea	....	first assistant director
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	second second assistant director (as Anastacia Nemic)

Art Department
Benjamin Joseph Bustos	....	set dresser (as Ben Bustos)
Craig Butterman	....	propmaker
Ryan Cowles	....	conceptual artist/sculptor
Jason Critchfield	....	painter
Cliff C. Crouch	....	propmaker (as Cliff Crouch)
Jason Davis	....	shopper
Gary Eilar	....	set dresser
Francesca Galesi	....	art department researcher
Forrest A. Haag	....	assistant property master (as Forrest Haag)
Mike Hanrahan	....	set dresser
Ronald O. Jaynes	....	construction coordinator (as Ron Jaynes)
George Kruft	....	paint foreman
Johnny Long	....	greensman
Amahl Lovato	....	assistant art director
Ben Lowney	....	property master
Antonio Maes	....	painter
Aaron Newton	....	construction foreman
Randy Ortega	....	lead scenic
Rhonda Paynter	....	on-set dresser (as Rhonda Painter)
David Peck	....	propmaker
Marilyn Peterson	....	set dresser
Wm. Michael Rafter	....	set dresser (as Michael Rafter)
Eduardo Reyes	....	propmaker
Leonard Sanchez	....	propmaker
Loren Schoel	....	art department coordinator
Craig Sears	....	propmaker
Liv Selinger	....	leadman
Kris Strube	....	utility tech
Shana Terrell	....	property assistant
Severino Gonzales	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Paul Harman	....	muralist (uncredited)
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Chris Painter	....	greens person (uncredited)
Jorge Reyes	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Ted Slampyak	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Brownlow	....	additional sound mixer
Bayard Carey	....	additional sound mixer
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Pud Cusack	....	production sound mixer
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nelson Ferreira	....	dialogue editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Todd Langner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike McKone	....	assistant sound editor
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
Dave Plowman	....	foley assistant
Debby Ruby-Winsberg	....	adr mixer (as Debbie Winsberg)
Joel Shryack	....	supervising sound editor
Ross Simpson	....	boom operator
Noah Timan	....	sound mixer: New York
Trevor Ward	....	sound consultant: Dolby
John Weitz	....	sound utility
Randy Wilson	....	foley mixer
Marilee Yorston	....	assistant sound editor
David S. DiPietro	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Justin Pearson	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Edwardo Santiago	....	boom operator (uncredited)
John Sievert	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Tyler Whitham	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Daniel Holt	....	special effects set foreman
Margaret Johnson	....	special effects coordinator (as Maggie Johnson)
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects rigging foreman (as Randy Moore)

Visual Effects by
Chris Brown	....	visual effects supervisor (as Chris 'CB' Brown)
Bill Coffin	....	inferno artist: Post Logic Studios
Grant Janssen	....	senior systems engineer: Post Logic Studios
Jeremy Nicolaides	....	digital supervisor
Eric Pardee	....	digital intermediate data manager: Post Logic Studios
Boyd Stepan	....	inferno artist: Post Logic Studios

Stunts
Mary Lynn Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt coordinator
Al Goto	....	stunts
John Koyama	....	stunts
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunt coordinator (as Kurt Lott)
Allen Robinson	....	stunts
Trina E. Siopy	....	stunts (as Trina Siopy)
Jay Torrez	....	stunts
Derick Pritchard	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Bacharka	....	electrician
Thomas Campbell	....	rigging electrician
Rafiel Chait	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeremiah Chapman	....	video assist operator
Kenneth Coblentz	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Matt Cordova	....	rigging grip
Tony Dehoss	....	electrician (as Tony Dehosse)
Dan Delgado	....	gaffer
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, New York (as Angelo DiGiacomo)
Frank Eyers	....	24 frame playback operator
Jay Foley	....	best boy grip
Tone Freshwater	....	electrician
Matt Guiza	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Alec Jarnagin	....	Steadicam operator: New York
Alec Jarnagin	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
Cathy Kanavy	....	still photographer
Rick Lamb	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Leite	....	rigging grip (as David Lente)
Bruce Lewis	....	best boy electric
Clay Liversidge	....	gaffer: New York
Nate Lopez	....	loader: New York
Chris Maesters	....	rigging electrician (as Chris Maestas)
Michael Manzanares	....	key rigging grip
Evan Martinez	....	rigging grip
Jeff Mart	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jeff Mart	....	steadicam operator
Adam Miller	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Kevin M. Miller	....	rigging best boy electric (as Kevin Miller)
Jim Naylor	....	grip
Richard Osborn Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Rick Osborn)
Ralph Perri	....	key grip: New York
Jessica Ramos	....	loader
Alejandro Snodgrass	....	grip
Josh Steinberg	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Lisbeth Storandt	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Liz Storandt)
Greg Travis	....	best boy rigging electric (as Travis Travis)
Shawna Travis	....	rigging electrician
Chad Watters	....	rigging electrician
Sandy Williams	....	key grip
Steve Zigler	....	rigging gaffer
Joe Abraham Dean	....	lighting console programmer (uncredited)
Rick Lamb	....	camera operator: additional camera (uncredited)
William Louthe	....	best boy: New York (uncredited)
Georgia Packard	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Mark Sheets	....	grip (uncredited)
Atom Vyvial	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marty Cherrix	....	casting: New Mexico
Maria Rodney-Wren	....	extras casting
Robert Mickelson	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Debbie Andrews	....	seamstress (as Debra Andrews)
Jerry Carnevale	....	key set costumer
Carrie Christine	....	costumer
Amy Habacker	....	costume supervisor: New York (as Amy Habaker)
Katherine Huang	....	shopper
Nicolina Nicthe	....	wardrobe production assistant
John H. Smith	....	costume supervisor
Liz Lash	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Brian Addie	....	first assistant editor (as Brian G. Addie)
Claudia Alves	....	post-production coordinator
Eric Davidson	....	assistant editor
Chris DeLaGuardia	....	color timer
David Donaldson	....	digital intermediate project supervisor: Post Logic Studios
Ron Ischovitsch	....	digital intermediate assistant: Post Logic Studios
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor: Post Logic Studios
Bryan McMahan	....	digital intermediate colorist: Post Logic Studios
Betsy Solorzano	....	digital intermediate producer: Post Logic Studios (as Betsy J. Solorzano)
Frank Pass	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Andrew Dorfman	....	music editor
Larry Ferguson	....	music engineer
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
Adam King	....	music consultant: percussion
Dan Petty	....	music associate
James Sall	....	music supervisor
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer
Ralph Sall	....	score producer

Transportation Department
Kari Bernhardt	....	driver
Mike Chavez	....	driver
Mark Dometrovich	....	transportation captain
Guy J. Graves	....	driver (as Gary Graves)
Kenny Heath	....	driver
Jay Kendall	....	driver
Rita Lundin	....	transportation captain
Larry Martinez	....	driver
Mario Medina	....	driver
Dominic Pompeo	....	driver
Richard Poole	....	driver
Derick Pritchard	....	driver (as Derek Pritchard)
Tommy Rivera	....	driver
Bruce Simballa	....	driver
Dennis Trujillo	....	driver
Byron Wilkerson	....	driver
Leanne Wilkerson	....	driver
Kip Wolverton	....	driver
Tim Woods	....	transportation captain: New York

Other crew
Mark Alvarez	....	payroll accountant
Giles Andrew	....	production assistant: New York
Van Arno	....	supplier: aztec artwork, Feral Gallery
Christopher Bush	....	location assistant
Deborah Carruthers	....	stand-in
Joann Connolly	....	production assistant
Keith Fleer	....	additional legal services: Loeb & Loeb
Alex Gianopoulos	....	key location assistant
Jim Giesler	....	key craft services (as Jim Geisler)
Libbe Green	....	production secretary
Tracey Grimes	....	vice president of sales: Post Logic Studios
Brice Hamilton	....	location assistant
Brian Harris	....	production assistant: New York
Carolyn Harris	....	executive: Raygum
Nathan Helm	....	production assistant
Michael E. Hernandez	....	assistant to chef (as Michael Hernandez)
Annie Hinkes	....	assistant: Mr. Fleming
Jim Ivy	....	set medic
Horst Jung	....	chef
Jared Kaufmann	....	production assistant: New York
Meghan Kerns	....	production assistant: New York
Coryn Kiefer	....	assistant to producers
Melanie Kirk	....	production coordinator
Cherron Kofford	....	assistant production coordinator
Janice Kostelnick	....	production office assistant (as Janice R. Kostelnick)
Jon Kurt	....	production assistant: New York
Brian G. Lax	....	set medic (as Brian Lax)
Michael Levine	....	completion guarantor: International Film Guarantors
Kristen Loree	....	dialect coach
Jason A. McCauley	....	assistant location manager: New York (as Jason McCauley)
Joe McLaughlin	....	production accountant
Thomas Meade Jr.	....	location assistant
John Meinl	....	accounting clerk
Mamie Mitchell	....	script supervisor
Josh Moody	....	location assistant
Dennis Muscari	....	assistant location manager
Ryan Pace	....	stand-in
Michael Padilla	....	location assistant
Ricardo Paiz	....	assistant: Mr Coogan
Anna Ramey	....	key set production assistant
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production legal services
Lauren Roll	....	production assistant: New York
Pilar L. Salazar	....	second assistant accountant (as Pilar Salazar)
Daniel Sandoval	....	stand-in
Steven Self	....	first assistant accountant
Laura Sevier	....	clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Brooke Sidkoff	....	production assistant: New York
Beatrice Springborn	....	executive: Raygun
Alan Swain	....	location manager
Brandi Tobias	....	choreographer
Amy H. Tung	....	assistant production coordinator: New York (as Amy Tung)
Stefan Veit	....	assistant to chef
Bob Weber	....	accountant: post-production
Don Weston	....	production assistant: New York
Brenna Wilmsen	....	craft service assistant
Wendy L. York	....	script supervisor: New York (as Wendy York)
Jon Baran	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michelle Montgomery	....	adr voice match: Voice Replacement (uncredited)
Dusty Sheckles	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Hunter Standen	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Mark Van Horne	....	laboratory contact (uncredited)

Thanks
Susannah Grant	....	thanks
Lucy Lawless	....	thanks
Steven Soderbergh	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bona Fide Productions
• ContentFilm International (sales agent)
• L+E Pictures

Distributors

• Focus Features (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures France (UPF) (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Great FX (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Aerotech Remote  camera cranes
• Austro Catering Services  catering (as Austro Catering)
• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack
• CinePartners  camera cranes
• DeMille Halliburton  insurance
• DeWitt Stern Group  insurance
• Entertainment Clearances  clearances
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Entertainment Partners  payroll
• Feral Gallery  supplier: aztec artwork
• Filmtools  expendables
• Global Entertainment Partners  post-production services
• Hollywood-DI  HD Screening Services
• Hungry & Humble  grip/electric equipment
• International Film Guarantors  completion guarantor
• Keslow Cameras  camera systems provided by
• Leonetti Company  grip and lighting equipment
• Loeb and Loeb  additional legal services
• Post Logic Studios  digital intermediate
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York

MPAA:

Rated R for language including sexual references, brief nudity and some drug content.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44121) | UK:15 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:7

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Bona Fide Productions

Trivia:

Steve Coogan is also doing the narration.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Mr. Marschz trips on acid, the police find him naked from the waist down on an abandoned couch. When he is picked up and escorted to a car, his shirt parts briefly and we can see that he is wearing flesh colored underwear.

Quotes:

Dana Marschz: Chuy, you're going to have a magical life. Because no matter where you go, it's always going to be better than Tucson.

Movie Connections:

References Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Soundtrack:

The Look Of Love (Part One)

Seeing the trailer ruined the movie for me.

Hamlet 2 (2008) had an ad campaign that seemed to focus on the fact that it was from the co-writer of South Park, but they are not referring to Matt Stone or Trey Parker (who had absolutely nothing to do with this movie). They are talking about Pam Brady who mostly produces the show, but has some co-writing credits on a couple of the episodes and on the South Park movie. So, if you're going into this expecting something like Orgazmo or Team America, then you'll probably be disappointed.

That being said, the movie is still pretty clever and funny. Aside from a slow beginning, an annoying amount of pratfalls, and two completely pointless characters (played by Catherine Keener David Arquette), it's a pretty funny movie.

Unfortunately this is one of those movies where the funniest parts are spoiled by the trailer. My suggestion would be to skip the theatrical release and wait for it to come out on DVD. By that time, you probably will have forgotten the ad campaign, and you'll really be able to enjoy it.