Disaster Movie (2008)

User Rating:

1.6/10   

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Not another shallow Hollywood movie

Plot:

Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events.

Plot Keywords:

Disaster | Natural Disaster | Batman | Indiana Jones | Michael Jackson

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Matt Lanter	...	Will
Vanessa Minnillo	...	Amy
G. Thang	...	Calvin (as Gary 'G Thang' Johnson)
Nicole Parker	...	Enchanted Princess / Amy Winehouse Look-A-Like / Jessica Simpson Look-A-Like
Crista Flanagan	...	Juney / Hannah Montana
Kimberly Kardashian	...	Lisa (as Kim Kardashian)
Ike Barinholtz	...	Wolf / Javier Bardem Look-A-Like / Police Officer / Hellboy / Batman / Beowulf / Prince Caspian
Carmen Electra	...	Beautiful Assassin
Tony Cox	...	Indiana Jones
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Prince
Nick Steele	...	Underwear Model
John Di Domenico	...	Dr. Phil Look-A-Like / Love Guru
Jason Boegh	...	Male Carrie
Valerie Wildman	...	Samantha
Abe Spigner	...	Flava-Flav Look-A-Like
Noah Harpster	...	Jonah
Austin Michael Scott	...	McLover
Devin Crittenden	...	Michael Cera Look-A-Like
Dana Seltzer	...	Head On Voice (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Emergency Broadcaster (voice)
Michelle Lang	...	Hot Girl
Jonas Neal	...	Justin Timberlake Look-A-Like
Walter Harris	...	Hancock
Ty Miller	...	Kid (as Ty Wesley)
Gerard Facchini	...	Iron Man
Jacob Tolano	...	Bruce Banner (as Jacob Tolano Wood)
Roland Kickinger	...	Hulk
Christopher Johnson	...	Michael Jackson Look-A-Like
Preston James Hillier	...	Cowboy Fan
Johnny Rock	...	Male Enchanted Princess
David Born	...	Referee
Genevieve Guzchack	...	Bikini Girl #1
Hilary Kennedy	...	Bikini Girl #2
Lloyd Arnold II	...	Jojo
Jared S. Eddo	...	Speed Racer
Yoshio Iizuka	...	Kung Fu Panda
Lauren Gottlieb	...	Cheerleader Dancer #1
Katrina Norman	...	Cheerleader Dancer #2
Monica Soto	...	Cheerleader Dancer #3
Audra Griffis	...	Cheerleader Dancer #4
Amaris Davidson	...	Cheerleader Dancer #5
Courtney Shay Young	...	Cheerleader Dancer #6 (as Courtney Young)
Clinton Huff	...	Basketball Dancer #1
Devin Walker	...	Basketball Dancer #2
Dominique Kelley	...	Basketball Dancer #3
Jeremy Barthel	...	Basketball Dancer #4
Billy Jackson	...	Basketball Dancer #5
Luke Sexton	...	Basketball Dancer #6
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Byrnes	...	(Middle) Hulk (uncredited)
Jon Dainty	...	Party go'er (uncredited)
Lacey Ford	...	Party Goer (uncredited)
Brandon B. Helmes	...	Bloody pedestrian (uncredited)
Brandy Moon	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Halley Rachal	...	Sweet Sixteen Party Guest (uncredited)
Sarah J. Thompson	...	College party goer / Bloody pedestrian (uncredited)
Kenny Yates	...	Hop Sing (uncredited)

Directed by
Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writing credits (WGA)
Jason Friedberg		(written by) &
Aaron Seltzer		(written by)

Produced by
Jason Friedberg	....	producer
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	co-producer
Hal Olofsson	....	executive producer
Peter Safran	....	producer
Aaron Seltzer	....	producer
Kenny Yates	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography by
Shawn Maurer

Film Editing by
Peck Prior

Casting by
Tara Duncil

Production Design by
William A. Elliott

Art Direction by
Daniel A. Lomino

Set Decoration by
Teresa Visinare

Costume Design by
Frank Helmer

Makeup Department
Matthew Jorgensen	....	makeup effects supervisor: WM Creations and SAG puppeteer
Robert Wesley Knight	....	super hero suit fabricator
Jack Lazzaro	....	makeup artist
Robert Miller	....	costume designer/fabricator: WM Creations
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects designer
Gary J. Perticone	....	hair department head
Richard Redlefsen	....	key special makeup effects artist
Shunika Terry	....	assistant hair stylist
Turner Walker	....	special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations, Inc.
Tony Ward	....	hair stylist
Clinton Wayne	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Terra Abroms	....	post-production supervisor
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Berke	....	second assistant director
John Mattingly	....	second second assistant director
Hal Olofsson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kenneth Brown	....	carpenter
Eddie Burcham	....	set dresser
Daniel Coe	....	construction coordinator
Lisa Akes Crouch	....	greens person
Matthew L. Crowson	....	painter
James Diggs	....	lead painter
Kevin Gaspard	....	graphic designer
Shannon Harrelson	....	set designer
Anthony J. Henderson	....	sculpture foreman
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	construction buyer
Phillip Joffrion	....	set dresser
Julie Kobsa	....	property assistant
Robert Lucas	....	leadman
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Tianna Mockett	....	art department coordinator
Audra Muslow	....	art department production assistant
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Steven M. Saylor	....	set designer
Cindy Seay	....	painter
John Eric Seay	....	constructor foreman
John N. Wood	....	set dresser
Jeff Broome	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Jeffrey Broome	....	construction medic (uncredited)

Sound Department
Misty Conn	....	boom operator
Destin E. Gautier	....	sound utility
Glynna Grimala	....	sound effects editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Long	....	sound mixer
Anna MacKenzie	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr mixer
Karen Vassar	....	sound effects editor
Jared Watt	....	additional boom operator

Special Effects by
Graham Denman	....	special effects
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects
Richard Redlefsen	....	puppeteer

Visual Effects by
Eric Almeras	....	digital compositor
Mandy Arnold	....	digital restoration artist
Jeremy Hunt	....	visual effects supervisor: Screaming Death Monkey
Sadie D. Johnson	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Chris E. Peterson	....	digital artist: Screaming Death Monkey
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: At The Post
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	visual effects supervisor: At The Post
Chris Soyer	....	visual effects artist
Andranik Taranyan	....	paint artist
Chris Watts	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Brent Bernhard	....	stunts
Brian Patrick Collins	....	stunt double
Lateef Crowder	....	stunt double
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt performer
Lena Fennema	....	stunt double
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double
Brandon Loeser	....	stunts
Deven MacNair	....	stunts
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Kym Stys	....	stunt double (stunt double: Carmen Electra)
Ryan Watson	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Donald Akes	....	rigging electric
Justin Babin	....	grip
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Sean Cruz	....	lighting technician
Brandon Dauzat	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Gregory Edwards	....	set lighting technician
Brouke Franklin	....	first assistant camera
Chris Garner	....	grip
Danny Horne	....	second assistant camera
Jeremy Launais	....	gaffer
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Dustin Logan	....	video assist
Greg Lomas	....	dolly grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	best boy grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	key grip: second unit
Darby Newman	....	additional second assistant camera
Jason Prowell	....	lighting technician
T.J. Sebren	....	lamp operator
Tim Speed	....	best boy electric
Tonja Thomas	....	film loader (as Tonja Greenfield)
Todd Thompson	....	rigging grip
Charles B. Walker	....	grip
Ty Zenter	....	grip

Casting Department
Jamie Baremore	....	location casting
Benjamin G. Malbrough	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Shawnia Willson	....	extras casting assistant
Ashley-Anne Parker	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Doré Cermak	....	costume production assistant
Paul Corricelli	....	key costumer
Emily Dominguez	....	costumer
Eva Fredrickson	....	wardrobe assistant
Jennifer Kamrath	....	key set costumer
Melissa Kidd	....	costume assistant
Krystle Lamoreaux	....	costumer: extras
Krystle Lamoreaux	....	set costumer
Mary Matthews-Smith	....	costume supervisor
Dalhia Schuette	....	costumer
Anne Sweeney	....	costume assistant
Rachel A. Walker	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Ryan C. Fill	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
David M. Perkins	....	colorist: dailies
Peck Prior	....	supervising editor
Siobhan Prior	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate color timer

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Nick Fevola	....	score programmer
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Cory Milano	....	music editor
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Rebekah Touma	....	music coordinator
Jojo Villanueva	....	music supervisor
Philip White	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator
Jesse Grillo	....	driver
Aaron D. Moore	....	hair/make-up driver
Beverly Reeves	....	driver
James Yeates	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Coleen Aiello	....	first assistant accountant
Kelly Airhart	....	body double
Aaron Askew	....	second assistant accountant
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor
David Carmon	....	dance double
Brooke Coleman	....	production secretary
Christopher Crouch	....	production assistant
Jeff Dash	....	production accountant
Christina DeCharles	....	location scout
Jaz Donaldson	....	production assistant
Charles Gibson	....	office production assistant
Will Greenfield	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeremy N. Hernandez	....	production assistant
Letitia Hoaas	....	set teacher
Jerad Janke	....	location assistant
Cosmos Kiindarius	....	production assistant
Kenneth Lecompte	....	travel coordinator
Sean K. Russell	....	post production coordinator
Charity Schubert	....	assistant to producer
Caroline Seale	....	key assistant location manager
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Roger J. Timber	....	stand-in: G. Thang
Greg Washington	....	production assistant
Clinton Wayne	....	puppeteer
John A. Metoyer	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lionsgate (presents)
• Grosvenor Park Media (as Grosvenor Park) (presents)
• 3 in the Box

Distributors

• Albatros Film (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• At The Post
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)
• Screaming Death Monkey

Other Companies

• BAM Casting  local principle and background casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Cohen & Gardner  legal services
• Fairfield Studios  production EPK (EPK crew)
• Louisiana Production Consultants  production services co.
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Stone Management  product placement
• Summit Entertainment  sales
• Wildfire Studios  editorial facilities

Also Known As:

Goodie Two Shoes (USA) (working title)
Meet the Spartans 2 (USA) (working title)
Meet the Spartans 2: The Story of McLover & The Kingdom of the Crystal Beer Can (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, drug references and comic violence.

Runtime:

87 min | 88 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44502) | UK:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Malaysia:18PL | Finland:K-13 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Occupied the #1 spot on the IMDb Bottom 100 for almost four months, from shortly after its August 2008 release until December, when it was dethroned by Sweetie Pie (2000), an obscure thriller starring Paris Hilton. The film returned to #1 on the Bottom 100 when Sweetie Pie disappeared from the Database.

Goofs:

Continuity: When "the beautiful assassin" tells Calvin to turn the bullet, she is covered in tattoos. When she goes into the wrestling arena, she has no tattoos.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Will: [after falling face-first into a pile of feces in his dream] Oh, shit.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Soundtrack:

Get Spaztic

Someone please put an end to Seltzer's awful career

I was given a free ticket to this film; so I can't complain that I was ripped off (except in that some 90 minutes of my life were irretrievably stolen from me). These sort of movies (Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans) haven't been funny for some time now but "Disaster Movie" has reached a new low. There wasn't one real laugh anywhere in the film, and most of the alleged "jokes" were actually painful. (There was a considerable amount of childish, mean-spirited stuff in the form of racist, sexist, and especially homophobic, garbage present, along with ample helpings of juvenile gross-outs.) None of the actors were even bothering to put up any pretense of acting. There is nothing hip, clever, or even mildly intelligent going on here. The entire film is from beginning to end crass, vulgar, irrational, and utterly humorless in any human sense. I know that in the past these sort of trash has made enough money to keep Seltzer et al., grinding them out but "Disaster Movie" may just be the downfall of the franchise. The utter contempt that Seltzer and his collaborators have for their audience is finally beginning to show through clearly. If this one fails (and from what I saw in the almost empty theater there is a good chance of it), Seltzer will have to go back to the drawing board, stop making these lazy catastrophes, and finally develop a real sense of humor. This movie is an unfunny piece of puke - stay away from it.