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The most positive major critic review listed on either Metacritic or Rotten Tomatoes (though it was still listed as "rotten" on the latter) was by [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', who gave the film a C+ and remarked: "The movie is merciless sending up ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'s'' self-satisfied hipster gobbledygook, and it's quite funny to see ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' still promoting her tie-in products as she lies crushed and dying under a meteor."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20222674,00.html |title= Movie Review | Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=2008-09-03 |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''}}</ref> Gleiberman previously contributed the only positive review listed on either site (out of 17 at Metacritic and 57 at Rotten Tomatoes) of Friedberg and Seltzer's earlier effort ''[[Epic Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/epic_movie/ |title=Epic Movie Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-08-30 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/epicmovie |title=Epic Movie (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2008-08-30 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
The most positive major critic review listed on either Metacritic or Rotten Tomatoes (though it was still listed as "rotten" on the latter) was by [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', who gave the film a C+ and remarked: "The movie is merciless sending up ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'s'' self-satisfied hipster gobbledygook, and it's quite funny to see ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' still promoting her tie-in products as she lies crushed and dying under a meteor."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20222674,00.html |title= Movie Review | Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=2008-09-03 |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''}}</ref> Gleiberman previously contributed the only positive review listed on either site (out of 17 at Metacritic and 57 at Rotten Tomatoes) of Friedberg and Seltzer's earlier effort ''[[Epic Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/epic_movie/ |title=Epic Movie Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-08-30 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/epicmovie |title=Epic Movie (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2008-08-30 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>


On [[IMDb|Internet Movie Database.com]], it is #1 on the Bottom 100, with a rating of 1.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom|title=IMDb Bottom 100|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper named the film the worst of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5245052.ece?token=null&offset=84&page=8 |title=The 100 Worst Movies of 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-12|publisher=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
On [[IMDb|Internet Movie Database.com]], it is #17 on the Bottom 100, with a rating of 1.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom|title=IMDb Bottom 100|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper named the film the worst of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5245052.ece?token=null&offset=84&page=8 |title=The 100 Worst Movies of 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-12|publisher=[[The Times]]}}</ref>


On [[Box Office Mojo]], the film has an F, with 266 votes of Fs and 24 As.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=disastermovie.htm|title=Disaster Movie (2008)|accessdate=2009-01-16|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
On [[Box Office Mojo]], the film has an F, with 266 votes of Fs and 24 As.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=disastermovie.htm|title=Disaster Movie (2008)|accessdate=2009-01-16|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>

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For the film genre, see Disaster film.
Disaster Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Written byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Produced byJason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Peter Safran
StarringMatt Lanter
Vanessa Minnillo
Nicole Parker
Crista Flanagan
Gary "G. Thang" Johnson
Kim Kardashian
Ike Barinholtz
Carmen Electra
CinematographyShawn Maurer
Edited byPeck Prior
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
August 29, 2008
Running time
Theatrical cut
87 min.
Extended cut
88 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Box office$34,624,652

Disaster Movie is a 2008 American parody film. It is written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and stars Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Matt Lanter, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, and Vanessa Minnillo.

Plot

In the year 10,001 B.C., a caveman (Will) runs away from a mammoth before getting in a fight with Wolf (Ike Barinholtz). He then encounters a saber-toothed, gasoline-drinking Amy Winehouse (Nicole Parker), who informs him that the world will end on August 29, 2008 (which was the film's opening day), revealing their fate laying in a crystal skull. The film flash-forwards to the present, where Will (Matt Lanter), the protagonist, apparently dreamt the past sequence. He then finds out that his girlfriend, Amy (Vanessa Minnillo), is having an affair with Flavor Flav (Abe Spigner) and the two broke up with Will not admiting his true feelings for her.

Later that day, Will has a "Sweet Sixteen" party at his house, despite the fact that he's 25. Among the guests are Juney (Crista Flanagan) and Will's best friend Calvin (Gary "G-Thang" Johnson), who attempts to curve a bullet around the room to stop Seth and McLover (Noah Harpster and Austin Scott) from stealing the alcohol, accidentally killing Dr. Phil (John Di Domenico), Anton Chigurh (Barinholtz), and the Beautiful Assassin (Carmen Electra) in the process. By then, Amy arrives with her new boyfriend, a underwear model (Nick Steele), before the High School Musical-like number "Friends Forever" is performed with cameos by an off-key Jessica Simpson (Parker) and Justin Timberlake (Jonas Neal).

However, the party comes to a halt when the lights go out as the room shakes and a bulletin on the radio claims that it is the end of the world. Will, Juney, Calvin and his girlfriend Lisa (Kim Kardashian) go outside during a meteor shower and find that Hannah Montana (Flanagan) has been crushed by a meteor and, even when caught between life and death, is still promoting her merchandise until her wig falls off, revealing her as Miley Cyrus before she finally dies. While this occurred, a boy wakes up Hancock (Walter Harris) and mouths at him to go save the world, only to be knocked away as Hancock tries to flee the city but hits his head on a streetlight and knocks himself out. Soon after, the city starts to freeze over, and the group retreats to a garage for shelter. They meet the Sex and the City girls, who claim to have first grabs and Juney beats a drag queen version of Carrie Bradshaw (Jason Boegh) for the garage Zohan-style. After discussing global warming, Calvin says that he is cold and suggests they take their clothes off. Only the girls take their clothes off, and the guys stare in awe until Juney's water broke.

Later, Will has a dream where he is a Jumper and accidentally gets stabbed by Prince Caspian's (Barinholtz) sword (Caspian identifies him as "the guy who ruined Star Wars"). After Will's dream ended and he was chided for not even trying to commit to his relationship, the gang leaves the garage and Will gets a call from Amy, admiting his feelings for her before he decides to get to her as Lisa gets crushed by a meteor. While the others comfort a distraught Calvin, a Enchanted Princess climbs out of a manhole and gets hit by a taxi, with Calvin catches her as they immediately falls in love with each other. Juney guesses she's a princess thrown out of her kingdom by an evil witch, the Princess explains that she's a "demented homeless chick who lives in the sewers" due to consuming "lots and lots and lots of mind-altering, enchanting drugs!" After getting into a dance off with the Princess's Princely pimp, the heroes run for their lives when a torando appears with Iron Man (Gerrard Fachinni), Hellboy (Barinholtz), and the Hulk (Roland Kickinger) attempting to fight the natural disaster and are knocked down by projectile cows. When they find shelter, Calvin gets a call on his shoe phone from Lisa's mother, who is informed about Lisa's death and how Calvin has found someone hotter in the Princess. Afterward, they encounter a group of cute singing chipmunks who suddenly turn rabid, attacking the gang and eating Juney's flesh until she presumably dies. The chipmunks go after the others until Calvin and Will trap them in trash can, suffocating them as they attempt to break free.

On their way to the museum to save Amy, who called to tell Will she's trapped under a statue, they run into Batman (Barinholtz), who informs them that they must go to the evacuation buses by nine, also mentioned that there will be no chance of survival if they go to save Amy. Learning that it closer to nine than he thought, Batman throws a rope, which lands accidently lands on a car that drags him away. With time against them, the Princess kills Speed Racer so they can hijack his (Jared Eddo) car (with Michael Jackson (Christopher Johnson) in the trunk) and drive to the museum. When they get there, they save Amy who reveals the Crystal Skull from Will's dream to be the only thing that can stop the end of the world. As Will and Amy make their way to the altar, Calvin and the Princess find that the museum doors are closed and all the artifacts have come alive, including Kung Fu Panda (Yoshio Iizuka), who fights Calvin. When Calvin makes out with the Princess, he sees that she is actually a transvestite by removing "his" wig while Kung Fu Panda takes out a katana and kills them.

Meanwhile, Will and Amy run into a nakedBeowulf (Barinholtz), who fights Will in the nude. After Beowulf is defeated, Will and Amy meet Will's father (Tony Cox) and Will returns the Crystal Skull to its altar, averting further destruction. The film ends with a wedding ceremony for Will and Amy being performed by The Guru Shitka (John Di Domenico), who tries to get Amy to "tickle [his] pickle". All the characters, regardless of whether or not they died, sing a song about dating each other ("Disaster Movie Date Song", with "date" replaced by "fuck" in the unrated version), ending with the chipmunks being crushed by yet another cow.

Cast

Critical reception

Reviews of Disaster Movie were almost entirely negative. The film received a 2% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 59 reviews.[1] Metacritic gave the film a metascore of 15%, based on 12 reviews.[2]

The only positive review posted on Rotten Tomatoes was by Jim Schembri from Australian newspaper The Age. Schembri called it "dumb but also undeniably funny in spots that a right-thinking mature person feels comfortable admitting", the film was given 3 1/2 stars out of five. [3] The most positive major critic review listed on either Metacritic or Rotten Tomatoes (though it was still listed as "rotten" on the latter) was by Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly, who gave the film a C+ and remarked: "The movie is merciless sending up Juno's self-satisfied hipster gobbledygook, and it's quite funny to see Hannah Montana still promoting her tie-in products as she lies crushed and dying under a meteor."[4] Gleiberman previously contributed the only positive review listed on either site (out of 17 at Metacritic and 57 at Rotten Tomatoes) of Friedberg and Seltzer's earlier effort Epic Movie.[5][6]

On Internet Movie Database.com, it is #17 on the Bottom 100, with a rating of 1.5 out of 10.[7] The Times newspaper named the film the worst of 2008.[8]

On Box Office Mojo, the film has an F, with 266 votes of Fs and 24 As.[9]

On January 21, 2009, the film received six nominations for the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards:[10] Worst Picture, Worst Supporting Actress (Electra), Worst Supporting Actress (Kardashian), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel. Kardashian acknowledged her nomination on her blog. Taking it all in stride, she jokingly commented, "It's an honor just being nominated! "[11]

Box office performance

On its debut in United States theatres, Disaster Movie grossed $2 million on its opening day, $5.8 million over the three-day weekend, and $6.9 million over the four-day weekend (including Labor Day).[12] It ranked #7 for both the three- and four-day weekends. The film's takings for the weekend fell far short of the $17 million predicted by the Dallas Morning News.[13]

The film was not as commercially successful as previous Friedberg/Seltzer movies. Against a $20,000,000 budget, it grossed $14,190,901 domestically and $17,492,474 internationally for a total of $31,683,375 worldwide,[14] less than half the gross of Meet the Spartans.

References

  1. ^ "Disaster Movie Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  2. ^ "Disaster Movie (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  3. ^ "Disaster Movie Review". Retrieved 10-09-2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Text "The Age" ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Movie Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-09-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Text "Entertainment Weekly" ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Epic Movie Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  6. ^ "Epic Movie (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  7. ^ "IMDb Bottom 100". Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  8. ^ "The 100 Worst Movies of 2008". The Times. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  9. ^ "Disaster Movie (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  10. ^ John Wilson (2009-01-21). "RAZZIES.COM 2008 Nominations". Razzie Awards. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  11. ^ http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2009/01/my-first-razzie-nomination.php
  12. ^ "Daily Box Office Grosses for Disaster Movie (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  13. ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-boxofficebuzz_0829gl.ART.State.Edition1.4d574d9.html
  14. ^ "Disaster Movie (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
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