McConaughey Keeps His Shirt on for 'Surfer, Dude' Premiere in Austin
Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, Images
Where else would you expect to see the world premiere of a comedy in which Matthew McConaughey is shirtless for the entire film? It had to be Austin. Instead of the traditional red carpet, the stars of Surfer, Dude strolled down a green carpet in 90-plus-degree weather last night, as part of a benefit screening for Austin Film Society. McConaughey (who kept his shirt on the entire time, sadly) was joined by a half-dozen of his co-stars, including Woody Harrelson, as well as director/co-writer S.R. Bindler. Bindler's previous film, the documentary Hands on a Hardbody, played at the Dobie in Austin for more than a year back in the late 1990s. Even McConaughey's parents were on the green carpet, although I don't think they appear in the R-rated comedy. The only disappointment was that Willie Nelson, who also has a role in Surfer, Dude, wasn't around.
After the jump, I've included a photo of Surfer, Dude actresses Alexie Gilmore and K.D. Aubert from last night's premiere. Out and About, the Austin American-Statesman's social/entertainment blog, has posted more photos from the green-carpet event as well as a short and light-hearted review. Surfer, Dude is opening on Friday in limited release -- including Austin -- and then will hit more cities on September 12. The film's distributor is Anchor Bay, primarily a DVD distribution company, but in the past year or so the company's started giving its movies a small theatrical release before the DVD rollout.
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9-04-2008 @ 12:36PM
Laney said...
In the words of the great Matthew McConaughey...
Alright, Alright...
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9-05-2008 @ 12:11PM
Staci said...
Went to the movie Premier. Movie is pretty much weed and everyone topless for majority of the movie. Went to the after party and both Matt and Woody were LIT! Both acted very much like pricks. Wasn't too impressed w/ them.
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9-08-2008 @ 4:07AM
Maria Wheeler said...
I was at the premier also. The movie was more about naked ladies than surfing to be honest, but i met Mathew afterwards at the party and he seemed like a great guy.Both Mathew and Woody didnt stay to the party as long as i had hoped. I flew to Austin especially for the premier so i was a bit disappointed that i couldnt chat for longer with them.
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