Watch This: It's 'Red Dawn' in a Nudist Colony ... with Rob Schneider?
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Wouldn't every movie be better if it featured naked people? That was my thinking as an overheated youth in the late 70s and early 80s, and, fortunately for me, theaters were flooded in those days with naked people -- almost all lovely young women. Of course, some movies resisted that notion, insisting on keeping characters fully clothed for reasons of "artistic integrity," "narrative logic," or "refusal of actresses to cheapen themselves by appearing in gratuitous nude scenes."
One such movie was John Milius' Red Dawn, the gloriously jingoistic paen to teenagers arming themselves with machine guns and mowing down invading Russians, in which Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey kept their clothes on as soldiers of misfortune. An official remake is in development, but if you don't want to wait for that, the very talented Jake Szymanski (The Dirty Garage) at Funny or Die has forged ahead with his own version ... set in a nudist colony.
Frankly, this is not quite my dream remake. For one thing, the faux trailer features frontally nude men almost exclusively, without a modern, naked equivalent of Lea Thompson or Jennifer Grey in sight. Still, a fully-clothed Mena Suvari appears, wielding a whip, and Vinnie Jones chews up the scenery as the Russian leader. A very naked Rob Schneider leads the rebellion. Which is more frightening: an invading foreign army, or Rob Schneider naked? Watch it and decide for yourself. WARNING: NSFW due to nudity.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-25-2009 @ 5:29PM
Jim said...
This is totally going to be one of those movies that are so effing bad, that people will talk about it for years (and watch it stoned or drunk or both).
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3-25-2009 @ 9:47PM
Rod said...
I don't know, with a brainless idea like this, I at first thought Rob Schneider would be the perfect fit to possibly make this ridiculous crap work... and by "work" I mean get a few stoned and/or drunk teens who think they're sneaking in to see a "cool" R rated flick on some Friday or Saturday night. After seeing the preview above, I now realize that no matter how bad the initial concept is... you can always find a way to accelerate a bad "smell" into a steaming "pile" in no time flat by adding Rob Schneider as the headline (sans clothing no less, as if to remove all possible doubt). Sorry P. Martin... you gave me full warning and I still allowed myself to be lured into clicking play. I feel so ashamed!
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3-25-2009 @ 11:21PM
remf3 said...
From the article:
"the faux trailer"
I can't figure out if you thought that was real or just didn't like the sketch...
3-26-2009 @ 12:11PM
Rod said...
Thanks remf3... I officially feel like an idiot. That's what I get for just rushing through the article. My bad.
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3-31-2009 @ 4:59AM
Ziggy Smallz said...
Serega Krasava!!!
Tak derzat Bratella!!!
Garo...
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3-31-2009 @ 5:10PM
Tim said...
I've been a nudist for over 40 years. I'm also a big fan of RS. I loved, loved, loved the trailer! Are they still casting for extras? I'd love to be in it. I think you need at least one overweight 60 year old in an electric wheelchair to provide proper balance, sensitivity, and a demonstrated commitment to "reasonable accommodation".
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