Watch This: The Ballad of G.I. Joe
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If you're into classic toys and cartoons, then for you G.I. Joe probably never left. But for most of us, the arrival of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in theaters has brought the Real American Heroes back into the spotlight, which means one thing -- it's time for a little parody. Fans of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken are used to seeing their Saturday morning heroes get a little postmodern treatment, and over at Funny or Die they've gotten in on the action with The Ballad of G.I. Joe ... and just because it's a joke that's been done before doesn't mean that it isn't still pretty darn funny.
The song was written by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht, and gives you a glimpse of what the Joe team is up to after a hard day of battling for the American way -- and I'll just say that ordering episodes of The Wonder Years was not what I was expecting. The video boasts an all-star cast and plenty of your favorite Joes making an appearance. I won't spoil all of the cameos for you, but some of the bigger names to pop up in the video are Billy Crudup, Zach Galifianakis, Ben Stiller, and Julianne Moore. Now if only Stephen Sommers could have gotten some of those people to appear in the actual movie, we might have been on to something.
After the jump; The Ballad of G.I. Joe...
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8-12-2009 @ 8:09PM
Joseph Finn said...
No idea why, but Vinnie Jones with a clarinet gave me the biggest laugh.
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8-12-2009 @ 9:47PM
Royal Tenenbaum said...
Why does everybody think that Ben Stiller is in this video?
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8-13-2009 @ 10:42AM
Dorv said...
Who are the two guys singing (both character and actor?). Thought one of them was Stiller.
8-12-2009 @ 10:29PM
Caley said...
Yeah, I don't see Ben Stiller at all - and he's not listed in the cast at funnyordie either. Weird.
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8-13-2009 @ 2:10AM
shadowracer said...
Note to all of Hollywood -
More Alexis Bledel, less of other actress that might be considered for similar roles.
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8-13-2009 @ 12:29PM
Jim said...
Everyone knows Scarlet loves Snake Eyes, not Duke.
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8-13-2009 @ 5:59PM
madgamer said...
This was great.
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8-19-2009 @ 12:27AM
eronne said...
It is said that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is better than Transformer, one and two add up.
Exactly, not that I am saying Transformer suck, I like the film anyway, while G.I Joe just exceeds that. I didn’t expect so much for the movie, but what present to me now is a movie of precise temple, smart suspense and of cause, all kinds of thrilling visual stimulation.
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