I Love You, Man

Every now and then a movie comes along and you think it has to be great purely based on its cast. More often than not that movie turns out to be a success, but sometimes the movie doesn't live up to the hype. Wedding Crashers (2005), featured Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Christopher Walken, and was an instant comedic hit. Heat (1995) , on the other hand, flopped despite featuring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Jon Voight, Val Kimer, and Ashley Judd (not to mention Dennis Haysbert, Natalie Portman, and Jeremy Piven). To put it into perspective, it cost $60 million to make and only grossed $66 million.

If you've been to the movies lately or have browsed imdb.com, I hope that you have seen the preview for I Love You, Man. This comedy is set to release on Friday March 20th and features three of my favorite comedic actors at the moment in Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and Andy Samberg. It also stars Karen from The Office and Jaime Pressly. No way this movie isn't awesome.




Jason Segel, who plays the new best friend, has recently come onto the scene largely due to his role on the CBS Monday night show How I Met Your Mother. This role catapulted him to the big screen, where he starred in the 2008 summer comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Here is a clip from How I Met Your Mother.




Andy Samberg, who plays the younger brother (who turns out to be gay), is one of the current stars of Saturday Night Live. He is also a member of the comedy group Lonely Island. Many of his comedy sketches have become internet sensations. Here are a few.

I'm on a boat



Jizz in my pants



Lazy Sunday



Roy Rules




Paul Rudd, who plays the main character, has come into the lime light with his roles in Knocked Up and Role Models. His dry, sarcastic wit is his signature style of humor. Here is a clip from an appearance he made on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.




Speaking of Conan, in case you haven't heard NBC is shuffling up their weeknight lineup. Jay Leno is moving to 10 p.m. eastern and Conan is taking over as the new host of the The Tonight Show, which airs at 11:35 p.m. eastern. Here is an article about his last week of doing Late Night with Conan O'Brien in New York. In case you need any incentive to actually click the link, it includes a masturbating bear.