THE TRIPPER
* * * (2007, 100 minutes, Rated R)
Alternate Title: Ann Coulter's Fantasia
I can't tell you how often people come up to me on the street, in the check-out lane or at the car
wash and say, "Hey, Nolahn, so what's David Arquette doing these days?" I usually say he's
skimming my pool or some such, which people generally believe. But now I can tell you that he's
been busy making writing, directing and producing this film.
* * * (2007, 100 minutes, Rated R)
Alternate Title: Ann Coulter's Fantasia
I can't tell you how often people come up to me on the street, in the check-out lane or at the car
wash and say, "Hey, Nolahn, so what's David Arquette doing these days?" I usually say he's
skimming my pool or some such, which people generally believe. But now I can tell you that he's
been busy making writing, directing and producing this film.
| Filmmaker David Arquette (above), on his way to pick up Nolahn's dry cleaning. |
And coming up with his own brand of social
commentary. Turns out that heavy-handed political
satire isn't just for zombie movies anymore. Take this
moment of subtlety: Late in the film, one Reagan-lovin'
character is eaten alive, Deadwood-style, by his giant
pig.
The big reveal? He named the pig George W.
Clearly, David Arquette is trying to tell us one, some or
all of the following:
commentary. Turns out that heavy-handed political
satire isn't just for zombie movies anymore. Take this
moment of subtlety: Late in the film, one Reagan-lovin'
character is eaten alive, Deadwood-style, by his giant
pig.
The big reveal? He named the pig George W.
Clearly, David Arquette is trying to tell us one, some or
all of the following:
- George W. Bush is a pig;
- Conservatives hurt their own supporters; and/or
- George W. Bush is a cannibal.
moments, some nudity, plenty of drug use and tons of gore. It just so happens that the slasher
is obsessed with Ronald Reagan, almost as if to give me an excuse to create this poll:
is obsessed with Ronald Reagan, almost as if to give me an excuse to create this poll:
| Sadly, Jaime King is far more scantly clad in this photo than in The Tripper. |
The Story: The modern-day version of the Scooby
gang is taking their Mystery Van up to a small lumber
town in northern Cali for a knock-off version of
Woodstock. All are stoned out of their gourd except
for Samantha (Jaime King), who is still dealing with a
bad break-up made worse by the combination of
ecstasy and acid she was on at the time.
When they finally arrive, they discover Stereotype
Master Theatre: Drug-lovin' hippies! Dubya-lovin'
rednecks! Cash-lovin' politicians! Nudity-lovin'
naturalists! Moustache-lovin' cops! They're all on
hand, and all being hacked to bits by an axe-wielding
homicidal maniac in a Ronald Reagan mask.
I know what you're thinking: What would cause an
axe-wielding homicidal maniac to run around in a
Ronald Reagan mask? Good question. The answer
is a childhood scarring by hippies who value trees
over human life, TV footage of the Vietnam War and
the hypnotic charisma that exudes from Ronald
Reagan. Amazingly, the childhood scarring does not
consist of sitting through Bedtime for Bonzo.
So... There's really not too much else to say about
this movie. It's a slasher film. There are some funny
gang is taking their Mystery Van up to a small lumber
town in northern Cali for a knock-off version of
Woodstock. All are stoned out of their gourd except
for Samantha (Jaime King), who is still dealing with a
bad break-up made worse by the combination of
ecstasy and acid she was on at the time.
When they finally arrive, they discover Stereotype
Master Theatre: Drug-lovin' hippies! Dubya-lovin'
rednecks! Cash-lovin' politicians! Nudity-lovin'
naturalists! Moustache-lovin' cops! They're all on
hand, and all being hacked to bits by an axe-wielding
homicidal maniac in a Ronald Reagan mask.
I know what you're thinking: What would cause an
axe-wielding homicidal maniac to run around in a
Ronald Reagan mask? Good question. The answer
is a childhood scarring by hippies who value trees
over human life, TV footage of the Vietnam War and
the hypnotic charisma that exudes from Ronald
Reagan. Amazingly, the childhood scarring does not
consist of sitting through Bedtime for Bonzo.
So... There's really not too much else to say about
this movie. It's a slasher film. There are some funny
And, of course, there's the obvious sequel...
| Coming Soon: THE TRIPPER II: BIG TIME |
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