Hot Tub Time Machine, a comedy previously described on PopWatch as having arguably "the stupidest movie title ever," has landed John Cusack and Rob Corddry. (The Office’s Darryl, Craig Robinson, and Sex Drive’s Clark Duke are in negotiations to join them.)
Cusack will also serve as a producer on the film, which Variety says revolves around a group of frustrated friends who hit a hot tub at the ski resort where they partied as teens — and get transported back to 1987. Steve Pink, who cowrote Cusack’s Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity, will direct.
Now, I’ve always maintained that I would see Hot Tub Time Machine (and just buy my ticket from a kiosk instead of a person who could judge me), but has Cusack’s casting altered your intentions? The sudden faith I have in the film is sort of funny, considering I haven’t actually seen Cusack in a movie since 2005’s Must Love Dogs, and before that, it was 2001’s Serendipity. (I even scored the War, Inc. and Martian Child DVDs off the office giveaway table.) What would be even funnier, of course, is if Hot Tub Time Machine turns out to be one of the best career moves Cusack’s made in years: Going back to the ’80s, the decade he owned and can now poke fun at lovingly, in a high-concept male comedy that feels like it might have a Better Off Dead vibe? Kinda genius. Agree?
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I would love to see John Cusack redeem himself, but I may actually be more excited for Craig Robinson. It sounds stupid, but with these guys it could work.
GENIUS!
Sounds like a great group of people working on it, so sign me up!
And I won’t be a wuss. I’ll buy my ticket from a person!
John Cusack is consistently wonderful, there’s nothing he needs to “redeem” himself for.
When I hear the title, I automatically think of Eddie Murphy’s SNL sketch with him impersonating James Brown. However when I read the concept, I thought that it sounds like a film that Cusack could pull off. I’d see it.
Sounds like something I’d love to see… even though I detest Rob Corddry.
Count me in!
I love John, always have. I’ll see him in anything! I’ll be there!
Call me when they come up with a high-concept female-oriented comedy, which has zero to do with weddings, dating or clothes, and suggests that some women might actually like each other and spend time together doing stuff besides shopping.
it does seem a little more appealing now that we have more details and info. and Hot Tub Time Machine is probably just the working title.
Sandy, did you not see Baby Mama last year?
This movie just got some more street cred! Cusack can totally pull this movie out of the horrible movie title weeds! I so hope this isn’t a working title! I would buy a ticket for this movie from an actual human being too!
Any film that has people from Grosse Pointe Blank involved will get a cursory look from me.
Mandi, I think 1408 is worth your time.
If John Cusack is in it, I’ll probably end up seeing it.
Wait a minute. I thought that John Cusack hated “Better Off Dead.” and refused to talk about it. (which is my favorite Cusack film. Grosse Point Blank sucked, IMHO.)
I can not wait to see it. John Cusack is Awesome.
I hope this goes well. I love John Cusack, and he could use a mainstream hit (or a hit of any kind). He did own the 80s. Maybe he can own the 10s?
Sexy. Take it off take it off. I’d like to be the girl in that tub.
This is so amazing. This movie is being filmed in my hometown, Fernie BC, Canada.
can’t wait to see John! heading to Fernie, British Columbia this week. Some shots of the set at http://www.skircr.com/matts-blog check it out