Hamlet 2

Year:

2008

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Comedy | Music

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-08-27

Filming Locations: West Mesa High School, 6701 Fortuna Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Earnings

Budget: $9,000,000

Gross: $4,881,867 (USA) (28 September 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Amy Poehler

Hamlet 2

Steve Coogan

Dana Marschz

Catherine Keener

Brie Marschz

Joseph Julian Soria

Octavio

Skylar Astin

Rand Posin

Phoebe Strole

Epiphany Sellers

Melonie Diaz

Ivonne

Arnie Pantoja

Vitamin J

Michael Esparza

Chuy

Natalie Amenula

Yolanda

Marshall Bell

Principal Rocker

David Arquette

Gary

Elisabeth Shue

Shea Pepe

Noah Sapperstein

Marco Rodríguez

Mr. Marquez

Deborah Chavez

Mrs. Marquez

Kevin Wiggins

Policeman #1

Johnnie Hector

Policeman #2

Nat Faxon

Glenn from Copy Shop

Steve Corona

Horace

Arron Shiver

Virgil

Josh Berry

Mr. Mann

Margarita Wilder

Julia De La Huerta

Evan Adrian

Danny the Waiter

J.D. Garfield

Man with Envelope

Mary Evans

Parent #1

Tomas Sanchez

Parent #2

Mike Hatfield

Man in Truck

John Hardman

Old Dude

Stephen Eiland

Scary Gang Banger

Cynthia Straus

Hysterical Woman

Will Gluck

Man at Play #1

Tom Romero

Man at Play #2

Jenny Gabrielle

Prayer Girl

Frank Bond

Ron from The Times

Todd Anderson

Redneck Parent

Daniel Quiñones

Giggles (as Daniel Quiononez)

Karin Arellano

Drama Student

Sian Bird

Drama Student

Jessica Daniels

Drama Student

Tina Kozlowski

Drama Student

Joey Montoya

Drama Student

Hannah Rodananta

Drama Student

Gabriel Romero

Drama Student

Valerie Adams

Teacher (uncredited)

Arlin Alcala

Protestant (uncredited)

Robert Anthony Brass

Spectator (uncredited)

Gabriel Alicto Chavez

Spectator (uncredited)

Rich Gill

Spectator (uncredited)

Z. Ray Wakeman

Parent (uncredited)

Foued Zayani

Parent at Play (uncredited)

Lydia Zazueta

Audience Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Steve Coogan is also doing the narration.

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After Principal Rocker kicks Dana off campus when they break in, we see a shot of the article written in the school newspaper. What Dana reads a few seconds later is not what is written. The article reads, (grammatically incorrectly), "What about about could possibly offend Principal Rocker to such a degree? Or is offense the offense at all? Selective ignorance is a dangerous commodity. As Roland Barthes tells us, textually and novelistic neutrality may coalesce. Rocker obviously suffers from a case of transposed aggression and questions of self worth. The symbolic nature of his actions show as Jung would point male aggression without release breeds anti intellectual action. Rocker could not possible comprehend the ramifications of transposed aggression and questions of self worth. ..."

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Goofs

After Mr. Marschz trips on acid, the police find him naked from the waist down on an abandoned couch. When he is picked up and escorted to a car, his shirt parts briefly and we can see that he is wearing flesh colored underwear.

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When Brie Marschz (Catherine Keener) and Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) are arguing in the Mexican restaurant in the middle of their argument, the margarita glass disappears when the camera cuts to Catherine and returns when the camera cuts back to Dana.

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When the drama students are forbidden to stage their play on school property, they move the show to a warehouse used for raves because promoters won't be using it because they are at Burning Man Festival in Nevada. But the play supposedly takes place near end of traditional school year (May or June) and Burning Man always takes place on Labor Day, in September.

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Quotes

Dana Marschz: Oh my god, writing is so hard!

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Epiphany Sellars: What about the acting?

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Dana Marschz: [in commercial] I'm having a herpes outbreak, right now - but you'd never know it. Thanks, Herpocol!

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Faq

Q

Who is narrating the film?

A

According to an interview with the director, this film is narrated by Steve Coogan himself, doing the narration with a bit of an Ian McKellen/Jeremy Irons style.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Hamlet 2 can be found here.

Q

Where is this movie filmed?

A

Although it takes plays in Tucson, Arizona, USA, the movie is actually filmed in the neighboring state of New Mexico, in Albuquerque. To most people unfamiliar with those two towns specifically, much of their shared Southwestern American culture allows Albuquerque to fairly easily stand in for Tucson.

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