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The Director Of SUPERBAD Goes To ADVENTURELAND!!

Ha ha! by Jakes Nel	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:05:03 PM
Ha!
the funny thing is by Holodigm	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:06:18 PM
i was helping a guy write a script about the same exact theme park (yes it's real). boy was he pissed when this was announced a few days ago.
Did I mention I have a man-crush on Ethan Hawke? by Jakes Nel	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:07:15 PM
I do...
Thank God! The Superbad train keeps a-rollin'... by tonagan	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:09:05 PM
Otherwise, the site would go dark.
Superbad sucks. by Cotton McKnight	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:09:48 PM
It's been about 5 days since I saw it and you know what I keep laughing at? The teaser trailer for Harold and Kumar 2. I am not a simpleton, either- I like Paul Thomas Anderson movies, Wes Anderson movies, etc. with the best of them. Superbad simply wasn't funny.
I hope it's the same cast as Superbad and Knocked Up. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:13:39 PM
It's just a winning formula and so far it's not getting old it's just getting funnier. Superbad is a homerun of comedic proportions.
Cotton McKnight by Charlie Murphy	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:14:45 PM
are you the forty year old mom who brought her eight and twelve year old kids to superbad when i saw it, because she wasn't laughing either. i only ask, because i figure there has to be only a handful of people on earth who have no sense of humor.
Wow. I used to go to this Adventureland all the time by slone13	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:15:23 PM
It's still there on Route 110 in Farmingdale and hasn't changed a bit since the 80's. This place is barely a step above the kind of "amusement parks" that roll into town and set up in church parking lots for the weekend. Only Adventureland never packed up and left. It was a great place to hang out when you were a teenager. Tons of slutty Long Island chicks and lots of IROC-Z driving assholes hitting on them. Oh, and drugs. You could always find drugs there.
Check out Mottola's The Daytrippers by FranklinStreet	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:15:46 PM
Great 90s indie flick. Pretty hilarious. One of Lieb Scrieber's first parts, and has Parker Posey, Hope Davis, Campbell Scott, and Staley Tucci. It's a shame it took him 10 years to make another feature, but glad to see he's back.
Charlie Murphy. by Cotton McKnight	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:22:12 PM
Oh yeah I laughed.. there were some funny parts. As I have said in each of the 80 superbad talkbacks, though, I didn't think the "period pants" thing was funny. That was just downright jack nasty. And some of the things were just stupid- like the girl who says "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours", to which Seth replies "my back is connected to my cock". Who the hell talks like that? Do you REALLY think a fat, socially awkward kid talking to a pretty girl would say something like that? Sorry, but just because the word "cock" is in a sentence, that doesn't automatically make me laugh.
and one more time.. by Cotton McKnight	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:23:59 PM
the funniest parts, to me, involved Michael Cera aka George Michael. And he acted EXACTLY like he did in Arrested Development. So how much of that can I attribute to the writer/director/producer? Probably not much.
slone13, me too! by roundhoward	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:24:22 PM
Fucking wild. I can't even believe that. I am going to see this eighteen times.
i kid i kid by Charlie Murphy	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:24:51 PM
but yeah the period pants was pretty fucking sick. (in the best possible way, but sick)
Oh, and Cotton by Charlie Murphy	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:27:05 PM
if you like micael cera, be sure to check out the clark and michael show. their website has every episode, and it's HILARIOUS. off the charts stupid funny shit.
ADVENTURELAND! by 40ozToFreedom	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:53:54 PM
i live right around the area and also used to go there all the time. i can still smell the fumes from the water bumper cars if i close my eyes. I hope Mottola stays true to the feel of Farmingdale, and contains a few hundred day laborers hanging around the gas station down the road. Oh, and the haunted house at adventureland is the tits.
THE REAL LOCATION OF ADVENTURELAND by The Breasts of Midol Girl	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:59:15 PM
IS BETWEEN US.
See this 18 times which is ironic, since it's bound to by Yeti	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:01:07 PM
be reviewed at least that many times by AICN. Now where the hell is the latest SUPERBAD review!?
I just got off the phone with Six Flags Reps.... by BetaRayBill07	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:24:42 PM
They said they would be more than happy to provide consulting for this motion picture on realism, like how to hire the biggest bunch of losers ever, and how to keep the theme park as dirty and disgusting as possible. Reality Baby!!
"Where comedy abounds" by zacdilone	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:39:41 PM
That's funny in and of itself.
nice to see fellow lawnguylanders by geekofsellyoulloyd	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:46:42 PM
hey, I saw that word ADVENTURELAND and thought, wow, that brought back a tons of memories, and BAM, Greg Mottola is bringing that godawful place to the screen. I'll laugh my ass off. THAT SMELLY GAS WATER IS STILL ON ME. I loved Daytrippers! they had shots of my hometown Deer Park in it. oh yeah.
Superbad was OK, not great... by Fa Fa Fooey	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:55:57 PM
This happens from time to time. A fun but average movie like Superbad rides the hype wave into comedic lore. We heard the same thing with American Pie. Superbad could have been a classic. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera were really really good, and their adventures contain some classic lines. But the Reno 911 Cops schtick (you listening, Seth Rogan?) completely ruined the tone of the film. Seth Ruin (I mean Rogan) is talented, but his comedy is not nearly as distinct as his speaking voice. I really wanted to love this film. Nice but ultimately lazy filmmaking to be sure.
aah, nothing like Long Island flashbacks by ilovethe80s	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:43:01 PM
I grew up there as well and fortunately got out 15 years ago. Adventureland's rickety roller coaster always sounded like it was gonna collapse. I developed a 10 year fear of coasters until I could get over it! It was a dump, but we all went there!
Hey Fellow Long Islanders!!!! by Magic Rat	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:51:49 PM
Wow, more of us here than I thought. Adventureland is a nice, little place. It's not the best amuesement park in the world, but far from the worst. They shot a scene from that Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore movie Music And Lyrics there, if anyone remembers that movie. Hey again, to all my fellow Long Islanders.
This is the same Adventureland as in Music and Lyrics by slicer	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:43:22 PM
Yes, Music and Lyrics. That cheesy Huge Grant flick with Drew Barrymore. I was also just there this past weekend! The Alligator ride rocks!! They fixed the place up. It's quite nice these days.
ADVENTURELAND... by THX1227	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:55:34 PM
ALL HAIL THE GRAVITRON!!! The Pirate Ship was always a fun place to fake a stomachache -- "Oh, I just ate a greasy burger and some fries, and do I feel sick..." Here's to what could a damn fun movie ( especially for us Long Islanders... )
I just hope... by wmxx314	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:16:21 PM
that they actually film at Adventureland. I mean they filmed a scene of Music & Lyrics there. I live like 10 minutes from there, and you bet your ass I am going to see if they need extras.
they had an interview with the director in Newsday by Magic Rat	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:34:27 PM
he said he hopes to be able to film it there, but isn't sure because it's expensive to shoot on Long Island. I really hope they do though.
oh, childhood by mstique	Aug 23rd, 2007 02:48:41 AM
I might've had two birthday parties at Adventureland as a kid, and wen't there way more than the place deserved to be visited. I almost lost a shoe on the big swings. ah, memories. They better film it in the actual park, or why bother at all?
AND, yet again... by cornponious	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:08:01 AM
...just so people will know that I'm not a troll, I'm a legitimate poster, and that I will always honor my word (unfortunately). About a week and a half ago I stated that Superbad would not make more than 4 million dollars in its first weekend. I stated that if it did, I would post my 1989 highschool graduation photo. Well, here it is: http://tinyurl.com/38pulv Please, be kind.
nice tux... they do yearbook photos at the prom? by DarthMartel	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:25:12 AM
movie sounds somewhat interesting yet generic. It'll most likely suck.
THE DIRECTOR OF SUPERBAD REVIEWS SUPERBAD!!! by Wilclas	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:30:28 AM
THAT´S what I wanted to see on AICN! Oh, well...
rxse7en by rxse7en	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:08:38 AM
Another Adventureland alumni in the house. My wife and I are both from Port Jeff and we were just talking about this place this past weekend. Now all we need is a movie about the Long Island Game Farm and maybe a re-imagining of PlayWorld. C'mon sing it! Let me start you off... PlayWorld a world of toys. Great for girls and great for boys.
Whew! by Kid Z	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:25:26 AM
For a minute there I was afraid this was another one of those "Disney ride-to-film" deals.
I wish they'd hurry it up... by Kid Z	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:26:27 AM
... with the 90s nostalgia trip already. The 80s are getting played out...again.
Long Island Is Like A Training Ground For Famous People by Magic Rat	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:36:37 AM
You'd be shocked at how many famous people are from Long Island. Just a sample... Chriss Angel, The Baldwins (all 75 of them), Judd Aptow, Ashanti, Craig Biggio, Steve Buschemi, Mariah Carey, Frank Catalanato, Speedy Claxton, LL Cool J, Billy Crystal, Chuck D, Jennifer Capriati, Rodney Dangerfield, Taylor Dayne, Garry Dell'Abate, Billy Donovan, Julius Earving, Boomer Esiason, Amy Fisher (ugh), Debbie Gibson, Tony Graffanino, Tom Gugliotta, Melissa Joan Hart, Sara Hughes, Kevin James, Chris Jericho, Joan Jett, Billy Joel, Tony Kornheiser, Rob Kovic, Lyndsay Lohan, Ralph Macchio, Method Man, Stuttering John, Eddie Money, Soledad O'Brien, Rosie O'Donnell, Bill O'Reilly, Lou Reed, Joe Satriani, Telly Savalas, Brian Setzer, Jamie Lynn-Seigler, Dee Snyder, Howard Stern, John Tesh, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Vai, Frank Viola, Walt Whitman, Carl Yastrzsemski,
as to my above post by Magic Rat	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:43:57 AM
those are just people born on Long Island, here's a list of people who grew up there... Lyle Alzado, Dave Attell, Pat Benetar, Jim Brown, Lorraine Bracco, Edward Burns, Ben & Jerry(of Ben & Jerry's ice cream), Kenneth Cole, Francis Ford Coppola, Tony Danza, Brian Dennehy, Mick Foley, Dorris Kearns Goodwin, Sean Hannity, Andy Kaufman, Steve Madden, Eddie Murphy, Natalie Portman, Busta Rhymes, Ray Romano, Teddy Roosevelt, Laura Schlessenger, Jerry Seinfeld, Wally Szczerbiak.
iowa by darwinwins	Aug 23rd, 2007 08:53:20 AM
i thought this was going to be about that damn amusement park in iowa. now i am sad. :(
I live by Adventure Land by cekma	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:17:47 AM
Great childhood memories of going there, it really was a fun amusement park on the local level.
Wow holy Long Islanders! by cekma	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:23:40 AM
I can' t believe how many fellow Long Islanders posted on here. Where are you guys from? I'm from Northport
I used to go to Adventureland all the time! by Squashua	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:27:24 AM
Camp trips, etc. Love that place. Never ralphed on the Gravitron.
Remember the wrist bands? by cekma	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:30:38 AM
The Adventureland wrist bands with the safari guy on them, for some reason I loved those things. They were such a bitch to rip off though!
cekma by rxse7en	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:34:24 AM
Lived in Northport for a bit..off of Bread and Cheese Hollow Road.
rxse7en by cekma	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:38:17 AM
you have myspace or anything? How old are you, you still on the island? Just curious if I know you.
adventureland by ZO	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:57:21 AM
is probably the most dangerous park in the US they've had a death a summer there on the rides
memories by geekofsellyoulloyd	Aug 23rd, 2007 10:01:55 AM
wow, i used to collect the POP bracelets since each time they went they were different colors. I used to get dropped off with friends back from like '86-'89 when I was in junior high. Mottola probably operated a ride for me or something. strange. You guys can rent "Sweet Liberty" (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt00 92035/). They filmed there on the old coasters that was there in the late 80's. Alan Alda starred and directed in it. Michael Caine, Michelle Pfieffer and Bob Hoskins were in it too.
i used to work in Northport by Magic Rat	Aug 23rd, 2007 12:17:08 PM
When I was a journalist I wrote for a Northport Journal a few years back. I live by Garden City now.
worked there with him by yup	Aug 23rd, 2007 12:38:04 PM
but fuck if i remember who he was...it was mostly teenagers working the rides and i was 17 at the time
RUN! DISNEY'S GOT THEIR LAWYERS! by MrMysteryGuest	Aug 23rd, 2007 01:58:17 PM
Cocked, locked, and ready to roll!
Great idea... IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE BEFORE by HalloweeN Ted	Aug 23rd, 2007 03:22:07 PM
http://www.myspace.com/charact ersmovie
Once again...ALREADY BEEN DONE BEFORE by HalloweeN Ted	Aug 23rd, 2007 03:24:05 PM
www.myspace.com/charactersmovi e
Wazzuup fellow Long Islanders! by Orbots Commander	Aug 23rd, 2007 03:34:58 PM
I used to work at Newsday in Melville, right near Adventureland, and I live South of Farmingdale in Seaford. As somebody else said, back in the 80's, the area around Adventureland along with some of the cheeseball nightclubs further West on Hempstead Turnpike were big destinations for high-school kids that cruised around in their Iroc's and beat up Pontiac Grand Prixs with T-tops. Laughing out loud now, thinking of those days. Hope Mottola makes a good movie; if anything it'll be a huge nostalgia kick, but I read he's mostly shooting this flick in Pittsburgh.
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K... by HalloweeN Ted	Aug 23rd, 2007 04:21:50 PM
Check this Evan & Seth... (http://www.myspace.com/charac tersmovie) Great flick with the SAME idea you are proposing.
Other Long Island Movies by rxse7en	Aug 23rd, 2007 04:32:43 PM
Had a girlfriend who was an extra in the Roseanne Barr vehicle, She-Devil. They shot it up in Belle Terre at the pink mansion. Jeez, that was 20 years ago now! Just had our 20 year HS reunion last weekend. Old. Just old.
another Long Island movie by Magic Rat	Aug 23rd, 2007 05:16:52 PM
that Steve Buschemi movie with him in an ice cream truck was shot on Long Island, I believe. As was the movie Dave, which had some scenes in the afformentioned town of Northport. City by the Sea was shot in Long Beach, I believe.
Yo Ted, shut it. by Kurzinski Valentine	Aug 23rd, 2007 05:36:08 PM
I got through about 6 seconds of that shitass trailer and closed the window. Fail.
Something Wild by rxse7en	Aug 23rd, 2007 05:58:03 PM
Ending took place out in Setauket or Stony Brook, no?
Magic Rat by Orbots Commander	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:32:02 PM
City by the Sea was based on a story that took place in Long Beach in the '70's, but the movie was shot completely in Jersey. I remember the mini controversy a bunch of years back: local LB residents were upset that the flick portrayed their town as bombed out junkie haven, akin to the South Bronx. They had a point; have you ever been to Long Beach during the Summer? It's a funky, but good laid back town. Solidly middle-class, lots of single people in their twenties living there, and gets overrun with Manhattanites when it's hot out, looking to get away for the weekend but couldn't make it out to the Hamptons or Fire Island.
I still haven't seen Superbad. by TattooedBillionaire	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:08:03 PM
I can't wait to see it, though, and this one sounds interesting too.
stony brook by 40ozToFreedom	Aug 23rd, 2007 07:20:42 PM
doing a search for Stony Brook filming locations on imdb , I discovered that Debbie Does Dallas filmed there! The most famous porn in history filmed right in the town i live in. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00 77415/locations
Orbots by Magic Rat	Aug 23rd, 2007 08:29:20 PM
Yeah, you're right. I do believe, however, that a scene for that movie was shot in Sag Harbor. sorry for my mistake. I knew that movie had some connection with Long Beach.
SOMEBODY ANYBODY EVERYBODY GO SEE SUPERBAD by kaiser	Aug 23rd, 2007 09:40:18 PM
August 23, 2007 - Thursday SUPERBAD(ASS) SUPERBAD IS THE FUNNIEST MOVIE I’VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME!!!!!!!!! Current mood: FUCKIN A RIGHTEOUS HOLY SHIT MAN (exclamation point) superbad is an instant classic. better than 40 year old virgin, better than anchorman, better than dodgeball and possibly better than my all time coveted comedy..supertroopers. it has wit like jay and silent bob its crude as fuck (american pie the x rated version) (BIG POINTS FOR THAT)..and im not so sure animal house itself wouldnt even be just a wee bit jealous (MCLOVIN is the most original party guy character since..the dude..or spicoli as sean penn..or lisa..you know..kelly fucking bend me over crazy with love lebrock..if..i..was..talking about wild child guys as if they were a girl for example..who..anyway moving on..sean penn as spicoli...)its got taboo in all the right on the border of do i laugh or is this sick humor like borat(think the part with borat kneeling beside the naked guy in the polaroid. it happens so fast youre like what the fuck.. and it literally took me 5 seconds to even catch my breathe from the depths of the humor that just comes out of nowhere again and again and...man..seth rogen you just bought yourself a big fucking seat to the winners circle..bravo man...its like waiting but more intelligent and it doesnt bear down upon itself like some could be perfect but fall just short because they fall on themselves types of movies (sounds a bit like this review..)i dont know too many of the rest of your crew (although i have seen knocked up several times and i do enjoy arrested development immensely..WHO THE FUCK CANCELS A SHOW LIKE THAT I MEAN HONESTLY ?..) but big fucking props to all of you. hands down the funniest most original shit ive seen in a very long time...although knocked up was some really cool shit ..this one just grabbed my balls in a different way man..maybe because i can relate a little better to this one (Eric Cartman epiphany solo monologue to get himself out of trouble on yet ANOTHER occasion: somehow i avoided a knocked up type of life) but i almost didnt make it out with a bang and then it all hit me at once just like the humor in this film man...this thing was such a cathartic rush. i fucking love stoner movies..i fucking love crude humor but i fucking love it even more when the movie not only holds together but the credits tie the whole fucking thing together..i busted a nut!!!! this film just entered the comedy hall of fame with just one viewing and supertroopers is the only other film to hit me like that on the first cut..i watch a fucking TON of movies..well maybe not as many as tarentino or harry knowles or..anyway..i watch a lot of movies in general but comedies..oh man..lets see..kevin smith (the obvious) to the obscure (rushmore) to the classics (real genius) (yes i said real genius..its a Goddamn classic and you know it is..finally give that bitch some a what she deserves comedy central..air that shit uncut so kent can fuckin get caught jerkin it!)i love dry humor like sideways..i love subtle humor like high fidelity..i love old school beatdown humor like the jerk...THIS FUCKING MOVIE HAD ALL OF THEM. AND THAT FUCKER HAD THE FEEL GOOD HIGH TIMES ENDING (that sadly killed harold and kumar..well that and the last half hour was totally douche..no disrespect to harold and kumar it just got a bit much at the end..although the doog was a nice surprise) did i mention there should be a sequel( well no..actually thatd kill the badass superbadness) sorry guys im a purist and there are only a handful of movies that truly deserve sequels..i dunno they just sort of fall apart after a few years..its like you take a picture while something is fresh in your mind for the first time and then you waive it like a polaroid you pulled too fast no matter how great it was only the steadiest of magicians can do that one right( or really crazy horror and i dunno about you all but im really rootin for the new halloween) but please please please i beg of you...make more of it...go out into the world and spawn like freaks with a dildo made out of ducttape i dont fucking care..just go man..make as many of these fucking films together.. and with the other funniest fuckers out there..Jesus..somebody get Saget and Carell together in a Wachowski triangle with Apatow and Spike Jones..SUPERBAD WITH JUST ONE MOVIE YOUVE JOINED THE RANKS OF SOME OF THE ALL TIME GREATS AND PUT ABOUT 50 NEW PEOPLE ON THE MAP. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is gonna be huge. Seth Rogen if you weren't in the frat pack before you certainly are now. Big props to your whole crew.
Stony Brook by rxse7en	Aug 24th, 2007 08:36:59 AM
Park Bench still around? :D Brian
Let's hear it for SUNY Stony Brook! by Orbots Commander	Aug 24th, 2007 08:54:40 AM
I received a double BA from there. It's a really good, underrated local public university. It's become a great Engineering and Pre-Med school as well. I always felt like a mental midget there whenever I noticed the Asian and Indian kids carrying Microbiology and Astrophysics textbooks, while I had a couple of liberal arts books. My BA was in Political Science and Economics.
Orbots Commander by Garbageman33	Aug 24th, 2007 10:09:19 AM
Cool story, Hansel.
Relax Miss Valentine by HalloweeN Ted	Aug 24th, 2007 10:13:25 AM
http://www.myspace.com/charact ersmovie
Superbad's greatness by Lisa Bent	Aug 24th, 2007 10:18:17 AM
owes much to penii. All hail Seth Rogen.
Playworld by paraffintouch	Aug 26th, 2007 01:26:35 AM
I thought I was the only old fuck that remembered that place. It was 10 imes cooler than Kaybee.
this is great by Veni Vidi Vici	Aug 27th, 2007 12:26:13 AM
being a long islander and a kid that used to go to Adventureland back in the 80's, this is going to be a great movie. and Playworld was such a great toy store. used to find the best toys there, that toys r us didn't have or was out of.
my apologies to my long island brethren by gmottola	Sep 2nd, 2007 06:54:48 PM
mottola here. just came across this talkbalk. well, as much as i wanted this movie to be a tribute to my misspent youth, i cannot shoot on long island and have decided to change the locale of the movie to pittsburgh. Alas, this is a character comedy/drama, not an all-out superbad-style comedy -- meaning, i have very little money to make this movie. As that I can make my budget go much further in pittsburgh and that i went to carnegie-mellon u. (i was a bad art student), i felt that i shouldn't try to fake "L.I." there and utilize what is interesting and visual about pittsburgh. Also, for legal reasons, I can't use the name 'adventureland' anyway. So whatever this movie is called, i expect it will disappoint superbad fans, not win over superbad haters and be appreciated by the 7 or 8 people who saw daytrippers.
by JMart12	Feb 23rd, 2008 07:31:40 PM
are you really greg mottola?

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