Garth Jennings’ Son of Rambow Trailer
I’ve been pretty excited to see Son of Rambow ever since I heard all the rave reviews it was getting at various festivals last year. This is a coming of age comedy by Garth Jennings (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) about a young boy who wants to film his own amateur sequel to Rambo: First Blood. It certainly seems like more than a coincidence that this trailer has been released just a few days after the fourth Rambo movie hit theatres, but all in all, it’s probably a good marketing move.
People watching this trailer are likely to be reminded of Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind, with its low budget “movie within a movie” premise, and if this movie is successful I wouldn’t be surprised if we start seeing more directors jumping on the bandwagon. (For example, Daniel Clowes is supposed to be working on a script about the true story of the kids who made a shot for shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.) At this point though, it still seems like a novel premise to me, and it’s obviously about more than just making a Rambo home movie. Being a fan of Jennings’ work as a music video director as well, I am totally pumped to see this. Son of Rambow hits select theatres on May 2nd, 2008, check out the trailer below. (P.S. Be on the lookout for more hand drawn lettering, reminding us that this is a quirky comedy!)
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Comments (6)
That kid looks cel-shaded. Creepy.
Posted by Henrik on January 30th, 2008this looks great, but now all i’m thinking about is the cheeky animated letters they use to market to me.
Posted by Mike on January 30th, 2008And now i’m listening to david bowie
Posted by Mike on January 30th, 2008looks intresting might have to check it out
Posted by roy_the_gamer on January 31st, 2008I heard an interview with the director of this movie a while back on the Filmspotting podcast. That was the first time I’d heard about it and I’ve been interested ever since. Having seen this trailer in front of Rambo on opening night, I’m very much looking forward to checking out the film when it arrives.
Posted by Rian on February 4th, 2008Leave a Reply