John Cusack talks up latest back-to-the-'80s flick 'Hot Tub Time Machine'
John Cusack doesn't chat up the media nearly often enough, but here he is talking about his latest bizarre-beyond-belief project Hot Tub Time Machine.
"It's pretty fun if you like those old movies," Cusack tells i09.com. "There are some characters that make fun of those old movie characters like the stock bad guys on the ski patrol and the things like that."
Craig Robinson, Clark Duke and Rob Corddry are co-starring with Cusack. But look for '80s-centric performances also by Chevy Chase and Crispin Glover.
Cusack said he agree to tackle the movie because the studio gave him the ability to write the script on the fly -- on the provision that shooting start right away.
"It was a very insane project and time frame, but we decided to do it anyways," he says. "It was a mad dash. Because you know what the f--k? It's just this insane juggernaut."
Click here for the full interview. Click here for the latest trailer, which is full of NSFW language. The movie is set for a March 10 release. And wow, Hot Tub Time Machine has its own official website already.
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The dude says, "We stuck in the 80s!", like it's a bad thing?
Posted by: Gary in Gilroy | November 07, 2009 at 12:43 AM
Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck...
Posted by: Dr. Incognito | November 06, 2009 at 06:22 PM
Just watched the trailer again. Still funny.
Posted by: Kevy Metal | November 06, 2009 at 06:03 PM
i'm really looking forward to this movie, title be damned. i love cusack movies and this just seems like an off the cuff funny movie so i'm there dude.
Posted by: don in tulsa | November 06, 2009 at 05:58 PM
The trailer is too damn funny not to see the movie. The idea that it is not overproduced, written, and re-written again. That they just let four very funny dudes with Cusack at the helm whip through the material and make this crazy story about a time traveling hot tub. I can't not pay admission for the comedy experience of the 00's.
Posted by: Kevy Metal | November 06, 2009 at 04:33 PM
i just dont know, i want to like it, but the name alone turns me off. sounds like something that would have come on USA up all night.
Posted by: renee | November 06, 2009 at 01:46 PM