The Tripper
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| Directed by | David Arquette |
| Produced by | David Arquette Courteney Cox Arquette Thomas Jane |
| Written by | David Arquette Joe Harris |
| Starring | David Arquette Courteney Cox Arquette Richmond Arquette Paz de la Huerta Ben Gardiner Balthazar Getty Lukas Haas Josh Hammond Stephen Heath Brad Hunt Thomas Jane Jaime King Bert Kinyon Noah Maschan Jason Mewes Christopher Allen Nelson Rick Overton Waylon Payne Paul Reubens Michael X. Sommers Marsha Thomason |
| Music by | Jimmy Haun David Wittman |
| Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
| Editing by | Glenn Garland |
| Distributed by | Coquette Productions |
| Release date(s) | April 20, 2007 |
| Running time | R-Rated Cut: 93 min. Unrated Cut: 97 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Tripper is a slasher film shown as a bonus film as part of 2006's 8 Films to Die For. It was released on April 20, 2007. The film is directed, produced, written by, and stars David Arquette. Arquette's wife, Courteney Cox Arquette, is also a producer and actor in the film. The MPAA rating system rated the film R for strong horror violence and graphic violence, drug content, language and some sexuality/nudity. The title is a play on Ronald Reagan's nickname of "The Gipper".
In August 2007, writer-producer Fritz Jünker sued David Arquette and Arquette's company Coquette Productions, Inc. for copyright infringement, claiming Jünker's 2001 film The Truth About Beef Jerky was the basis for The Tripper.[verification needed] The release date April 20, or 4/20 is a reference to 420, a number of prominence in cannabis culture.
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[edit] Plot
The film is a nostalgic homage to the exploitation films of Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper that follows a group of free-loving hippies who escape to a modern-day Woodstock for a weekend of debauchery, only to be stalked by a radical-minded psychopath dressed and talking like Ronald Reagan.
[edit] Cast
- David Arquette as Muff
- Courteney Cox Arquette as Cynthia
- Richmond Arquette as Deputy Cooper
- Paz de la Huerta as Jade
- Ben Gardiner as Wilson
- Balthazar Getty as Jimmy
- Lukas Haas as Ivan
- Josh Hammond as Tyler
- Stephen Heath as Jack
- Brad Hunt as Hank
- Thomas Jane as Buzz Hall
- Jaime King as Samantha
- Bert Kinyon as Bert (Lumberjack Foreman)
- Noah Maschan as Young Gus
- Jason Mewes as Joey
- Wes Craven as Hippie wearing top-hat
- Christopher Allen Nelson as Gus
- Rick Overton as Mayor Hal Burton
- Waylon Payne as Dean
- Paul Reubens as Frank Baker
- Michael X. Sommers as Trooper Neatnick
- Marsha Thomason as Linda
[edit] Release
The premiere was held in the Del Mar theater in Santa Cruz (the predominate location of the picture). David Arquette and fellow cast members were there to answer questions. The Canadian premiere of The Tripper was at Fantasia Festival in 2007. Arquette was there to answer questions.[1]
[edit] DVD release
The DVD was released on October 23, 2007. The DVD is Unrated and runs for 97 minutes; 4 minutes longer than the original cut. The DVD includes:
- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
- Audio commentary by director David Arquette and stars Thomas Jane, Paul Reubens and Richmond Arquette
- Deleted scenes
- Blooper reel
- Behind the Spleens featurette
- The Tripper Presidential Campaign Tour
- Theatrical trailers.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2007 | Films + Schedule | Tripper, The
- ^ DVD Times - The Tripper (R1) in October
[edit] External links
- The Tripper at MySpace
- The Tripper at the Internet Movie Database
- The Tripper at Allmovie
- Review in Ignore Magazine
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