After “The Hangover” became one of the biggest grossing comedies of all time last summer, every studio is going to be chasing the R-rated comedy dollar, even more so than following the success of Judd Apatow’s movies.
One of the first out the gate is “Hot Tub Time Machine,” from “Accepted” director Steve Pink (don’t run immediately, he also co-wrote the great “Grosse Pointe Blank”), which stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke as four friends — well, to be accurate, one guy, his two best friends and his little brother (Duke) — who are accidentally transported back to 1986 by the titular fourth dimensional jacuzzi.
Both previous trailers have been pretty amusing, and the new red-band preview is no exception — there’s just something about Craig Robinson looking into the camera and saying the title that tickles us. Yeah, there are moments here that seem like cock-jokes-by-numbers, but there’s enough good gags, and enough evidence of a talented cast with chemistry (although is it just us, or does Cusack look like he’s hating every second of this?) that we’re tentatively looking forward to this. It hits theaters on March 19, 2010, so we’ll see if our faith in this is misplaced…