|
Get high and mighty with Danny McBride James Franco and Natalie Portman in Your Highness the epic and hilarious action-comedy from the director of Pineapple Express. Two royal princes—slacker Thadeous (McBride) and the noble Fabious (Franco)—join with an elusive warrior (Portman) on a quest to free a princess from an evil wizard. Along the way they’ll have to vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights in this raunchy trip loaded with footage too outrageous for theaters.Starring: Danny McBride James Franco Natalie Portman Zooey Deschanel Justin Theroux Toby Jones Damian Lewis Charles DanceDirected by: David Gordon Green.Pineapple Express, the first film to team James Franco with Danny McBride and director David Gordon Green, featured a loose-limbed, improv-rich approach to storytelling that hovered on the edge of self-indulgence. The medieval spoof Your Highness offers up more of the same shambling, hazy likability, only more so. Although undeniably hilarious at times, it often feels like the feature-length equivalent of Burt Reynolds slapping Dom DeLuise during the end credits of Cannonball Run. Beginning with an admirably tasteless gallows gag, the story follows a drunken, craven lout (McBride, who also scripted with his Eastbound & Down cohort Ben Best) who teams up with his more heroic, destined-to-be-king older brother (Franco) to rescue a damsel fair (Zooey Deschanel) from an unprintable fate by an evil sorcerer (a very funny Justin Theroux). Along the way, they stumble across a love-struck Minotaur, a village of bloodthirsty women, and a beautiful ninja type sworn to vengeance (Natalie Portman). Promisingly, instead of focusing on tired Lord of the Rings riffs, McBride and Co. here set their sights on such prime slabs of '80s Velveeta as Deathstalker and Yor, films that were only one application of bronzer away from outright parody themselves. Unfortunately, for every inspired bit, such as a gloriously wrong encounter with a sage Muppet, there are maybe three instances where the joke simply involves mixing up the King's English with modern-day profanities. (Which, admittedly, can sometimes be hilarious too.) Fans of the cast and crew's previous efforts should definitely check it out, but there's the lingering sense that the movie is probably only a quarter as much fun to watch as it was to make. Forsooth.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Actors:
Zooey Deschanel,
Natalie Portman
Directors:
David Gordon Green
Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Pictures
DVD Release Date: August 9, 2011
Run Time: 102 minutes
ASIN: B0050PYNOY
Cast & Crew - Your Highness
Performance Credits
Danny McBride (Films) Thadeous
James Franco Films)(Biography) Fabious
Rasmus Hardiker (Films) Courtney
Natalie Portman (Films)(Biography)(Interview) Isabel
Toby Jones Julie, Actor
Justin Theroux Leezar
Zooey Deschanel Belladonna
Damian Lewis Actor, Boremont
Charles Dance King Tallious
Simon Farnaby Manious the Bold
Deobia Oparei Thundarian
B.J. Hogg Royal Advisor
Matyelok Gibbs Mother
Angela Pleasence Mother
Anna Barry Mother
Amber Anderson Maiden
Stuart Loveridge Skinny Prisoner
John Fricker Marteetee
Rupert Davis Second Knight
Julian Rhind-Tutt Warlock
Mario Torres Great Wize Wizard
Noah Huntley Head Knight
Ben Wright Dastardly
Susie Kelly Hooded Witch
Roma Tomelty Hooded Witch
Brigid Erin Bates Hooded Witch
Eilish Doran Hooded Witch
Kiran Shah Tiniest One
Simon Cohen The Barbarian
Graham Hughes Dwarf King
Zhaidarbek Junguzhinov Brother Mein
Nurlan Altayev Brother Mein
David Garrick Daronius the Swift
Dorian Dixon Troll
Darren Thompson Troll
David Thompson Troll
Brian Steele Minotaur Performer
Ben Willbond Ranger
Phil Holden Dwarf Executioner
Chris Burke Dwarf Man
Sinead Burke Dwarf Woman
Tobias Winter Timotay Dungeon Master
Paige Tyler Pale-Skinned Beauty
Rhian Sugden Forest Woman
Amii Grove Forest Woman
Madison Welch Forest Woman
Iga Wyrwal Regina
Charles Shaughnessy Soul of the Maze, Narrator
Technical Credits
David Gordon Green Director
Craig Alpert Editor
Ben Best Screenwriter
Andrew Z. Davis Executive Producer
Gerd Feuchter Special Effects Supervisor
Framestore Animator
Chris Gebert Sound Mixer
Stuart Hopps Choreography
Mark Huffam Executive Producer
Steve Jablonsky Score Composer
Eileen Kastner-Delago Makeup
Paul Kirby Art Director
Lizzie Lawson Makeup
Peter Mcaleese Co-producer
Danny McBride Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Tom McCullagh Art Director
Jonathan Mone Executive Producer
Aisling Nairn Makeup
Uli Nefzer Special Effects Supervisor
Die Nefzers Special Effects
Chris Newman Asst. Director
Susie O'Sullivan Makeup
Tim Orr Cinematographer
Stuart Rose Art Director
Gail Stevens Casting
Scott Stuber Producer
Mark Tildesley Production Designer
David Warren Art Director
Hazel Webb-Crozier Costumes/Costume Designer
|