Search Posts

About This Blog

  1. Welcome to the MTV Movies Blog, updated throughout the day with exclusive movie news, trailers, interviews and more. Our team of film experts joins with celebrity contributors - from Eli Roth to Judd Apatow - to ensure that when it comes to the hottest flicks, you'll hear it first.
    tips@mtvmoviesblog.com

Follow Us

  1. Get the latest updatest in your favorite RSS feed reader.

Owen WilsonForget high concept comedies like "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" and "Walk Hard," the idea behind "Drillbit Taylor" is a "simple one," said producer Judd Apatow.

"Kids are getting bullied and they hire a guy they think is a bodyguard when in fact he's a homeless con man who plans on robbing their families' houses," Apatow explained, calling the Seth Rogen-scripted comedy a throwback of sorts to the great comedies of John Hughes.

Which, actually, makes a ton of sense, considering the idea for "Drillbit Taylor" came, well, from Hughes himself - an old concept that was adapted and tweaked by Apatow and Co. Read more...