...could have been a very special episode of "Diff'rent Strokes." But it's the wildly, hilariously crude approach of director David Wain that makes "Role Models" so disarming. The rampant wrongness would have been amusing enough on the page:...
...Mad 2 rounded up $3.75M on Friday, and it should reach $16.68M for the 3-day for a new cume of $138.1M. The equally durable David Wain comedy Role Models (Universal) will round out the top 5 for the weekend. The picture added another $2.4M on Friday and...
...WAIN “I just finished Steve Martin’s inspiring memoir, Born Standing Up, of becoming a stand-up comedian. The story of how and why he stopped was as compelling as how and why he started. Other then that, with the election and a baby son, my reading is...
... The Dallas Morning News’ Tim MacMahon claims “a homeless man who goes by Doc” was treated to a matinee screening of “Role Models” by Cowboys QB / philanthropist Tony Romo. Romo, who confirmed the story but didn’t want to elaborate, waved Doc over to sit...
...our movie. David Wain: And then it shows you going “I’m kind of into politics.” Seann William Scott: Wait, what was this? David Wain: It’s just one of the forty commercials they made. I don’t know if they are going to use it. Seann William Scott:...
...comedy and emotion in Role Models, and the giddy highs of being a bar mitzvah DJ. The A.V. Club: In your first film with David Wain, you were part of a large ensemble. With The Ten, you produced and co-starred. In Role Models, you co-wrote and star. Are...
Background
David Wain (born August 1, 1969 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is best known for the feature film Wet Hot American Summer, the 90s sketch comedy series The State, and the Comedy Central show Stella. Wain was a founding member of Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black.
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