I've mentioned this one to a few friends so far, and everytime I say "Did you see that George Michael is going to be in new movie?" I always get the same response:
"You mean the George Michael, or our George Michael?
As much as I love the drunk driving, public bathroom loving, perma-stubbled 80's pop star, of course I mean George Michael Bluth - Michael Cera.
There's something about this kid, his whole naive, neo-Dick Van Dyke act that gets to me. He's the perfect straightman; and his nervousness and inability to finish most sentences reminds me of a young, American Gervais.
Factor in the additional cast members, and it's like a smorgasbord, a homage if you will, of frat-pack wannabes: Jonah "ask me about my..." Hill, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, and the one and only Joe Lo Truglio!
I also love the fact that this movie keeps up the pseudo-specific genre of "last night of high school" comedies. It all started with Dazed and Confused, moved quickly along to Can't Hardly Wait (Love Hewitt at her hottest, by far), and then we were forced to wait almost ten years for another coming-of-age, nerd-kid-gets-hot-girl-at-senior-party film. I for one can't wait.
If by some chance, you watch this trailer and think it's lame, you're right, it is. Do yourself a favor and watch the R-Rated version here. Yeah, you'll have to register, but seeing George Michael curse, and hearing Rogen say that owning a gun "is like having two cocks" is well worth it.