Lovely Alicia Witt has been added to the cast of the long awaited sequel of the 1998 comedy Free Enterprise.
Witt will join William Shatner in the sequel to this romantic comedy movie about “two aspiring nerdy movie makers who meet their idol, Shatner.”
The original movie has gone on to become kind of a cult-geeks-classic, and also starred Erick McCormack and Rafer Weigel.
The plot revolved around two wannabe filmmakers and Star Trek nerds, who finally meet their idol: William Shatner. Shatner turns out to not be the strong, confident leader they were expecting. In fact he’s the total opposite.
So, Shatner has previously confirmed that he would be back for the sequel saying: “Free Enterprise…remember the film? Well we are doing a sequel, Free Enterprise 2.
So they have got me involved in some fun stuff. And I will be shooting that in the next month or so.
Witt will join William Shatner in the sequel to this romantic comedy movie about “two aspiring nerdy movie makers who meet their idol, Shatner.”
The original movie has gone on to become kind of a cult-geeks-classic, and also starred Erick McCormack and Rafer Weigel.
The plot revolved around two wannabe filmmakers and Star Trek nerds, who finally meet their idol: William Shatner. Shatner turns out to not be the strong, confident leader they were expecting. In fact he’s the total opposite.
So, Shatner has previously confirmed that he would be back for the sequel saying: “Free Enterprise…remember the film? Well we are doing a sequel, Free Enterprise 2.
So they have got me involved in some fun stuff. And I will be shooting that in the next month or so.
- 7/8/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Film review: 'Free Enterprise'
You don't have to be a Trekkie -- or Trekker -- to get a chuckle out of "Free Enterprise", an uneven but admittedly inspired low-budget comedy.
A "Swingers" for geeks, with a little of "My Favorite Year" thrown into the mix courtesy of the delightfully self-parodying presence of William Shatner, the picture could beam up some nice specialty business, particularly with the right kind of handling from novice distributor Regent Entertainment.
Rafer Weigel and Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace") star as Robert and Mark, a pair of self-absorbed, emotionally dysfunctional little boys in grown-up bodies who are experiencing a "Logan's Run" sense of doom on the cusp of their 30th birthdays.
The two lifelong friends share a love of all things "Trek" (the Kirk years), not to mention a fundamental distrust of women -- as a parting shot, Robert's frustrated, soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend takes back her gift of a collectible Enterprise Christmas tree ornament. The guys receive something of a wake-up call when they bump into their beloved mentor in a bookstore, looking decidedly unheroic as he thumbs through a porn magazine.
It turns out that disappointingly down-to-earth Bill has problems just like everybody else, particularly one involving the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Worse, he tries to get Robert and Mark interested in his big dream project: a musical version of "Julius Caesar" with Bill playing all the parts himself except for Calpurnia, which he's reserving for Sharon Stone.
When it's pointed out that the conceit would effectively require him to stab himself in the back, Bill glibly replies that it wouldn't be the first time.
Loosely based on the lives of its collaborators, Mark Altman and Robert Meyer Burnett, the script lays on the post-Quentin Tarantino/Kevin Williamson pop culture references a little too self-consciously, while its occasional attempts at something more purposeful have all the subtlety of a Vulcan death grip.
But when they stick to their light, goofy brand of irreverent comedy, the picture works best, particularly with things like a hysterical, full-costume "Logan's Run" dream sequence; not to mention Bill's closing rap performance of Marc Antony's eulogy ("No Tears For Caesar") during which he gamely gives his infamous rendering of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" a run for its over-the-top money. While Shatner is consistently the best thing about "Free Enterprise", demonstrating an disarmingly off-handed way with self-deprecating wit, the other performers have their moments, including McCormack's opening, intense pitch for his horror movie concept about a serial murderer whose victims are all named Marcia, Jan or Cindy.
FREE ENTERPRISE
Regent Entertainment
Director: Robert Meyer Burnett
Screenwriters: Mark Altman, Robert Meyer Burnett
Executive producers: Mark Gottwald, Ellie Gottwald
Producers: Dan Bates, Mark Altman, Allan Kaufman
Cinematographer: Charles Barbee
Production designer: Cynthia Halligan
Editor: Robert Meyer Burnett
Costume designer: Ann Lambert
Music: Scott Spock
Music supervisors: Spring Aspers, Allan Kaufman
Color/stereo
Cast:
Robert: Rafer Weigel
Mark: Eric McCormack
Claire: Audie England
Bill: William Shatner
Sean: Patrick Van Horn
Dan Vebber: Jonathan Slavin
Eric Wallace: Phil LaMarr
Marlena: Deborah Van Valkenberg
Running time -- 108 minutes
MPAA Rating: R...
A "Swingers" for geeks, with a little of "My Favorite Year" thrown into the mix courtesy of the delightfully self-parodying presence of William Shatner, the picture could beam up some nice specialty business, particularly with the right kind of handling from novice distributor Regent Entertainment.
Rafer Weigel and Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace") star as Robert and Mark, a pair of self-absorbed, emotionally dysfunctional little boys in grown-up bodies who are experiencing a "Logan's Run" sense of doom on the cusp of their 30th birthdays.
The two lifelong friends share a love of all things "Trek" (the Kirk years), not to mention a fundamental distrust of women -- as a parting shot, Robert's frustrated, soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend takes back her gift of a collectible Enterprise Christmas tree ornament. The guys receive something of a wake-up call when they bump into their beloved mentor in a bookstore, looking decidedly unheroic as he thumbs through a porn magazine.
It turns out that disappointingly down-to-earth Bill has problems just like everybody else, particularly one involving the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Worse, he tries to get Robert and Mark interested in his big dream project: a musical version of "Julius Caesar" with Bill playing all the parts himself except for Calpurnia, which he's reserving for Sharon Stone.
When it's pointed out that the conceit would effectively require him to stab himself in the back, Bill glibly replies that it wouldn't be the first time.
Loosely based on the lives of its collaborators, Mark Altman and Robert Meyer Burnett, the script lays on the post-Quentin Tarantino/Kevin Williamson pop culture references a little too self-consciously, while its occasional attempts at something more purposeful have all the subtlety of a Vulcan death grip.
But when they stick to their light, goofy brand of irreverent comedy, the picture works best, particularly with things like a hysterical, full-costume "Logan's Run" dream sequence; not to mention Bill's closing rap performance of Marc Antony's eulogy ("No Tears For Caesar") during which he gamely gives his infamous rendering of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" a run for its over-the-top money. While Shatner is consistently the best thing about "Free Enterprise", demonstrating an disarmingly off-handed way with self-deprecating wit, the other performers have their moments, including McCormack's opening, intense pitch for his horror movie concept about a serial murderer whose victims are all named Marcia, Jan or Cindy.
FREE ENTERPRISE
Regent Entertainment
Director: Robert Meyer Burnett
Screenwriters: Mark Altman, Robert Meyer Burnett
Executive producers: Mark Gottwald, Ellie Gottwald
Producers: Dan Bates, Mark Altman, Allan Kaufman
Cinematographer: Charles Barbee
Production designer: Cynthia Halligan
Editor: Robert Meyer Burnett
Costume designer: Ann Lambert
Music: Scott Spock
Music supervisors: Spring Aspers, Allan Kaufman
Color/stereo
Cast:
Robert: Rafer Weigel
Mark: Eric McCormack
Claire: Audie England
Bill: William Shatner
Sean: Patrick Van Horn
Dan Vebber: Jonathan Slavin
Eric Wallace: Phil LaMarr
Marlena: Deborah Van Valkenberg
Running time -- 108 minutes
MPAA Rating: R...
- 6/4/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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