Remember the video trailer released recently for the forthcoming HBO mockumentary, Tour de Pharmacy? Well, a new extended length one has now hit YouTube, and it’s suitably bonkers.
The film is due to air in the US on 8 July – there’s no word yet on if or when it will screen in the UK – and features a host of stars including Kevin Bacon, Orlando Blum, Jeff Goldblum, Mike Tyson and even a cameo from Lance Armstrong.
> Video: Trailer unveiled for HBO’s Tour de Pharmacy cycling mockumentary
Created by Andy Samberg and Murray Miller, it is directed by Jake Szymanski. According to a press release issued alongside the original trailer,
In 1982, during a dark and fictitious time in cycling history, the sport’s most venerable, time-honoured race was marred by the doping of virtually all of its competitors,” says a press release.
Riddled with nefarious characters, that year’s competition was a hornet’s nest of moral depravity. Through the perspective of five riders, Tour de Pharmacy gives an inside look into the grim realities of the darkest event in a sport notoriously tainted by controversy.
8 thoughts on “Video: New trailer released for Tour de Pharmacy mockumentary – and it’s bonkers”
What a cast, but what a lame
What a cast, but what a lame trailer.
belgravedave wrote:
It could be indicative of what the film is like though. Comes across as very low hanging jokes with lots of teen appealing visual gags.
zanf wrote:
It could be indicative of what the film is like though. Comes across as very low hanging jokes with lots of teen appealing visual gags.— belgravedave
That is what the movie is like. What has led you to believe it pretends to be anything else?
zanf wrote:
It could be indicative of what the film is like though. Comes across as very low hanging jokes with lots of teen appealing visual gags.
— belgravedaveYou both come across as humourless nerks who probably whine about how offensive The Rules are. From the trailer it appears to be classic slapstick with funny cliched references. #lightenup
Best quote ever
Best quote ever
“This is a sport with literally hundreds of dollars on the line, and dozens of fans that; stakes are medium”
Best quote ever: “cyclists
Best quote ever: “cyclists fight like little bitches”
(52 secs in)
“I did this on my own blood,
“I did this on my own blood, sweat and tears.. and extra blood”
Saw it yesterday. I wanted to
Saw it yesterday. I wanted to like it it but there were only a couple of decent laughs. Lance was funnier than any of the actual actors.