National Lampoon, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: NLN), the most widely
recognized brand in comedy, today announced that its upcoming feature, National
Lampoon’s Dirty Movie, will premiere in a double super-secret
special screening at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah. The
film, which stars Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit, Oz), Robert Klein (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) and
Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), will enjoy two showings at a
venue that merely happens to be the Slamdance Film Festival
headquarters: a VIP screening on Tuesday, January 20th and a
second not-quite-as-VIP screening on Wednesday, January 21st. Dirty
Movie will run both nights at 10:45 pm and will be shown in a
small, crowded and potentially unsafe screening room.
Sam Roberts, Director of Film Competitions for Slamdance, emphasized
that “National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie is not, repeat not,
an official selection of the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival. While
Slamdance prides itself on supporting edgy and irreverent fare,” Roberts
continued, “even we have limits.”
Tim Durham, CEO of National Lampoon, expressed his company’s elation at
the chance to preview its new movie in a city hosting not one, but two
major film festivals simultaneously. “If you aren’t one of the several
million people important enough or connected enough to be in D.C. for
Barack Obama’s inauguration, and you’re stuck in Utah at either
Slamdance or Sundance, there’s not much better to do on a Tuesday night
than to come see our Dirty Movie.”
Alan Donnes, producer of National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie,
explained the movie’s appeal this way: “After spending several days
watching a continuous stream of artsy angst-infused cinema, you’ll be
more than ready for a puerile film filled with sophomoric humor and, of
course, boobs and midgets. And Dirty Movie will give you
exactly you want.” Donnes added, “We believe the interest generated by
our appearance in Park City will give us the momentum we need to secure
the Golden Raspberry this film so richly deserves.”
About National Lampoon
National Lampoon, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: NLN) has been a dominant
force in the US comedy world for almost 40 years, and is currently
active in a broad array of media and entertainment segments. These
include feature films, television programming, online and interactive
entertainment, home video, audio, and book publishing. The Company also
owns interests in all major National Lampoon properties, including National
Lampoon’s Animal House, the National Lampoon Vacation series
and National Lampoon’s Van Wilder. National Lampoon reaches
nearly one in four of all 18 to 24 year old college students in America
today. The Company has three core operating divisions: National Lampoon
Films, which includes production along with theatrical and video
distribution of feature films; College Marketing Division; and National
Lampoon Networks, providing humor content through a number of platforms.
These include its National Lampoon College TV network, the National
Lampoon Humor Network - the most trafficked humor sites on the web, Toga
TV.com - the company’s broadband channel, the Drunk University Network,
the new ZAZ Network, and the National Lampoon Video Network, which
includes channels on YouTube, AOL, Yahoo, Joost, and a number of digital
video platforms across the Internet. These are all anchored by the award
winning comedy website www.nationallampoon.com.
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