The Tripper

Infobox Film
name = The Tripper


caption = Promotional poster
director = David Arquette
producer = David Arquette
Courteney Cox Arquette
Thomas Jane
writer = David Arquette
Joe Harris
starring = David Arquette
Courteney Cox Arquette
Richmond Arquette
Paz de la Huerta
Ben Gardiner
Balthazar Getty
Lukas Haas
Josh Hammond
Stephen Heath
Brad Hunt
Thomas Jane
Jaime King
Bert Kinyon
Noah Maschan
Jason Mewes
Christopher Allen Nelson
Rick Overton
Waylon Payne
Paul Reubens
Michael X. Sommers
Marsha Thomason
music = Jimmy Haun
David Wittman
cinematography = Bobby Bukowski
editing = Glenn Garland
distributor = Coquette Productions
released = April 20, 2007
runtime = R-Rated Cut:
93 min.
Unrated Cut:
97 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
website = http://www.myspace.com/thetrippermovie
amg_id = 1:360972
imdb_id = 0760187

"The Tripper" is a 2007 slasher film shown as a bonus film as part of 2006's 8 Films to Die For. It was released on April 20, 2007. The film is directed, produced, written by, and stars David Arquette. Arquette's wife, Courteney Cox Arquette, is also a producer and actor in the film. The MPAA rating system gave the film an R rating for strong horror violence and graphic violence, drug content, language and some sexuality/nudity. The title is a play on Ronald Reagan's nickname of "The Gipper".

In August 2007, writer-producer Fritz Jünker sued the Arquettes' production company Coquette Productions, Inc. for copyright infringement, claiming Jünker's 2001 film, "The Truth About Beef Jerky", was the basis for "The Tripper".Verify source|date=September 2007

The release date of the film, April 20, or 4/20 is a reference to 420, a number of prominence in cannabis culture.

Plot

The film is a nostalgic homage to the exploitation films of Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper that follows a group of free-loving hippies who escape to a modern-day Woodstock for a weekend of debauchery, only to be stalked by a radical-minded psychopath dressed and talking like Ronald Reagan.

Cast

*David Arquette as Muff
*Courteney Cox Arquette as Cynthia
*Richmond Arquette as Deputy Cooper
*Paz de la Huerta as Jade
*Ben Gardiner as Wilson
*Balthazar Getty as Jimmy
*Lukas Haas as Ivan
*Josh Hammond as Tyler
*Stephen Heath as Jack
*Brad Hunt as Hank
*Thomas Jane as Buzz Hall
*Jaime King as Samantha
*Bert Kinyon as Bert (Lumberjack Foreman)
*Noah Maschan as Young Gus
*Jason Mewes as Joey
*Wes Craven as Hippie wearing top-hat
*Christopher Allen Nelson as Gus
*Rick Overton as Mayor Hal Burton
*Waylon Payne as Dean
*Paul Reubens as Frank Baker
*Michael X. Sommers as Trooper Neatnick
*Marsha Thomason as Linda

Release

The premiere was held in the Del Mar theater in Santa Cruz (the predominate location of the picture). David Arquette and fellow cast members were there to answer questions. The Canadian premiere of "The Tripper" was at Fantasia Festival in 2007. Arquette was there to answer questions. [ [http://www.fantasiafest.com/2007/en/films/film_detail.php?id=313 Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2007 | Films + Schedule | Tripper, The ] ]

DVD release

The DVD was released on October 23, 2007. The DVD is Unrated and runs for 97 minutes; 4 minutes longer than the original cut.The DVD includes:
*1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
*Audio commentary by director David Arquette and stars Thomas Jane, Paul Reubens and Richmond Arquette
*Deleted scenes
*Blooper reel
*Behind the Spleens featurette
*The Tripper Presidential Campaign Tour
*Theatrical trailers. [ [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=65322 DVD Times - The Tripper (R1) in October ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/thetrippermovie "The Tripper"] at MySpace
*imdb title|id=0760187|title=The Tripper
*amg title|id=1:360972|title=The Tripper
* [http://www.ignoremagazine.com/discourse/films/The_Tripper.htm Review in Ignore Magazine]