Here’s One Way to Get Publicity for Your Movie
September 4th, 2008 by Evil Beet
This was kind of a win/win situation for the producers of Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
Scenario 1: The MPAA approves this promo poster, and everybody writes about it.
Scenario 2: The MPAA does not approve this promo poster, and everybody writes about it.
“When you’ve got the word ‘porno’ in the title, naturally, the marketing materials are gonna be scrutinized more closely by the MPAA,” says the director, Kevin Smith. “I understand they’ve got a job to do, but c’mon…this image isn’t that dirty; they’re both fully clad.”
The poster was, however, approved for use in Canada.
“I’ve always loved Canada and Canadians for giving us hockey,” says Smith. “Now, I love ‘em just a little bit more. For allowing tufts of hair.”
Oh, and just so you don’t have to tear your hair out trying to figure out where you’ve seen Elizabeth Banks — besides in a Kevin Smith flick — she played that doctor chick that Zach Braff knocked up on Scrubs.
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September 4th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
YOU READ MY MIND!!! I was just about to google her. I am a huge scrubs fan and was like “What does she play on!!??”
September 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Elizebeth Banks was hilarious in The 40 Year old Virgin…
September 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
She was also in “Definitely, Maybe”
September 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
and she was awesome in wet hot american summer AND she’s gonna play laura bush in W
god, I love them both
September 4th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I loved her in The 40 Year Old Virgin. Such a tramp. Seth Rogen, my dear heart. Either he’s getting fatter or his fro just makes it look that way… I mean, I’d still hit it… twice. But you know.
I don’t think that the poster should be banned… it’s hardly ever noticeable. I don’t think that my ten year old cousin is going to be like, OMG WHAT ARE THOSE HEADS DOING RIGHT THERE!!
I’ll tell her — those are just long pubes. No worries.
September 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
yeah she is the freak in 40 year old virgin…and they “hook” up that movie too…. on the otherhand…. amazing poster.. love it
September 4th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
This dude Rogen must have some special brand of humour that can only be detected by people born in Northern America, the rest of us (the world) really just don’t get it.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
This poster totally looks like a parody of the promo poster for Brown Bunny, that movie where Chloe Sevigny gives Vincent Gallo head. And that poster was waaaaay more obvious.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
she was also in the cult horror classic “slither” right?
September 4th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
YES, Slither! That’s what I was thinking!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Elizabeth Banks …….*drools*
September 5th, 2008 at 5:43 am
Funny you should have said that at the end, literally the first thing i thought when i saw this post was ‘Hey! Isn’t she JDs baby moma on scrubs? well she looks like her!’
September 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Ha. This was filmed like, 10 minutes from my house. I hope it’s funny, I like both of them.