Meet the Spartans (2008)

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Tagline:

The Bigger the Hit, The Harder They Fall

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Shield | Spear | Movie Spoof | Beard

Awards:

5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 15

6:45 PM

MAX

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Maguire	...	Leonidas
Carmen Electra	...	Queen Margo
Ken Davitian	...	Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain
Diedrich Bader	...	Traitoro
Method Man	...	Persian Emissary
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Dilio
Travis Van Winkle	...	Sonio
Phil Morris	...	Messenger
Jim Piddock	...	Loyalist / Simon Cowell Look-a-Like
Nicole Parker	...	Paula Abdul Look-a-Like / Britney Spears Look-a-Like / Ellen DeGeneres Look-a-Like / Hunchback Paris
Ike Barinholtz	...	Dane Cook Look-a-Like / Bond Villain / Prophet
Crista Flanagan	...	Spartan Woman / Ugly Betty Look-a-Like
Hunter Clary	...	Leo Jr.
Emily Wilson	...	Lindsay Lohan Look-a-Like

Also Known As:

13 Spartans (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2 (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2: A Story of Spartans (USA) (working title)
Hunting and Fishing (USA) (working title)
Not Another Scary Epic Teen Date Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and some comic violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:86 min | UK:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Malaysia:18PL | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Finland:K-13 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

To date, it is the only film to be written and directed by both Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, to not have the word "movie" in the title.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Spartans stop to "replenish" their electrolytes, Sonio is tossed a bottle of "red" Gatorade. However, when they pan back to him after showing a couple of the other warriors, the Gatorade in Sonio's bottle is now "blue".

Quotes:

Leonidas: Yes, well, that may be the case, but your mama's so hairy, the only language she speaks is Wookie!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The Tyra Banks Show" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Make It Bueno

Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer are hacks

Anyone who would remotely consider themselves to be a fan of the spoof genre would reject this trash. I'll be the first one to admit that taste is subjective, but the guys that made this movie lack any sort of talent for this type of movie

I implore anyone to check out the following spoof movies:

Airplane! Top Secret The Naked Gun The Naked Gun 2 1/2 Hot Shots Hot Shots: Part Deux Kentucky Fried Movie (yes, its "old" but a classic none the less) Mafia! BASEketball Scary Movie 3 Sacry Movie 4

Not all of these are great. Many are a product of their era. Some are downright "average" spoof movies, at best. But compared to "Meet the Spartans" (or Epic Movie or Date Movie) they are a BILLION times better. And they have one thing in common... Zucker / Abrahams / Zucker (also must give props to writer Pat Proft). These guys INVENTED this genre. Watch these films and you will realize Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer are talentless hacks who think just making a reference to pop culture is funny.

If Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer are reading this, I suggest you might want to watch these movies as well. You might learn a thing or two.