A whole slew of cast and crew from producer Judd Apatow’s latest, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, came down Friday for WonderCon to share entertaining stories and anecdotes with the audience, as well as a lengthy collection of clips from the film. Among the talent were Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Jack McBrayer, director Nicholas Stoller, and producer Shauna Robertson.
Funny bones were tickled almost instantly with the presentation of this trailer-ish barrage of movie clips (rounding out around 6 minutes), which showed many of the same sequences from the already released trailer, except longer and more fully fleshed-out.
Extended Clips – A depressed Jason Segel is deleting images of his ex-girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, from his computer. “I need to get rid of anything that reminds me of her.” His friend (Bill Hader) comments, “You know, you’re not really deleting them.” Segel: “I want to save a few in case we get back to together.” Hader wrestles with Segel to officially delete the pics while Segel fights back and whines manically.
Skipping forward, there are some hilarious moments with the guys Segel meets in Hawaii, primarily Paul Rudd. When witnessing Segel’s ex, he comments, “I like her hair. I wonder if the carpet matches her pubes.” In another scene, he offers Segel some helpful advice: “When life hands you lemons, you say, ‘fuck the lemons,’ and bail.”
Then there’s Jack McBrayer, who plays the NBC page on 30 Rock. Here he’s a similarly awkward guy, experiencing some troubles in the sack on his honeymoon. We see a clip of his wife going under the covers to please him, and he resists. “No, no! God put our mouths on our heads for a reason.” He explains to the guys at the hotel bar, “If God was a city planner, he would not put a playground next to a sewage system.”
Additionally there are some key moments between Segel and Mila Kunis, such as an extended bit where Segel falls off the cliff (part of which was seen in the trailer).
Other funny moments include Segel weeping hysterically and being questioned by the hotel about a crying woman on his floor, playing an overly emotional romance song on the piano in front of a live audience, and being asked if the used tissues on his bed are “sad tissues or happy tissues.”
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL probably won’t be the next SUPERBAD, but it still looks hilarious enough to warrant a trip to the theaters this coming April. If nothing else, the WonderCon panel proved that the film definitely has a funny cast to back it up.