When the news broke that Universal was scrapping the release of Joe Carnahan’s Stretch right before it was released, lots of people reacted with a great big “WTF?”. Not only was this a movie from a guy who had made the very successful The Grey as well as The A-Team, but this was his little passion project that he produced for a microbudget, meaning that they would have a big drawcard and low risk. But apparently that risk wasn’t low enough, causing Carnahan to have to battle to finish the movie and eventually get it released on VOD just a few days ago.
So what is it about this movie that made Universal pull out at the 11th hour? Well, this new Red-Band trailer gives us a clue. It also gives us midgets, fake boobs, scrotums, Chris Pine’s butt cheeks, more fake boobs, sex, drugs, alcohol and just absolute insanity. And I can’t wait to watch it!
“Stretch” is an action-comedy in which all hell breaks out over the streets of L.A. during one twisted night for one desperate driver. When a limo driver (Wilson) discovers that he only has one shift left to pay off a big debt, he goes from worried to hell-with-it-all daring. When the chauffer picks up a reclusive billionaire (Pine) with some deviant appetites, he vows to fulfill the guy’s every request, no matter how weird, to score the big tip that could settle his score. But as the night grows stranger and the driver is pushed into some very dangerous encounters, he worries that the freak in his back seat might just be his final fare.
Stretch stars Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Chris Pine, Brooklyn Decker, James Badge Dale, David Hasselhoff, Ray Liotta, Shaun Toub and Jessica Alba. It’s out now on VOD.
Last Updated: October 9, 2014
Nick de Bruyne
October 9, 2014 at 14:39
Instantly reminded me of the Falling Down poster
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 10, 2014 at 09:36
snap
flmboy
October 9, 2014 at 15:01
WTF did I just watch?