Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie will be distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is a star-studded comedy created by the prolific team of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, best known for their five seasons of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, which have aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Numerous celebrity cameos will be featured, as well as the beloved cast of regular characters that appear on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
"We are very excited to be a part of this very expensive film," said Heidecker. "We are professional boys and we'll use the money wisely," added Heidecker.
Wagner/Cuban co-owner and 2929 Productions CEO Todd Wagner said: "We were initially apprehensive of the unprecedented price tag of the film, but apparently we agreed to it after having a drink with Tim and Eric. Actually, it's all a little bit fuzzy. Regardless, we now realize that it would be foolhardy not to participate in what is sure to be the grandest entertainment ever presented to mankind." Wagner and business partner Mark Cuban are also reported to have cameos in the film.
"Letting Toddr and Mark be in the film seemed like the least we could do considering they're investing so much of their personal fortunes in the project," said Heidecker and Heidecker.
Gary Sanchez Productions' co-founder Will Ferrell remarked that "You can't put a price on creative excellence and we didn't... maybe we should have, but we didn't," with GSP co-founder adding that "There are six billion people in the world, so if we can get every sixth person to see this movie, we break even. If they tell a friend, we'll do well, quite well."
The billion dollar price tag is far and away the most money paid for any film, more than three times the reported budget of Avatar. With 2929 Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions (run by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy) is producing through its "Funny or Die Films" adjunct banner. GSP has produced such films as The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, The Foot Fist Way and the Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg cop comedy The Other Guys.
Under their Abso Lutely Productions banner, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have produced five seasons of their popular experimental comedy show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. In addition to TEASGJ, they have created the television show Tom Goes to the Mayor for Adult Swim, as well as the online comedy titles Tim and Eric Nite Live and Stephen and Steven for Superdeluxe and Comedy Central. Dave Kneebone and Jon Mugar will be producing for Abso Lutely Productions.
Tim and Eric'$ Billion Dollar Movie was released March 2nd, 2012 and stars Bill A. Jones, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Odenkirk, Frank Slaten, Bob Ross, Ronnie Rodriguez, Nancy Stelmaszczyk, Jean-Michel Richaud. The film is directed by Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim.
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Taargus
if you don't like Tim & Eric, I don't want to know you
8 months agoby @TaargusFlag
Dan
Looks and sounds stupid. Every picture I see of them makes me dislike them even more.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
skywise
I dont know anything about these guys. Well except what i read here but never heard of them before that.
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
Messenger
I hate these two with a passion. Their comedy is dumb beyond belief and yeah I get it, it's supposed to be but they take the awkward comedy and run it into the ground. It's weak minded and utter garbage. I question peoples intelligence when I find out they actually like this show.
1 year agoby @messengerFlag
herione32
There's my chip chip!!! But doubtful this movie is gonna cost a billion dollars when they do half of there show for cartoon network in their apartment!!
1 year agoby @herione32Flag