Hamlet 2

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6.3/10

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A failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, Arizona students as he conceives and stages a politically-incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's "Hamlet."A failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, Arizona students as he conceives and stages a politically-incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's "Hamlet."A failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, Arizona students as he conceives and stages a politically-incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Videos8

Hamlet 2: Dana Meets Cricket Feldstein

Clip 0:58

Hamlet 2: Dana Meets Elisabeth Shue

Photos45

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Storyline

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Trivia
Steve Coogan also does the narration.

Goofs
After Mr. Marschz trips on acid, the police find him naked from the waist down on an abandoned couch. When he is picked up and escorted to a car, his shirt parts briefly and we can see that he is wearing flesh colored underwear.

Quotes
[last lines]
Dana Marschz: Chuy, you're going to have a magical life. Because no matter where you go, it'll always be better than Tucson. Come on!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Lakeview Terrace/The Women/Surfer Dude/Towelhead (2008)

Soundtracks
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Written by David Molyneux
Courtesy of DeWolfe Music New York

User reviews78

Featured review

7/10

Coogan's US breakthrough - Refreshing Comedy!

Damn. This was funny. I love Steve Googan from all his UK performances ans finally he was given a proper vehicle to make US audiences laugh out loud. What made this so funny was its satire of traditional dramatic elements in movies (Stand and Deliver, etc), as well as its blatant parody of the quickly burned out "Indie Darling" comedies like "Little Miss Sunshine" et al. Sure, the finale's song wasn't the best of the lot (although I still find myself singing it over a week later!) but the rest of the gags and songs (especially the "Face" song!) were classic.

It was refreshing to see a screwball comedy that doesn't rely on toilet humor or "realistic" scenarios to drive a joke home. This was just pure silly fun, ans Coogan can pull that off with the best of them, if not better.