Hamlet 2
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Andrew Fleming
Steve Coogan
Catherine Keener
David Arquette
Amy Poehler
Arnie Pantoja
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Dana Marschz is a failed actor-turned-high school drama teacher. Shortchanged in the talent department, Dana still harbors ambitions and passions. At work, that is; his personal life, with his dissatisfied wife Brie and their boarder Gary, leaves much to be desired. At Tucson, AZ's West Mesa High School, Dana sees himself as an inspirational teacher. But his adaptations of popular films, as performed by his top students Rand and Epiphany, are not resonating. When his latest--re-creating Erin Brockovich--is dismissed by the 9th grade drama critic and his department is targeted for closure, Dana must reach deep into himself for creativity. After much perspiration, he conceives a sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet--a musical-theater extravaganza that will disdain both political correctness and dramatic credibility. Rallying and rousing his class, Dana casts a wider net by recruiting transfer students like Ivonne for key roles. With rehearsals underway, objections from school officials and the community are soon raised, but Dana will not be denied his freedom of artistic expression. After all, "to thine own self be true." Dana gets unexpected support from ACLU attorney Cricket Feldstein and his favorite actress, Elisabeth Shue. Above all else, he fervently believes that his opus must be staged, and nothing can break his optimistic spirit.
Director
Andrew Fleming
Cast
Steve Coogan
Catherine Keener
David Arquette
Amy Poehler
Arnie Pantoja
Michael Esparza
Natalie Amenula
Evan Adrian
Skylar Astin
Nat Faxon
Marshall Bell
Melonie Diaz
Joseph Julian Soria
Phoebe Strole
Shea Pepe
Marco Rodriguez
Deborah Chavez
Kevin Wiggins
Johnnie Hector
Steve Corona
Arron Shiver
Josh Berry
Margarita Wilder
John David Garfield
Mary Evans
Tomas Sanchez
Mike Hatfield
John Hardman
Stephen Eiland
Cynthia Strauss
Will Gluck
Tom Romero
Jenny Gabrielle
Frank Bond
Todd Anderson
Daniel Quinones
Sian Bird
Karin Arellano
Jessica Daniels
Tina Kozlowski
Joey Montoya
Daniel Quiononez
Hannah Rodananta
Gabriel Romero
Liv Selinger
Elisabeth Shue
Crew
Giuseppe Adami
Brian Addie
Mark Alvarez
Claudia Alves
Stephanie Amaro
Giles Andrew
Debra M Andrews
Van Arno
Skylar Astin
Joe Bacharka
Guy Barnes
Albert Berger
Kari Bernhardt
Shannon Bouldin
Pam Brady
Pam Brady
Pam Brady
Chris Brown
Steve Brown
David Brownlow
Norman Bryn
Christopher Bush
Ben Bustos
Craig Butterman
Thomas Campbell
Bayard Carey
Jerry Carnevale
Deborah Carruthers
Rafiel Chait
Jeremiah G Chapman
Mike Chavez
Marty Cherrix
Carrie Christine
Kenneth Coblentz
Bill Coffin
Joann Connolly
Steve Coogan
Mary Cooke
Steve Copley
Matt Cordova
Nelly Cortez
Ryan Cowles
Ryan Cowles
Jason Critchfield
Cliff Crouch
Pud Cusack
Eric Davidson
Jason Davis
Anthony Dehosse
Dan Delgado
Angelo Digiacomo
Don Digirolamo
Pam Dixon Mickelson
Mark Dometrovich
David Donaldson
Andrew Dorfman
Gary Eilar
Eric Eisner
Frank Eyers
Tony Fanning
Larry Ferguson
Larry Fergusson
Marc Ferrari
Nelson Ferreira
Keith Fleer
Andrew Fleming
Andrew Fleming
Andrew Fleming
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn
Jay Foley
Jeff Freeman
Tone Freshwater
Betsy Friedman
Martin Fry
Francesca Galesi
Sean Garnhart
Jim Geisler
Mary Lynn Giacomazzi
Mickey Giacomazzi
Alex Gianopoulos
David A Gomez
Suemy Gonzalez
Al Goto
Gary Graves
Libbe Green
Tracey Grimes
Alexander Gruszynski
Matthew Guiza
Forrest Haag
Amy Habacker
Demille Halliburton
Brice Hamilton
Mike Hanrahan
Brian Harris
Carolyn Harris
Kenny Heath
Nathan Helm
Michael Hernandez
Annie Hinkes
Matt Hirt
Dan Holt
Katherine Huang
Charles Martin Inouye
Ron Ischovitsch
Jim Ivy
Grant Janssen
Vanessa Jaramillo
Alec Jarnagin
Alec Jarnagin
Alec Jarnigan
Alec Jarnigan
Ronald O Jaynes
Elton John
Margaret Johnson
Matthew W Johnson
Francisco Javier Juarequi
Horst Jung
Cathy Kanavy
Jared Kaufmann
Jay Kendall
Meghan Kerns
Coryn Kiefer
Adam King
Tor Mcafee Kingdon
Melanie Kirk
Cherron Kofford
Janice R Kostelnick
John Koyama
George A Kruft
Jonathan Kurt
Rick Lamb
Todd Langner
Brian G. Lax
David A Lente
Evan Lesser
Michael Levine
Bruce Lewis
Clay Liversidge
Johnny Long
Nate Lopez
Kristen Loree
Kurt Lott
Amahl H Lovato
Benjamin C Lowney
Rita Lundin
Antonio Maes
Chris Maestas
Maria Mantia
Michael Manzanares
Jeff Mart
Jeff Mart
Evan Martinez
Larry Martinez
Nicholas C Mastandrea
Dennis Matkosky
Jason Mccauley
Mike Mckone
Joe Mclaughlin
Bryan Mcmahan
Thomas Meade
Mario A Medina
John Meinl
Stacey Michaels
Adam Miller
Kevin M. Miller
Mamie Mitchell
David Molyneux
Josh Moody
Randy E Moore
Dennis Muscari
Tim Naylor
Anastacia Nemec
Jill Newell
Aaron Newton
Jeremy Nicolaides
Nicolina Nicthe
Randy Ortega
Richard G Osborn
Wendy Ozols-barnes
Ryan Pace
Michael Padilla
Rhonda Painter
Ricardo Paiz
David Palmer
Eric Pardee
David Peck
Ralph Perri
Marilyn Peterson
Dan Petty
Dave Plowman
Dominic Pompeo
Richard Poole
Derick Pritchard
Derik Pritchard
Giacomo Puccini
Michael Rafter
Anna Ramey
Jose Ramirez
Jessica Ramos
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States August 22, 2008
Released in United States Summer August 22, 2008
Wide Release in United States August 29, 2008
Released in United States on Video December 21, 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States July 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Features) July 9-21, 2008.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.
Focus Features acquired worldwide distribution rights at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for a reported sum of $10 million.
Limited Release in United States August 22, 2008
Released in United States Summer August 22, 2008
Wide Release in United States August 29, 2008
Released in United States on Video December 21, 2008
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States July 2008 (Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Features) July 9-21, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)
Winner of two awards including the Outstanding Dramatic Feature Audience Award and the Outstanding Soundtrack Audience Award at the 2008 Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
