Nicholas Stoller's FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL is a romantic disaster comedy produced by the same team that made such hits as THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP, headed by writer, director, and producer Judd Apatow. When he gets suddenly and unceremoniously dumped by his longtime girlfriend, television star Sarah Marshall (VERONICA MARS lead Kristen Bell), composer Peter Bretter (FREAKS AND GEEKS alum Jason Segel) is devastated. Miserably depressed, he seeks solace in tawdry one-night stands, but he is desperate to win Sarah back. On the advice of his stepbrother, Brian (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's Bill Hader), Peter heads off to Hawaii for a much-needed vacation, but he gets even more freaked out when he discovers that Sarah and her new beau, wild and wacky British singing sensation Aldous Snow (comedian Russell Brand), are staying there as well. Mired in sadness, Peter is befriended by hotel employee Rachel Jansen (THAT '70S SHOW's Mila Kunis), who encourages him to get back his life and pursue his own dreams, which include staging a Dracula musical with puppets. But Peter is blinded by his desire for Sarah even as he grows closer to Rachel and starts hanging out with some of the hotel's odder personalities, including Chuck (Paul Rudd), a drug-addled surf instructor, and Matthew (SUPERBAD's Jonah Hill), a drug-dealing restaurant worker obsessed with Snow. Segel, who gets fully naked several times in the film, wrote the screenplay, a sharp blend of comedy and drama, and is solid in his first major starring role. Stoller, making his feature-film directorial debut, gets the most out of his diverse cast and beautiful setting, especially Jack McBrayer and Maria Thayer as a newlywed couple having some bizarre sexual problems, and Billy Baldwin as Sarah's costar in the television show CRIME SCENE: SCENE OF THE CRIME. FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL is an outrageously funny yet touchingly sweet movie.
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Widescreen
Audio:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - English
DTS 5.1 Surround - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Feature A: Theatrical Version
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Rated Feature Commentary - Nick Stroller - Director; Rodney Rothman - Producer; Shauna Robertson - Producer, Jason Segel - Writer/Star; Kirsten Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, and Jack McBrayer - Cast Members
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Puppet Break-Up
Line-O-Rama
Sex-O-Rama
Drunk-O-Rama
Gag Reel
"A Taste for Love"
"Dracula's Lament"
Russell Brand: Aldous Snow
The Letter "U"
"We've Got to Do Something" Music Video
Crime Scene
Sarah's New Show - Alts
Raw Footage - Video Chat
Video Diaries
Red Band Trailer
Karaoke
Feature B: Extended Version
Audio Commentary - Extended Feature Commentary with Director Nick Stroller, Executive Producer Rodney Rothman, Producer Shauna Robertson, Writer/Star Jason Segel and Cast Members Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, and Jack McBrayer
Additional Footage - Visual Commentary with Director Nick Stroller, Executive Producer Rodney Rothman, Producer Shauna Robertson, Writer/Star Jason Segel and Cast Members Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, and Jack McBrayer
Picture in Picture
Karaoke
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Puppet Break-Up
Line-O-Rama
Sex-O-Rama
Drunk-O-Rama
Gag Reel
"A Taste for Love"
"Dracula's Lament"
Russell Brand: Aldous Snow
The Letter "U"
"We've Got to Do Something" Music Video
Crime Scene
Sarah's New Show - Alts
Raw Footage - Video Chat
Video Diaries
Red Band Trailer
Stars
Jason Segel: Actor, SLACKERS/How I Met Your Mother
Kristen Bell: American actress, VERONICA MARS
Mila Kunis: TV/Film Actress
Russell Brand: Star, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
Bill Hader: American actor, HOT ROD
Paul Rudd: American Actor
Jack McBrayer: Actor, 30 ROCK
Jonah Hill: Actor, ACCEPTED (2006)
Director
Nicholas Stoller: Director, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
Producer
Judd Apatow: Director, FREAKS AND GEEKS
Shauna Robertson: Producer, ELF (2003)
Screenwriter
Jason Segel: Actor, SLACKERS/How I Met Your Mother
Composer
Lyle Workman: Composer, MADE (2001)
Executive Producer
Richard Vane:
Executive Producer
Rodney Rothman: Executive producer
Director of Photography
Russ T. Alsobrook: Director of Photography, MAN ABOUT TOWN (2006)
Review 1:
3 stars out of 4 -- "[F]ull of laughs. The cringingly wacky scenarios, offbeat characters and comic dialogue serve up a crowd-pleasing, laugh-filled experience."
Source: USA Today
04/18/2008
Review 2:
3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's solidly entertaining....The performances are great....Kunis is absolutely radiant..."
Source: Empire
p.51 05/01/2008
Review 3:
"Its willingness to explore states of feeling and modes of behavior that tamer romantic comedies never go near is decidedly a virtue..."
Source: New York Times
04/18/2008
Review 4:
"Jawing about pop culture with typical School of Judd razor wit, these men might be giants. The rest of the time, they're merely hilariously mortal." -- Grade: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.96-96 04/25/2008
Review 5:
3 stars out of 5 -- "There's a fresh element to the latest Judd Apatow-stable comedy in the unique shape of Russell Brand....He excels..."
Source: Uncut
p.124 05/01/2008
Review 6:
"[Apatow] has built up a pretty formidable comic repertory company, and the movie is smart to give such seasoned and proven laugh-getters such substantial shots to do their stuff."
Source: Premiere
04/14/2008
Review 7:
"[I]t's more soulful than KNOCKED UP and more inclusive than SUPERBAD....FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL delights in its frequent raunchy moments..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
04/18/2008
Review 8:
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Segel is an immensely appealing screen presence....[T]his so-called romantic disaster comedy is a raucous ride through one man's pain."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.90 05/01/2008
Review 9:
4 stars out of 5 -- "[The movie] nails those awkward, face-freezing moments....And it's still refreshing to find a romcom that's allowed to be this real..."
Source: Total Film
p.48 06/01/2008
Review 10:
"[An] enjoyable romantic comedy....It's the dialogue that delivers the belly laughs."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.58-59 06/01/2008