The Sitter (Jonah Hill) - Blu-ray Forum

GreenScar · 02-24-2010, 03:32 AM

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Jonah Hill has signed to star in The Sitter, a comedy described as Adventures in Babysitting meets Superbad. The story follows a suspended college student named Noah who gets talked into baby-sitting the eccentric kids next door — two boys and a wild 8-year-old girl.

Last year I had a chance to read an early draft I read was pretty great. The Adventures in Babysitting comparison is good, as it is basically an R-rated version of that film. For example, Noah drags the kids along while he stops at a drugdealer’s house to pick up some coke for a girl he is trying to get with. One of the boys ends up stealing something valuable from the drug dealer’s house which sets up a chain of events which just keep snowballing in scale and hilarity.

The spec screenplay by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, a duo who made a name for themselves with a college comedy script titled Who the Hell is Sanjay Patel, which landed on the 2006 Blacklist (a list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood that year) and is set up at Universal. The Sitter was the subject of a heated bidding war and was snapped up by Fox Atomic in January 2009.

The bad news is that Jonathan Levine, director of The Wackness, appears to have been replaced by David Gordon Green, who is in talks to helm the film. I was a huge fan of The Wackness, and I believed that the project would have been perfect for Levine to stretch his legs and make a name for himself.

WyldeMan45 · 02-24-2010, 03:40 AM

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One of the boys ends up stealing something valuable from the drug dealer’s house which sets up a chain of events which just keep snowballing in scale and hilarity.

Her i'd trust with my children, long as they hadn't hit puberty

Absolutely not, unelss of course I hated my kids and wouldn't care if they died

OrlandoEastwood · 02-24-2010, 05:33 AM

David Gordon Green did Pineapple Express. I have faith.

Lord_Stewie · 02-24-2010, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

David Gordon Green did Pineapple Express. I have faith.

+1. Somewhat surprised that not many people enjoyed Pineapple Express.

This movie looks promising.

TelkEvolon · 02-24-2010, 05:50 AM

Let me guess, Jonah Hill playing Jonah Hill?

Idioteque... · 02-24-2010, 06:21 AM

Wait a minute? You're telling me the guy who wrote the original article is upset that the director of the horrible Wackness is saying it's a bad thing the director of movies like Snow Angels, George Washington, and The Pineapple Express? George Washington was a bore but it was a well directed movie too. Snow Angels is tragic and has one of Sam Rockwell's best performances. The only problem with that movie is the crappy source material. And Pineapple Express was fun.

I have faith.

OrlandoEastwood · 02-24-2010, 09:41 AM

Greenscar didn't say that. The guy who wrote the article said that. Click on the image of Jonah Hill to go to slashfilm. I didn't see The Wackness because the trailers look flat out special ed. Seeing a film about person selling drugs in a ice cream cart is about as interesting as me dropping a deuce.

STARSCREAM · 02-24-2010, 10:33 AM

I think it sound like it would be really funny.

Foggy · 02-24-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

David Gordon Green did Pineapple Express. I have faith.

That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw it

dcowboy7 · 02-24-2010, 07:00 PM

He's really fat....how does he get on planes.

Foggy · 02-24-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dcowboy7

He's really fat....how does he get on planes.

He doesn't have a film coming out this week, thats how

WyldeMan45 · 02-25-2010, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by dcowboy7

He's really fat....how does he get on planes.

They just put him in the 46 Cargo Section B Deck

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jadedeath · 02-25-2010, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

David Gordon Green did Pineapple Express. I have faith.

Pineapple Express didn't have Jonah Hill...

Logan

WyldeMan45 · 02-25-2010, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jadedeath

Pineapple Express didn't have Jonah Hill...

Logan

Yeah, and that's why it didn't win the award for greatest movie of all-time

jadedeath · 02-25-2010, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TelkEvolon

Let me guess, Jonah Hill playing Jonah Hill?

He's not a Jonah Hill, he just plays one on TV.

Logan

Idioteque... · 02-25-2010, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Greenscar didn't say that. The guy who wrote the article said that. Click on the image of Jonah Hill to go to slashfilm. I didn't see The Wackness because the trailers look flat out special ed. Seeing a film about person selling drugs in a ice cream cart is about as interesting as me dropping a deuce.

I'm not insulting Greenscar at all, I'm insulting the one who wrote that article.

bam777 · 12-11-2011, 07:24 PM

I don't care what the critics say, I just saw it today and really enjoyed it. I thought it was a lot of fun. The little girl was awesome and steals every scene she's in.

madmojo · 12-11-2011, 07:29 PM

Didn't Jonah Hill recently lose a lot of weight?

bam777 · 12-12-2011, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by madmojo

Didn't Jonah Hill recently lose a lot of weight?

Yep. The dude is skinny now. He had to loose weight for 21 Jump Street. He pulled a Rogen.

X400 · 12-12-2011, 01:42 AM

i didnt think a remake of adventures in babysitting would work but after seeing the trailer im sold

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02-24-2010, 05:33 AM	#3
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	David Gordon Green did Pineapple Express. I have faith.

02-24-2010, 05:50 AM	#5
TelkEvolon Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:977 Blu-ray reviews:5	Let me guess, Jonah Hill playing Jonah Hill?

02-24-2010, 06:21 AM	#6
Idioteque... Banned Member since:Sep 2009 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:140	Wait a minute? You're telling me the guy who wrote the original article is upset that the director of the horrible Wackness is saying it's a bad thing the director of movies like Snow Angels, George Washington, and The Pineapple Express? George Washington was a bore but it was a well directed movie too. Snow Angels is tragic and has one of Sam Rockwell's best performances. The only problem with that movie is the crappy source material. And Pineapple Express was fun. I have faith.

02-24-2010, 09:41 AM	#7
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Greenscar didn't say that. The guy who wrote the article said that. Click on the image of Jonah Hill to go to slashfilm. I didn't see The Wackness because the trailers look flat out special ed. Seeing a film about person selling drugs in a ice cream cart is about as interesting as me dropping a deuce.

02-24-2010, 10:33 AM	#8
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	I think it sound like it would be really funny.

02-24-2010, 07:00 PM	#10
dcowboy7 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Pequannock, NJ 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:112 Trading Score:11	He's really fat....how does he get on planes.

12-11-2011, 07:24 PM	#17
bam777 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Dallas, TX Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:140 DVD collection:77 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:289	I don't care what the critics say, I just saw it today and really enjoyed it. I thought it was a lot of fun. The little girl was awesome and steals every scene she's in.

12-11-2011, 07:29 PM	#18
madmojo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Virginia 4K collection:147 Blu-ray collection:2011 DVD collection:717	Didn't Jonah Hill recently lose a lot of weight?

12-12-2011, 01:42 AM	#20
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