- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 92 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, Skylar Astin ... See all
- Director: Andrew Fleming
- Plot: In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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The Flick Filosopher
We do finally get some sustained glimpses of Hamlet 2 , and its debatable whether its brilliant by design, brilliant by accident, or horrendously awful but compulsively watchable and merely accidentally illustrative of all of Danas inner torments.
When further budget cuts threaten to shut down Marschz, too, desperation drives him to extremes, and he plans a mounting of his own original musical, Hamlet 2.
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| Aug 28, 2008Herald Tribune
'Hamlet 2' repulsive
Marschz lacks talent, presence and common sense.
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| Aug 22, 2008Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
After much perspiration, he conceives a sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet--a musical-theater extravaganza that will disdain both political correctness and dramatic credibility.
Shortchanged in the talent department, Dana still harbors ambitions and passions.
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newsblaze.com
If the irreverent social satire Hamlet 2 has its say with audiences, those lunatic possibilities may prove just that on screen, with daring if not shocking humor.
Steve Coogan is Dana Marschz - Mr. M to his students - the unfortunate teacher in question and strapped for cash failed actor, whose only affordable mode of transportation around town is roller skates.
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Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Ive got some negative stuff to get out of the way, but before I do let me say that this is a funny movie, terrifically funny once the actual play starts.
Combining the skills and acting chops of his new students he attempts to stage a career saving production of his original work Hamlet 2, even after the school bans the play for scenes like Jesus getting a handjob.
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Hamlet 2
chicagotribune.com –
2008-09-04
Note: Show times follow days.Sept. 5-7 AMBLER THEATER 215-345-7855, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler.Elegy (R): Fri.4:15, 7, 9:35.Sat.1:15, 4:15, 7, 9:35. ... Full Article
Hamlet 2
paloaltoonline.com –
2008-08-29
There's something irresistible about a let's-put-on-a-show movie.This Andrew Fleming comedy is no exception. The generic conventions of "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "High School Musical" get twisted into this nutty, sweet-natured hybrid that will leave you smiling at the end... ... Full Article
'Hamlet 2': It's not Shakespeare
roanoke.com –
2008-08-29
Hamlet 2
paloaltoonline.com –
2008-08-29
Oh, satire-does anyone know how to do it right anymore? Let's flash back to The New Yorker incident from earlier this summer, when a poor, irony-challenged cartoonist penned the infamous cover "satire" that depicted the Democratic presidential candidate and his... ... Full Article

[Hamlet 2] Comedy Official Movie Trailer 2008
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Hamlet 2 - Someone Saved My LIfe Tonight (Full Song)
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