Robert here! Boy, these are some trying times to be alive and conscious in the world. Luckily no matter what shenanigans are going on in Washington, Hollywood continues to churn out entertainment to allow us a few hours of blissful ignorance to the outside world. In the spirit of that I present to you the first teaser trailer for Girls Trip, in theathers July 21st. The film is a raunchy R-rated comedy starring Queen Latifah and front woman of the nu metal band Wicked Wisdom, Jada Pinkett Smith, along with criminally underused comedians Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish. Check out the trailer and more details about the film after the jump...
Girls Trip centers on a group of four friends traveling to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, and from the look of the teaser, things get fairly wild! There are hot men, there are day-glo wigs, there is lots of alcohol, zip lining over Bourbon Street, and "Hennessy and booty sweat." The teaser refreshingly holds its cards close to its chest unlike some that just rattle of the film's seven good jokes. Just based on what we've seen, though, it definitely has the possibility to be a perfect summer Saturday afternoon sitting in an air conditioned movie theater cackling at the screen and throwing Thin Mints in your mouth. The last time I experienced this unbridled pleasure was with The Heat. I'm due for a re-up!
In addition to the pedigree of the four main actresses, the film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee who recently had critical and huge commercial success with The Best Man Holiday and directed one of my favorite films of the early-aughts, Undercover Brother. Blackish creator Kenya Barris co-wrote the script with Karen McCullah, Racy Oliver, and Erica Rivinoja.
The movie will serve as a cinematic reunion of Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith, who co-starred in the '90s classic Set It Off, which I watched twenty minute chunks of on Starz several times when I was akid. It is also the the fourth collaboration between director Malcom D. Lee and Regina Hall. Strange fact: Lee directed the commedia dell'arte classic Scary Movie 5, which is the only film in the Scary Movie franchise that Hall did not star in.
Please save us Girls Trip, you're our only hope!