“Bad Trip”: Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Eric André Star In Hidden Camera Prank Movie [Trailer]

It’s been almost six years since the folks behind “Jackass” released their last movie in the franchise, titled “Bad Grandpa.” Mixing scripted narrative and real-life pranks, the film would go on to earn $151 million worldwide, on a budget that is just 10% of that. The entire four-film “Jackass” franchise has earned an astonishing $487 million worldwide. So, you know it was only a matter of time before the gang got back together for a new film. Except, in the case of “Bad Trip,” the “Jackass” people hired real comedians to prank poor innocent bystanders.

And leading the way are actors/comedians Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, and Eric Andre. The first two have been making a name for themselves on the big screen with breakout roles in films like “Get Out” and “Girls Trip,” respectively. Andre, on the other hand, hasn’t had the massive breakout success yet but has built a cult-like, rabid fan base that loves everything he does, which sometimes includes worshipping Ranch dressing and subjecting celebrities to the interviews ever.

The newly released trailer for Eric Andre’s latest wild creation opens with an ominous voiceover: “Warning: The following pranks are performed by professional actors on real people who are in for the surprise of their lifetime. Enjoy your trip.” Viewers may be in for the surprise of a lifetime as well when this zany genre mash-up hits theaters in the fall.

While “Bad Trip” doesn’t need much of a plot, the trailer sets up two best friends, played by Eric Andre (“The Eric Andre Show”) and Lil Rel Howery, who embark on a last-minute road trip. Billed as a “hidden camera comedy,” they steal Andre’s sister’s car (Tiffany Haddish) while she is in jail, though she quickly breaks out tunnel-style, much to the shock and awe of a group of white onlookers. (“I’ll kill every single one of you white motherfuckers,” she warns.)

The trailer opens with Andre’s clothes being sucked off by a very powerful vacuum, exposing himself fully as he is fond of doing, and ends with a disgruntled onlooker yelling at Haddish: “People from the streets don’t hang people from roofs!” In between, you can find Howery sinking slowly into a waste-filled porta-potty as two women look on disgusted, and Andre crashing through a sliding glass door as a terrified woman frantically hits the floor.

The script was written by “Jackass” and “Bad Grandpa producer Jeff Tremaine, but with any luck “Bad Trip” will be elevated by the presence of two women: “American Dad!” writer Kathryn Borel and Jenna Park both served as writing consultants. “Bad Trip” is directed by Kitao Sakurai, who wrote and directed the indie crime thriller “Aardvark” before cutting his teeth on “The Eric Andre Show.” His 2018 silent comedy short, “The Passage,” was produced by Super Deluxe and hailed for its absurdist and avant-garde humor.

Orion Pictures will release “Bad Trip” on October 25. If you’re a fan of the “Jackass” films, or these three comedians, specifically, then you’re likely going to want to check this out.

Here’s the synopsis:

From a producer of JACKASS and BAD GRANDPA, this hidden camera comedy follows two best friends as they go on a cross-country road trip full of hilarious, inventive pranks, pulling its real-life audience into the mayhem.

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