ROTTEN TOMATOES: Eli Roth Talks Trailer Trash

Eli Roth Talks Trailer Trash

Director seeking coconut shells, knights who say "Ni!"

by Jeff Giles | October 15, 2007

In what may be a cinematic first, director Eli Roth is using the trailer for a movie that doesn't exist as the inspiration for his next project.

Roth's fake trailer for Thanksgiving was one of the most talked-about bits of this year's bloody Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature, Grindhouse -- and as it turns out, Roth had so much fun teasing Thanksgiving that he decided to assemble an entire feature out of fake trailers. He announced the project, titled Trailer Trash, earlier this year. Now Roth tells Bloody-Disgusting:

Trailer Trash is not a horror film, it's a comedy. It will be very R-rated and completely insane, and I'm producing it with Mike Fleiss (who I did both "Hostel" films with), and writing it with my friends Jeff Rendell (my "Thanksgiving" co-writer, who also played The Pilgrim), Noah Belson (my co-creator on "The Rotten Fruit,") and my brother Gabe, who's collaborated with me on everything I've ever done.

I want to make a film like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," which I consider to be the greatest achievement in the history of cinema. The best part is I get to shoot some new THANKSGIVING scenes, as well as other holiday slasher films I've always dreamed of making but never would because they'd completely ruin me. I can't wait to shoot!

Roth confirms that MGM will be releasing Trailer Trash on August 22.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

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Kollikodon writes:
on Oct 15 2007 08:25 AM

Eh... I liked the trailers in Grindhouse and such... but a whole move made out of em.... makes me raise my eyebrows... and the fact that theyre all made by the same guy...

the thing that Made Grindhouses trailers good was the mix of styles, and the people that made them... and the fact that it was only 3 to 4 of them in rapid succession...

can Eli do it?

Yes.. .but Id rather see a full length Thanksgiving...

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lavatory love machine writes:
on Oct 15 2007 08:31 AM

you hack!!

don't you have any ideas of your own?

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dOiNk writes:
on Oct 15 2007 08:33 AM

I'm excited. This is a pretty unique idea that will either fail horribly or end up a classic. Eli roth rocks and I can't wait to see what kind of insane gore/comedy he can come up with.

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alarson37 writes:
on Oct 15 2007 08:39 AM

If he can adopt the random, non-sequter (sp?) humor of Python for the horror genre, there is definate potential here. Then again, haven't we said that about all of Roth's films at some point?

Personally, I thought Hostel 2 was underrated, it wasn't the best movie ever, but it deserved better that what it got (slammed by most critics, relatively poor box office). Trailer trash will either succeed spectacularly, or fail spectacularly, there's no in between with this type of project. Personally, I'm cautiously optimistic.

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Oct 15 2007 08:55 AM

Reminds me kind of the old 'Kentucky Fried Movie' and the not-as-good 'Amazon Woman on the Mood.' Can't say this will be AWESOME but it would be nice if we got some decent, creative parody as opposed to the glut of lame, Zucker style "Sports Movie."

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dahluzz writes:
on Oct 15 2007 09:47 AM

why is roth comparing this idea to the holy grail? it sounds like its going to have no narrative structure at all. while cabin fever was an impressive debut, roth's incessant need to disgust people (and in so doing exercise some apparent personal demons) has undercut his potential as a filmmaker. There was absolutely no need for hostel part two, as evidenced by the lackluster response critically and financially. now, instead of challenging himself to make a fully-developed film, he's taking the easy way out by playing with a dozen different concepts. It's a lot easier to make a trailer, or even a bunch of them, than it is to create a story arc and evolving characters. I see roth's credibility as a director coming under scrutiny, and rightfully so. this will do for him what grindhouse did for tarantino: plant the seed of doubt as to whether or not he's still got the touch.

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Gimy writes:
on Oct 15 2007 09:51 AM

as long as he has enough material...i'm game. i just hope its more hostel 1 type of entertainment than the completely toned down 2. that flick was like hostel 1 went through a christian car wash and was wiped clean of any kind of immoral entertainment whatsoever. love the teasing of hot chics and .4 seconds of b33b. can it be more obvious he toned down the rest of it for the mpaa just to get the bobbit scene in there...

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FireflyFan4evr writes:
on Oct 15 2007 10:06 AM

Sounds like an interesting and potentially good movie... in theory. I'll have to wait a while longer to see what I'll think about this one. However, my interest is piqued.

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taran72 writes:
on Oct 15 2007 11:36 AM

Lame. Maybe Roth should just attempt to make a good movie first.

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Snarebeast writes:
on Oct 15 2007 11:59 AM

It worked for Grindhouse, but I have a feeling it won't work as a whole movie. I hate Eli Roth.

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jake stephans writes:
on Oct 15 2007 02:13 PM

if this turns out anything like 1984's 'Terror in the Aisles' i'll be stoked. it's about time new **** starts to happen. I'll check it out without a doubt -- beats doing a hostil 3 ****

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Bruce Campbell writes:
on Oct 15 2007 02:23 PM

The idea is great.

Eli Roth is not.

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copafeelia writes:
on Oct 15 2007 02:32 PM

He responded to a Slate opinion-piece that slammed "torture porn" with a defensive whiney diatribe that attempted to justify Hostel II with "political / socio-sexual subtext." Any filmmaker that responds to critics is a loser. I can't think of a worse hack...oh wait! Yes I can: Rob Zombie! Ta-da!

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Bruce Campbell writes:
on Oct 15 2007 02:47 PM

Rob Zombie > Eli Roth.

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Humberton Musik Factori writes:
on Oct 15 2007 03:30 PM

Roth is a moron. Sadly, a lot of other people are ALSO morons, which is why "Hostel" made (compared to it's production costs) decent money. But even morons catch on eventually, which is why "Hostel II" completely bombed. Me, I'd love to see him make a "Thanksgiving" full-length movie, because it would be such a complete and total failure that it might finally end his odious movie "career".

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Ruckas356 writes:
on Oct 15 2007 04:00 PM

hey, he seems inspired and thats what a directors needs to be to make a good movie.

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birddog200 writes:
on Oct 15 2007 05:49 PM

Ugh...I'd rather watch another paul w anderson movie

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Frown88 writes:
on Oct 15 2007 08:03 PM

bring it on Eli Roth, im one of those immoral morons with no sense of taste for good movies at all. In fact im a complete idiot who would never pay to watch a good movie, and thank god for those few people out there who think that me and eli roth and the rest of our sick brothers and sisters should just kinda...disapear. im hyped for this, ill sit through this, ill go to church the next morning, piss on the pastor, do a bunch of hallucinatory drugs, go out and shoot tons of people and tortue naked chicks and maybe even EAT A BABY or THREE, just because you know...im a fool right? babies...yummy stuff

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~*Admiral Snowstorm*~ writes:
on Oct 16 2007 03:46 AM

I can't say I'm not a bit excited. Like him or not, at least Eli Roth tries new stuff for his movies, something that I certainly appreciate. Gambling's a risky thing to do with moviemaking, but that's why they're called gambles, right? Until I've seen Trailer Trash for myself and pronounced it awful, I'll continue to defend Eli and this movie, if only for its creative edge.

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Vega-Star writes:
on Oct 16 2007 09:06 AM

In reply to this comment (#1193905)
wow. think you made your point.

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