Hamlet 2 [2008]

Hamlet 2, which is directed by Andrew Fleming, centers on David Marschz (Steve Coogan), a failed actor who now works at a high school in Tucson, teaching drama to kids. When the principal informs him that the drama department is being shut down at the end of the semester due to budget cuts, Marschz (pronounced Mars-chhh-zzz) sets out to produce a play in the hopes of inspiring people to donate funds to save the department. Marschz decides that he doesn’t like how things ended for the characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and works to write a sequel to the play, which involves a time machine and some other famous people from history.

While working on the play, Coogan has to deal with his perpetually grumpy wife (Catherine Keener), strange and boring boarder, Gary (David Arquette), rag-tag bunch of street kids who don’t get along with the only two drama-geeks participating in the play as well as the resistance of the principal and some of the parents who think the play is too offensive and controversial . Fortunately, Hamlet 2 gives Marschz new direction and the opportunity to show people what he’s capable of.

IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 (3,222 votes)
RT Critics: 6.2/10 (126 votes)
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies, High School Students
Theatrical Release: Aug 27, 2008 Wide
Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, David Arquette, Amy Poehler, Elisabeth Shue, Melonie Diaz
Director: Andrew Fleming