Bittersweet Motel 2000  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Phish
This documentary about the modern rock band, Phish, was shot during the band's 1998 European tour and concludes with a two-day concert in Maine. Its focus–first the music, and then the band's camaraderie–is what makes this film so enjoyable.
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The Hangover 2009  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor, Sasha Barrese, Rachael Harris, Mike Tyson, Mike Epps, Ken Jeong, Jernard Burks, Rob Riggle, Cleo King, Bryan Callen
Doug (Justin Bartha) and Tracy (Sasha Barrese) are planning to get married, and Doug joins groomsmen Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper) and Stu Price (Ed Helms) on a road trip to Las Vegas. They arrive and are joined by Doug's future brother-in-law Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis) for a wild bachelor party. They wake up in a hotel suite the next day with no memories of what happened, and Doug is missing. Now, the trio tries to retrace their steps to uncover what has transpired in a rowdy effort to locate Doug whose wedding is set to take place in 24 hours.
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 Old School 2003 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo, Juliette Lewis, Leah Remini, Craig Kilborn, Perrey Reeves, Seann William Scott, Harve Presnell, Elisha Cuthbert, Matt Walsh, Artie Lange, Sara Fischler
Mitch, Frank, and Beanie (Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn) decide their problems in life can be alleviated if only they could recapture their youth. The solution: start a college fraternity and begin recruiting anyone who wants to pledge–young, old, student, or non-student. Remember "Animal House?" Here we go again.
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Road Trip 2000 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Tom Green, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls, Rachel Blanchard, Anthony Rapp, Fred Ward, Andy Dick, Ethan Suplee, Horatio Sanz, Edmund Lyndeck, Rhoda Griffis, Marla Sucharetza
Four college friends–E.L. (Seann William Scott), Josh (Breckin Meyer), Kyle (DJ Qualls), and Rubin (Paulo Costanzo)–leave Ithaca, New York, and head for Austin, Texas, to retrieve an incriminating tape before it reaches the mailbox of Josh's girlfriend (Amy Smart).
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 School for Scoundrels 2006  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Luis Guzman, David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Horatio Sanz, Matt Walsh, Todd Luiso, Paul Scheer, Jon Glaser, Leonard Earl Howze, Dan Fogler
Filled with low self-esteem, Roger (Jon Heder) is not happy with his job as a NYC meter reader and enrolls in a confidence-building class led by Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton). Roger does gain confidence and even gains the courage to pursue Amanda (Jacinda Barrett) who is the girl of his dreams. But problems rise to the fore when the dastardly Dr. P decides to compete for Amanda's affections.
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 Starsky & Hutch 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Jason Bateman, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra, George Cheung, Chris Penn, Brande Roderick, Matt Walsh, Molly Sims, G.T. Holme
Relying on informer Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg) for much of their info, misfit Bay City police detectives–David Starsky (Ben Stiller) and Ken Hutchinson (Owen Wilson)–drive to crime scenes in their souped-up, red-and-white Ford Torino and solve crimes along the way.
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| 1. Bittersweet Motel (2000)
2. The Hangover (2009)
3. Old School (2003)
4. Road Trip (2000)
5. School for Scoundrels (2006)
6. Starsky & Hutch (2004)
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