‘The Beach Bum’ Trailer: Harmony Korine Brings Matthew McConaughey Back To His Stoner Roots
Matthew McConaugheyhas been so adamant on proving himself avery serious actornowadays that it’s easy to forget that he first slouched onto our screens as a smooth-talking burnout in Richard Linklater’sDazed and Confused. And just when we were ready to write off McConaughey’s surfer dude typecast forever, he teams up withHarmony Korine in a chaotic movie about a drugged out surfer dude,The Beach Bum.
The Beach Bum Trailer
The Beach Bumstars McConaughey as Moondog, the titular beach bum who spends his days living in a haze of drugs, alcohol, and shirtless bongo-playing. Harmony Korine’s first film since 2012’sSpring Breakers,The Beach Bumstill feels very much in the vein of Korine’s sleazy, lawless odes to the underbelly of life.
The director has re-teamed with hisSpring Breakerscinematographer Benoît Debie for what looks to be another grime-chic classic. But this timeThe Beach Bumcomes from Neon, the independent studio that is trying to out-A24 A24 with its boundary-pushing films likeIngrid Goes West,I, Tonyaand the upcomingAssassination Nation.
The film has already madeheadlinesfor McConaughey’s stories of smoking real weed on set, thanks to his co-star Snoop Dogg trading out the prop marijuana for the real thing without the actor’s knowledge.
The Beach Bumalso starsIsla Fisher, Zac Efron, Martin Lawrence,andSnoop Dogg.
Here is the official synopsis ofThe Beach Bum:
THE BEACH BUM follows the hilarious misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules. Co-starring Snoop Dog, Zac Efron, and Isla Fisher, THE BEACH BUM is a refreshingly original and subversive new comedy from director Harmony Korine (Kids, Spring Breakers).
The Beach Bumis set to open in theaters onMarch 22, 2019.
