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Hesher Trailer: If This Site Were to Genetically Engineer an All-Star Celebrity Cast, It Might Look Like This

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (36)

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A bad-ass trailer for Hesher, the much-buzzed about Sundance flick from 2010, has arrived. It should put the long-haired stoner images of Joseph Gordon-Levitt floating around on the Internet into perspective for many of you and also answers this question: Is it possible for Natalie Portman to look homely?

The answer? Kind of. She has a supporting role as a cashier in Hesher, in what appears to be a movie thematically similar to one of Tom McCarthy’s lonely souls flicks. Gordon-Levitt’s character, who appears not to own a shirt, stumbles into a dysfunctional family, which includes a kid, a grandmother, and Rainn Wilson — doing his best Steve Carell in Little Miss Sunshine — and he transforms the dynamic. Or something.

What’s most striking, however, is how JGL’s voice never sounds like it should be coming out of that guy.









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Comments

I can't tell you how many times a reckless, half-naked, sexy homeless man has helped children in my neighborhood overcome the death of a parent. The plot of this movie seems completely reasonable to me, is what I'm saying.

Posted by: becks at February 21, 2011 11:11 AM

Homely Natalie Portman is somehow hotter. I think it's because she looks like she might think about it for a few seconds before not sleeping with me.

Posted by: L4NkYb at February 21, 2011 11:14 AM

Please, for the love of all that is sexy, can anyone tell me when this is coming out?!

Posted by: keenerweiner at February 21, 2011 11:15 AM

Hey pajiba people, I know this is totally off topic but I figure if anyone knows, it's you. I can't remember the name of a late nineties early aughts tv series about a bunch of twenty something actors on a tv series about high school. There was a young, north dakota ingenue discovered and transplanted to LA, she kinda looked like a young daryl hannah I think.

Then there was the sweet blonde who kinda had a think going with the PA, and the bitchy blonde who kept them apart. The PA was a dark haired, skinny rather dorky guy who's been around forever and I can't remember his name either!! I thought he was Christopher Gorham and the mean blonde was tammy lynn michaels, but that was popular.

Anyway, tv series about a high school tv series where they once sang karaoke of Sonny and Cher's I've got you babe, and where the dakota transplant had a vibrator shipped to the dumb blonde when dakota realized she had never found the big-O. Does this ring a bell for anyone?

Posted by: xoch at February 21, 2011 11:25 AM

Becks, I think we need to be thankful that at least the homeless guy is not a Magical Black Man, like Djimon Hounsou with AIDS and a kick-ass lifeforce.

Posted by: sars at February 21, 2011 11:27 AM

That's Natalie Portman?! I thought that was a young Sarah Palin.

Posted by: Fredo at February 21, 2011 11:29 AM

She's rockin the indy slouch/frizzy hair/ponytail/glasses look... she must be homely!

Shades of not another teen movie, anyone?

*ducks*

Posted by: linny at February 21, 2011 11:48 AM

@xoch: I think you're talking about Grosse Pointe - it was sort of supposed to be the behind the scenes of a 90210 type show. The guy was Kyle Howard. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247104/ Damn, now I totally want to watch that again.

Posted by: Nicole at February 21, 2011 11:53 AM

" Is it possible for Natalie Portman to look homely?"


That's how "she" looks like on a daily basis.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 21, 2011 12:09 PM

sars, you're 100% correct. There's always a bright side.

Honestly though, why does Hollywood always think children need strange, mildly frightening drifters to befriend them and teach them life lessons? Not every child's loneliness can be helped by the dirty guy sitting outside your local bus shelter.

Posted by: becks at February 21, 2011 12:39 PM

Honestly though, why does Hollywood always think children need strange, mildly frightening drifters to befriend them and teach them life lessons?

Homer Simpson: "Nothing makes a parent happier than when an eccentric single man takes an interest in their child."

Posted by: sars at February 21, 2011 12:47 PM

I prefer it when strange, mildly frightening drifters bake me cookies.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at February 21, 2011 12:49 PM

JGL should always be a shirtless long-haired hippie, am I right?!

Posted by: staceygarrett at February 21, 2011 12:56 PM

Gah, he looks unbelievably disgusting. I didn't think I could be LESS attracted to him, but hey! Turns out that I can.

Posted by: figgy at February 21, 2011 1:13 PM

Ok, I have no fucking clue what this about, but I subconsciously wanted it to be made. Stoked.

Posted by: Mel C. at February 21, 2011 1:18 PM

you had me at "doesn't appear to own a shirt".

Posted by: Even Stevens at February 21, 2011 1:36 PM

This is the only time JGL has failed to set my undies on fire. And I usually adore movie characters who are skinny/sad/druggy/sensitive/reckless/etc. (Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson" anyone? Maybe I have issues....) I think the neck beard might be what ruined Hesher for me.

I'd still like to see this.

Posted by: lucy at February 21, 2011 2:05 PM

I'd like to point out that JGL does not appear to be a hippie in this but rather a metalhead, or hessian. As a long haired metalhead I've been mistaken for a hippie many times myself. I don't walk around without a shirt though like JGL because my chest hair scares children and makes the bears feel inadequate.

Posted by: Paultera at February 21, 2011 2:05 PM

"Hesher"? Gosh, at first I thought it was "Hecsher," which could be a riveting documentary about controversies and scandal in the kosher certification business. Never mind...

Posted by: flickfan at February 21, 2011 2:34 PM

Now that I would line up for, flickfan.

Posted by: becks at February 21, 2011 3:00 PM

Kunislingus tried to look "homely" once.

The house spontaneously combusted .

Posted by: D-Day at February 21, 2011 3:08 PM

I thought this was going to be about Ellen.

Posted by: Brenton at February 21, 2011 3:52 PM

I needed a much deserved break and Pajiba you game me shirtless JGL. Thank You.

Posted by: tallulahc at February 21, 2011 4:00 PM

According to JGL's Twitter, this trailer is not legit. Or at least one of the trailers all over the place, unless this is the only trailer all over the place, then this is the non-legit trailer.
"I really love the way #Hesher turned out, and that hi-jacked "trailer" totally misrepresents the movie. http://gordonandthewhale.com/KYG"

/shrugs

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at February 21, 2011 4:21 PM

Directos Spencer Susser had the following to say, regarding trailer not being legit:
"Anyway, I’m looking forward to sharing the official trailer which will be out very soon and I feel will communicate the film’s intent more clearly.”
(from the article in Pinky's post)

And I'm with linny re: the definition of homely...

Posted by: Patty O'Green at February 21, 2011 4:36 PM

Yeah, honestly, the "homely" Natalie Portman = hideous glasses and not brushing hair. Easy to remedy in 30 seconds or less.

Posted by: MM at February 21, 2011 4:43 PM

Uh yea. that's how she always looks... they just threw on glasses and frizzy hair.

It's like people have perpetual beer googles on with Natalie Portman. I so don't get it.

Posted by: denesteak at February 21, 2011 10:58 PM

JGL can look as greasy as he wants as long as his sexy voice stays.

Posted by: denesteak at February 21, 2011 11:02 PM

@nicole yes! that's totally it! thank you so much, it's been nagging me for DAYS

Posted by: xoch at February 21, 2011 11:41 PM

Damnit, now I don't want to fuck homely chicks.

Posted by: Fluxion187 at February 22, 2011 4:16 AM

This quirky, indie, Sundance drama looks like it has an abnormal amount of explosions. Little Miss Sunshine could have used more explosions.

Posted by: Crankle at February 22, 2011 5:10 AM

Two questions:
Will this movie get into trouble for copying the Metallica-logo-style?
And
Can I have an imaginary friend like shirtless!JGL too, please? I'm older than 12, though, and my mom is still (very) alive. So, where do I order something like that?

Posted by: Rooks at February 22, 2011 7:28 AM

So I think it's:

Hot Girl + Barely Trying = I might be able to get with that.

Hence the appeal of Hollywood Homely. Just like I swear the girl in "She's All That" is just as attractive or better before the whole make over. Frumpy = cute.

Posted by: L4NkYb at February 22, 2011 9:24 AM

Anybody can look washed-out, Hollywood just tries to perpetuate the fiction that stars are somehow exceptional. Natalie Portman is beautiful and has great facial structure, but she's going to look run-down and pale without makeup.

Posted by: samantha t at February 22, 2011 10:48 AM

Conflict! On the one hand, JGL being unwashed and sexy! On the other, Natalie Portman doing her usual "Natalie Portman in Costume" poser acting!

This is one for the Magic 8 Ball.

Posted by: heatseeker at February 22, 2011 11:55 AM

I have never been as attracted to JGL as I am at this moment. Although, I am practically old enough to be his mother. Great, I just creeped myself out.

Posted by: Jadine at February 22, 2011 12:45 PM