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The Perfect Host Trailer: Who Knew Niles Crane Could Be Such A Delightful Psycho?

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (16)

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Well, this looks like good, twisted fun. Watch it first, if you please:

The Perfect Host from The Perfect Host on Vimeo.

Now, that trailer doesn’t give you much, but the gist of it is that a bank robber (played by Clayne Crawford) invades the home of David Hyde Pierce’s character, and gets way more than he bargained for. And Pierce looks positively gleefully loony. There’s a second trailer over at Apple (click here) which tells a bit more, and gives away a teeny bit too much, but also is a far more compelling trailer. Choose and perish.

Regardless, I enjoy movies like this, with a wicked sense of humor — or rather a sense of wicked humor, perhaps — that plays on the whole good guy/bad guy dynamic. Also, that features unexpected actors being batshit crazypants.

Also, evil Niles Crane! What’s not to like?









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Comments

i refuse to see the other trailer that gives a bit more away cause i might want to see this. looks like fun. thanks.

Posted by: splinter at April 12, 2011 7:08 AM

Ah, I see, "no mobile version of this video is available." How does it feel back there in 1992, Pajiba. Planning on upgrading those Tandy TRS-80s anytime soon?


Jeeeeesus fucking christ

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 12, 2011 8:14 AM

if this is the trailer that doesn't reveal too much, i'd hate to see the one that does. that was like watching an entire movie in fast forward

Posted by: idleprimate at April 12, 2011 8:47 AM

Maris, obviously.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at April 12, 2011 8:48 AM

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at April 12, 2011 9:00 AM

Is that Ray Liotta's kid or something? Because I kept thinking it was him.

Posted by: Paultera at April 12, 2011 10:28 AM

Looks awesome.

But hopefully it doesn't turn out like Funny Games and scare the bejeebus out of me.

Posted by: grace b at April 12, 2011 10:47 AM

Oh I am excited!

Also, TK, I saw that you liked The Sword. Can I tell you a secret? I'm in love with Kyle Shutt. I've seen them three times. Love.

Posted by: ssarah at April 12, 2011 11:01 AM

I was distracted by the bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label sitting out prominently in the long form trailer. Sorry, but the perfect host in general and Niles Crane in particular would not offer their guests Red Label.

Posted by: Ish at April 12, 2011 12:02 PM

I'm in.

Posted by: , at April 12, 2011 12:05 PM

Heh. I was all, "What is a 'Clayne Crawford'?" Then, I google image searched, and discovered he's the bastard love child of Jean Claude van Damme and Ricky (sorry, RICK) Schroeder. And possibly Ray Liotta.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at April 12, 2011 12:55 PM

No no no, he's a combination of Ray Liotta and that guy that was just cast as Zod . . . um . .

*googles*

Michael Shannon! Yeah, he looks like those two blended together.

Posted by: Lauren at April 12, 2011 1:24 PM

Why am I getting the faintest scent of The Virgin Spring here?

Posted by: Jerry at April 12, 2011 1:48 PM

I can't wait to see this. I love David Hyde Pierce. LOVE.

Posted by: TWoP_Fan at April 12, 2011 4:36 PM

Im soooooooo seeing this! Evil Niles Crane!? SEX ON LEGS!

Posted by: Nieve 'The Threadkiller Queen' at April 12, 2011 6:28 PM

Hells yes David Hyde Pierce!
The trailer had me at the line "You can't kill me! I'm having a dinner party!"

Posted by: Dreaming Pixel at April 20, 2011 1:05 PM