The Hangover Part III

100min

Comedy

'The Hangover Part III' is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips' record-shattering comedy franchise. This time,... Read More

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Phil, Alan, Stu, and Doug are back, and if the first official teaser trailer for “The Hangover Part III” is any indication, things haven't changed too much with the Wolfpack.

While the final installment of the popular series has abandoned the bachelor party and wedding premise of the first two films, the debauchery and high-stakes shenanigans on display in the new trailer promise that the booze-soaked, bad decision-based spirit of the original movies remains intact.

This time around, returning actors Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha are joined by several new faces, including Melissa McCarthy, who shares a truly disturbing exchange of a lollipop with Galifianakis that reduces Helms's Stu to dry-heaving. John Goodman also makes his series debut, and franchise regulars Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, and Jamie Chung all reprise their roles.

The trailer closes with a simultaneously hilarious and horrifying gag involving Alan's new pet giraffe and a highway overpass, which certainly lives up to the clip's promise that the film is an “epic conclusion to the trilogy of mayhem and bad decisions.” Here's hoping the rest of the movie follows suit.

“The Hangover Part III” hits theaters May 24.

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• 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' (1979)

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• 'Orgazmo' (1997)

  Before they became kings with "The Book of Mormon" and "South Park," Trey Parker and Matt Stone made this farce about a sensitive Mormon in the adult film industry. The movie's jokes were so over-the-top, it received an NC-17 rating, crippling its box office performance.

• 'Postal' (2008)

  The adaptation of the black comedy-action video game from infamous German director Uwe Boll was delayed from release, then lost its deal to open in 1,500 theaters, due to the movie's political humor (in particular, an opening scene that lampooned 9/11).

• 'Four Lions' (2010)

  The British satire about angry young Muslims who aspire to become Jihadists -- but go through serious rookie struggles -- was named one of Time Magazine's best movies of 2010 and earned a BAFTA award for writer/director Chris Morris.