The first trailer has been released for Jay Roach‘s new comedy The Campaign, starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. The film focuses on an incumbent candidate (Ferrell) who doesn’t expect to be opposed in his run for a fifth-term, until an unexpected challenger arrives; the unassuming and dim-witted Marty Huggins (Galifianakis).
Political comedies play better when people know enough about the political system which they are parodying, but if you’ve watched The West Wing, then you probably know as much as you need to. With director Jay Roach’s comedic touch, this political sparring flick should have some memorable laughs coupled with the usual antics from the talented leads.
Here’s the official synopsis:
When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naïve Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. As Election Day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy from “Meet the Parents” director Jay Roach that takes today’s political circus to its logical next level. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s room to dig a whole lot deeper.
The film also stars Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Brian Cox, John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd.
Check out the trailer here:
The Campaign opens August 10th, 2012.
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