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I actually forgot that Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler had already worked together in a movie – remember BLADES OF GLORY? The two SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE stars are back together on the big screen in THE HOUSE, which features them as two proud parents of a girl on her way to college. There’s just one problem, mom and dad don’t have the money for tuition. So of course, the come up with a crazy plot to run a secret casino within their own house. The parodies to Martin Scorsese’s CASINO are so obvious even the trailer actually mentions that film. Written by NEIGHBORS scribes Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, this is also Cohen’s feature directorial debut. The supporting cast includes Jason Mantzoukas, Allison Tolman (FARGO), Rob Huebel, Lennon Parham (VEEP), Rory Scovel, Nick Kroll, Andrea Savage, Michaela Watkins and Steve Zissis. Check out the trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
After they lose their daughter’s college fund, a couple (Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler) start an illegal casino in their basement to try to earn it back.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
