Don’t miss “Miss March”

Ever woken up from a four-year coma to find that your high school girlfriend has become a Playboy centerfold? That’s exactly what happens in “Miss March,” the first project by Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger of Independent Film Channel’s “The Whitest Kids U Know” sketch comedy show, which chronicles an epic journey for love across the country to the Playboy Mansion. Written, directed by and starring Cregger and Moore, the film falls into its own relatively generic plot while retaining originality through unique WKUK comedy.

Eugene (Cregger) is a devout practitioner of abstinence in high school. He and his girlfriend, Cindi, (Raquel Alessi) plan to have sex for the first time on prom night, despite his misgivings. At the party, nervous and scared, Eugene is convinced to pound shots with his sex-crazed best friend, Tucker (Moore) before he goes upstairs to consummate the act. Unfortunately, Eugene accidentally opens the wrong door and tumbles down the basement steps, putting himself into a coma.

When he awakens (from a baseball bat to the face, courtesy of Tucker), he learns that Cindi has abandoned him to become a Playboy model. Robbed of his love, Eugene, with Tucker’s help, escapes the hospital to track her down. Their trek across the country involves a vengeful ex-girlfriend of Tucker’s, a group of psychotic firemen and a rapper known simply as “Horsedick.mpeg,” hilariously played by Craig Robinson of “The Office.” The most impressive cameo, however, is when the always charming Hugh Hefner himself appears at the mansion to offer advice to the wayward boys.

The antics of the characters will be familiar to any viewer who has seen such teen movie classics as “Road Trip” or the immortal “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle,” yet Moore and Cregger put their own spin onto the plot. Horsedick.mpeg’s background songs are hysterical, the scene that causes Tucker’s girlfriend to go after him was phenomenal and the movie is filled with humorous non-sequiturs.

The film is yet another addition to the “18-to-34-demographic-sex-romp-road-trip-comedy.” However, anybody who is familiar with “The Whitest Kids U Know” (if you’re not, just type their name into Youtube. I promise you won’t be disappointed) will recognize their irreverent brand of humor in “Miss March.” The obvious chemistry between Cregger and Moore is a great addition to their characters, as their back-and-forth quips are natural and well-written. The movie is a welcome addition to a genre that has seen mostly dull rehashes of the same plot in recent years.

Miss March

Directors: Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore

Genre: Comedy

Grade: B