Director: 'The Hangover Part II' Is Nod to 'The Godfather'

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted Apr 25th 2011 02:14PM

From mob bosses to Mike Tyson, Sicily to Las Vegas and a beheaded horse to a smoking monkey, the similarities between 'The Godfather' and 'The Hangover' are glaring -- that's why director, Todd Phillips, chose to name the sequel in homage of the classic tale, 'The Hangover Part II.'

"There have been very few sequels that have been made that live up to or exceed their first film," Phillips told MTV. "'The Godfather' is the first one."

Although 'going to the mattresses' and 'going to the strip club' may be slightly different in terms of the two masterpiece's plots, according to Phillips, 'The Hangover' sequel will deliver just as 'The Godfather Part II' did. In part, thanks to a smoking monkey.

"There's a monkey in this film that's going to book a lot of parts after this film," he said.

The only problem: the monkey who is set to outshine Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis was taught to smoke for his role, but now cannot get through a scene without taking a smoke break.

And as to whether 'The Hangover' will see the light of a third installment: "I see other movies that have gone to three, or whatever, and you go 'I get why they do it.' It's actually fun to do. We just spend the whole day laughing and trying to make a movie."

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Monday 25 April

By tony

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yep when the director says its good it has to be.[sarcasm].

By pam

I didn't see the first one, and have no desire to see this one. I might have if Mel Gibson would have been cast, but I wouldn't waste my hard-earned money seeing those three self-serving schmucks attempt to act......something they definitely don't know how to do.

By Polar Patrol

They taught a monkey to smoke for the movie? Real cigarettes? I guess we shouldn't look for the "no animals were harmed in the making of this movie" disclaimer during the closing credits.

By JoeG

The director already stated that he was kidding when he joked about teaching the monkey to smoke. Adding that line to this story is extremely misleading. The monkey did not smoke a single cigarette.

By cac006006

I enjoyed the Hangover alot. I thought it was very funny. I do not have high hopes for Hangover 2 though. Sequels never seem to measure up. I will wait for word of mouth before going to see it.

By Taylor

The Hangover is a dud without Bradley Cooper, the number one actor today, besides Leto,Somerhalder,Rhys Meyers,Walker and Helmsworth. Without Cooper, it would be another Gastofakluslis dud. I heard he was Michael Moores mother?

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