Cedar Rapids, starring Ed Helms and John C. Reilly, is the upcoming comedy about Tim Lippe, a naive insurance salesman from a small town, sent to a convention in a big city where, naturally, hilarity ensues.
To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), “naive” is a gross understatement. He’s never left his small hometown. He’s never stayed at a hotel. And he’s never experienced anything like Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sent to represent his company at the annual insurance convention, Tim is soon distracted by three convention veterans (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who will show him the ropes and push his boundaries. For a guy who plays everything by the book, this convention will be anything but conventional.
Looks great to me! I thought Ed Helms was great in the hangover, you really felt sorry for the guy, so he’s perfect for this. I imagine John C. Reilly is going to have some of the best lines, but hopefully they don’t make him too crude. I especially liked the humour of the trailer, for example when Isiah Whitlock, Jr references the wire.
I have high hopes for this, and it was featured in the 2009 Blacklist of best unprocduced screenplays, so fingers crossed.
