4/29/2023 0 Comments 22 jump street castAs Jenko chases down The Ghost at Spring Break, he's impeded by a flock of doves, prompting him to yell, "Fuck you, doves!".Bulletproof Vest: Played for Laughs, Schmidt wears one in his first meeting with his boss Dickson after the latter finds out that he had slept with his daughter.Bromantic Comedy: Even more so than the first film.The exploding football helmet shaped golf cart takes it down when it crashes, making the coach scream in frustration. Brick Joke: The coach cemented the goal posts to ensure students couldn't take them down.Book Safe: The Ghost distributes WHY-PHY to his dealers through hollowed-out library books.Black Comedy Rape: Between Eric and Mr.Black Dude Dies First: Cynthia, the student whose death prompts Jump Street to send Schmidt & Jenko undercover as the McQuaid brothers again.Big Damn Heroes: Dickson and several other Jump Street agents, including the AP Chemistry nerds that Jenko befriended in the first movie, during the finale.Big Bad Duumvirate: The Ghost and his daughter, Mercedes.Better Than a Bare Bulb: Even more so than the first film, lampshades are hung absolutely everywhere, especially all the gags about how sequels do the same things again but are much more expensive.It then cuts to a college professor giving a lecture only to zoom out to reveal that it's an online class the duo is watching on a tablet while they're at a parking garage. Bait-and-Switch: The film opens with a recap of the first film ending with Dickson telling Schmidt and Jenko they're going to college.Badass in Distress: Dickson in the climax.The Backwards Я: The end credits spell the title of 24 Jump Street, the hypothetical sequel when the duo becomes exchange students in Russia, with a Я.Ax-Crazy: The Ghost and his daughter Mercedes, who's more chaotic than her father.Arc Symbol: The yin-yang, symbolizing Schmidt and Jenko's relationship.Always Identical Twins: Keith and Kenny Yang (The Lucas Bros).Angry Black Man: Captain Dickson is normally cantankerous and shout-y, but he gets really pissed off when he finds out Schmidt had sex with his daughter.And the Adventure Continues: The film ends with Schmidt and Jenko being sent on more infiltration missions involving schools, each more bizarre than the previous.And Some Other Stuff: WHY-PHY is "Adderall mixed with Ecstasy mixed with God knows what".Ambiguously Gay: Zook, if his line near the end is any indication.Affectionate Parody: Of college movies and action film sequels.Affably Evil: The Yang twins are rather pleasant people, given their involvement with the bad guys.Acrofatic: Schimdt finally overcomes his inability to jump high during the final battle.That’s a shade lower than Neighbors, but that film grossed about $60 million less and neither benefited from a China berth. Our experts place Sony’s net haul at $144.5M, with a Cash on Cash Return of 1.64. And after Sony put in motion another Ghostbusters film with Joe and Anthony Russo directing Drew Pearce’s script and Tatum looking to star, I would not be surprised if Hill hasn’t already gotten a phone call. Hill and Tatum, and Ice Cube, for that matter, will have the leverage to lobby for even better deals. So even though the film concluded by lampooning the notion of umpteenth sequels Jump Street sequels, the allure of a third film has to be huge for Sony, which has placed a premium on franchises. Its grosses, both domestic and foreign, eclipsed the 2012 original film. The film opened mid-June with a $57M first weekend. But this film was so modestly budgeted at $58 million that it made big profit for Sony Pictures. THE BOTTOM LINE: According to our experts, stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum had 6% gross paydays on the sequel, with big upfront payments.
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