Green Day comedy film ‘Nimrods’ shares first trailer

[Bill Pearis]

Nimrods is a new road trip comedy film about a teenage band who gets the opportunity to to open for Green Day — sort of — and the crazy extremes they go through to get to the show. The film was written and directed by Lee Kirk and Green Day appear in the movie and are producers on the film. Here’s the synopsis:

When Tommy receives a phone call inviting his band to open for Green Day on New Years Eve, he doesn’t realize it’s an elaborate prank by his older brother, Wayne. Desperate to believe his life is about to change, Tommy steals Wayne’s car and begins driving his band from Kansas City to Los Angeles, hell bent on getting there in three days. What follows is a rowdy and uproarious road trip across America, inspired by Green Day’s early days of touring in a van, years before the release of their breakout record Dookie.

The film stars Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust as the young band members and also features cameos by Fred Armisen, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Bobby Lee, Jolene, Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, and Sean Gunn.

Nimrods is out August 14 and you can watch the trailer below.

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