Jason Bateman as Sandy is
the uptight straight man with perfect dry sarcasm just like Steve Martin or David Spade.
A road - trip buddy comedy in which Jason Mantzoukas gets to go full manic Mantzoukas opposite
an uptight straight man (Grand Budapest Hotel's Tony Revolori) for 90 minutes?
Not exact matches
Begin with your posture — back
straight but not rigid, and shoulders relaxed so you don't look too
uptight.
If it comes across as too much of an
uptight and
straight laced name for you then you could always consider Dougie as a nickname.
Stock characters abound: a predictably bitchy Hollywood producer, a prima donna host, a lovestruck
straight out of film school camera boy, and
uptight religious parents.
Hugh Bonneville is perfect as the
uptight father, bumbling his cynical way through the absurd adventure with a
straight face and spouting ridiculous statistics about health and safety («7 per cent of childhood accidents start with jumping»).
Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis play the Steve Martin and John Candy roles as, respectively, an
uptight professional type trying to get home to his family and a wacky interloper who screws up his plans, steering him
straight into road trip comedy territory.
Also, you should approach them with your back
straight but not stiff, and your shoulders should be relaxed so you don't look too businesslike or
uptight.