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With Raunchy New Netflix Movie ‘Incoming,’ Dave and John Chernin Are Trying to Bring Back the Kind of R-Rated Comedies Hollywood Stopped Making


Dave and John Chernin grew up loving 'Superbad' and 'American Pie,' their Netflix movie 'Incoming' pays tribute to those R-rated comedies

The siblings are in New York City to promote “ Incoming,” a high school comedy about four nerdy friends that’s a raunchy throwback to movies — like “Superbad” and “American Pie” — that topped the box office back before superhero flicks subsumed Hollywood. Given that their fast-food excursion ends with explosive diarrhea and a Tesla interior in desperate need of deep cleaning, “Incoming” probably won’t be part of Taco Bell’s next ad campaign. But working on “It’s Always Sunny,” a hugely popular show that has one foot in cringe comedy and the other firmly planted in gallows humor, has helped the brothers learn how to walk the fine line between irreverent and mean-spirited.

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