Get ready to hitch a ride with the Analog Dogs. The fictional punk-pop trio at the center of the upcoming comedy Nimrods come into focus in the new trailer for the Green Day-inspired buddy movie due in theaters on Aug. 14. The film tells the story of three friends (Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust), who embark on a rowdy road trip to Los Angeles in the mistaken belief that their band is booked to open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve. The journey is described as a “mischievous jaunt across the country filled with adventures, based on the exploits of Green Day and their years of living in a tour van.”
The two-minute preview opens with the group playing a very Green Day-esque tune in a basement, singing about being “bored at school and bored at home.” They are then seen approaching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band at a bar and sliding their demo tape in front of singer Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool.
“Anal OG Dogs?,” Armstrong says as he (mis)reads the label on the tape, viciously mispronouncing the band’s name as Cool tweaks them about including their phone number on the Hail Mary bid to get their heroes’ attention. Cut to a phone call in which Tre seemingly invites them to open for his group, which sets the trio on a cross-country journey in a yellow cab full of adventures, mushroom trips and the promise of future female attention.
In addition to the trio, the cast for the Lee Kirk direct film also includes The Office stars Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer, as well as singer/actress Mckenna Grace (Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), SNL alum Fred Armisen, comedian Bobby Lee, Keen Ruffalo (Thor: Ragnarok, Begin Again) Ignacio Diaz-Silverio (Primo, A Good Person) and Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Gilmore Girls).
Nimrods, co-produced by the band, originally premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival under its original title New Year’s Rev.
Watch the Nimrods trailer below.
