Watching the first clip from the upcoming drama This Must Be the Place, I can't help but think that star Sean Penn was re-watching I Am Sam and though to himself, "Yeah, I can top that."  So instead of going full-retard, Penn is going full old-rock-star parody.  We've already seen his Robert Smith-inspired attire, but wait until you hear how Penn decides to deliver dialogue.  It sounds like a cross between a nerdy teenager and present-day Ozzy Osbourne.  It's awful and I can't tell if co-star Frances McDormand is embarrassed or just trying really hard not to laugh.Oh, for those that don't know about the plot, it's about an aged rock star who decides to follow in his late father's footsteps and become a Nazi hunter.  I'm not making that up.  Hit the jump to check out new images from the film along with the glorious clip.  This Must Be the Place also stars newcomer Eve Hewson as a gothic-punk music fan who is close friends with Penn's character, Cheyenne.Click over to EveryEye.it for more images.

Here's the official synopsis for This Must Be the Place:

Cheyenne is a former rock star.

At 50 he still dresses “Goth” and lives in Dublin off his royalties .

The death of his father, with whom he wasn’t on speaking terms, brings him back to New York.

He discovers his father had an obsession: to seek revenge for a humiliation he had suffered.

Cheyenne decides to pick up where his father left off, and starts a journey, at his own pace, across America.