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Funny People
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
2009 · Directed by Judd Apatow · 146 min · Comedy · Drama · Screenplay in the scene database · 10 frames
Tagline
George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.
Plot
George Simmons is a middle-aged retired stand-up comedian turned movie star. Despite his wealth, he is disillusioned and depressed as most of his recent film work is low-brow and poorly received. Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, he is offered an experimental treatment that has only an 8% success rate. Believing he is about to die, he returns to his roots of stand-up comedy.
Ira Wright is an aspiring stand-up comedian in his 20s, sharing an apartment with his two best friends, Mark and Leo. Mark successfully leads his own TV comedy series. Leo is a rising comedy star and recurring guest star on Mark's TV show.
George meets Ira at a small comedy club, first hiring him as his assistant; Ira becomes one of his only close relationships. Later he becomes his joke writer, opening for him in big comedy clubs, often meeting with real-life comedians who talk about the business.
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Crew
- Written by: Judd Apatow
- Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
- Edited by: Brent White, Craig Alpert
- Music: Jason Schwartzman, Michael Andrews
- Production design: Jefferson Sage
- Produced by: Clayton Townsend, Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel
Cast
- Adam Sandler as George Simmons
- Seth Rogen as Ira Wright
- Leslie Mann as Laura
- Eric Bana as Clarke
- Jonah Hill as Leo Koenig
- Jason Schwartzman as Mark Taylor Jackson
- Aubrey Plaza as Daisy Danby
- RZA as Chuck
- Aziz Ansari as Randy
- Maude Apatow as Mable
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions
- Budget: $75,000,000
- Box office: $71,600,000
- Themes: male friendship, comedian, cancer
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