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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005) 5.4
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5.4/10 from 2,495 users
Metascore: 53/100
Reviews: 114 user | 72 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh. Director:Albert BrooksWriter:Albert Brooks |
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Emily Brooks
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Fred Dalton Thompson
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Don Budge
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Margaret Allenton
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Sam Loman
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Ben Wallerstein
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Mark
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The American senate, in order to improve it's fast declining global image, asks comedian Albert Brooks to write a 500 page document about what makes Muslims laugh in India and Pakistan. Bidding adieu to his wife and young daughter,and accompanied by two government bureaucrats, Albert opens up an office in New Delhi, hires a pretty Secretary, Maya, and goes around asking people at random as to what makes them laugh. He finds that people generally look at him suspiciously and refuse to answer any questions. He then decides to go public and stage a comedy show, the suggested place for the publicity is old Delhi. Accordingly the four re-locate, book a school auditorium to seat about 400 people, go around the city distributing leaflets, inviting the general public to attend the show. They get a houseful response, however, Albert's comedy act fails to impress. He then decides to try his hand in Pakistan, only to be told that he cannot get a visa for another 14 days. He decides to enter ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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9 November 2006 (Hungary) See more »Also Known As:
Untitled Albert Brooks Project See more »Box Office
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$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$429,223 (USA) (20 January 2006)Gross:
$887,416 (USA) (3 March 2006)Company Credits
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Written by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams
Performed by Dick Van Dyke
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment
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Sony Pictures Classics was originally going to distribute the film in the USA but chose not to, citing controversy over the film's title, which they wanted to change. Warner Independent Pictures then picked up the film for US distribution. See more »Goofs
During the meeting with Al Jazeera, Penny says that he will be very happy to be on a television channel both broadcasts in Turkey and Iran. Al Jazeera does not broadcast in Turkey. See more »Quotes
Man in Temple: [giving example of what makes him laugh] Okay. Laughter is a very serious business, I suppose. Ah, we put it this way. When suppose this gentleman... he is my friend. He takes me for a ride. He takes undue advantage... of my innocence, you can say. I am an emotional fool. He is trying to make me fool, but, I am not - a fool. I allow *him* to make me a fool. You know? Just be ignorant. I just trying to... pretend that okay: I know nothing about him. I know, ah, nothing about the, you know, game ...See more »
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"Put on a Happy Face"Written by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams
Performed by Dick Van Dyke
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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We'll I must admit, I'm quite confused. If this is an attempt to explore the Muslims sense of humour then I think maybe it would have been a good idea to actually have some FUNNY content, especially in the stand up routines. On the other hand if this is a parody on the differences in humour then it failed completely because all I saw was someone who totally failed to understand his subject and was quite offencive at times.
Well. I'll put it like this, For a comedy, it wasn't funny. For an exploration of Muslim humour, it wasn't even a tiny bit insightful. For a bridge building exercise, it was embracing. And for a movie, it was a complete waste of my time.