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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Dean Craig (written by)
Release Date:
11 July 2007 (Belgium) more
Tagline:
From director Frank Oz comes the story of a family that puts the F U in funeral. more
Plot:
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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Death at a Funeral: humor before the grave. more (156 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matthew Macfadyen | ... | Daniel (as Matthew MacFadyen) | |
| Keeley Hawes | ... | Jane | |
| Andy Nyman | ... | Howard | |
| Ewen Bremner | ... | Justin | |
| Daisy Donovan | ... | Martha | |
| Alan Tudyk | ... | Simon | |
| Jane Asher | ... | Sandra | |
| Kris Marshall | ... | Troy | |
| Rupert Graves | ... | Robert | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Uncle Alfie | |
| Thomas Wheatley | ... | The Reverend | |
| Peter Egan | ... | Victor | |
| Peter Dinklage | ... | Peter | |
| Brendan O'Hea | ... | Undertaker | |
| Jeremy Booth | ... | Mourner |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Sterben für Anfänger (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and drug content.
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Runtime:
90 min
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USA | Germany | UK | Netherlands
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1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:15 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:R (certificate # 43149) | France:U | Taiwan:R-12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | Iceland:7 | Japan:G | Australia:PG (original rating)
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Frank Oz once said that it was impossible to make Peter Vaughan laugh on the set because he was so deeply into the crotchety character of Uncle Alfie. This is why there was no footage of Peter cracking up to use for the closing credit montage. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Troy drops the bottle of 'Valium' on the kitchen table, label face up, to answer the door. His sister Martha walks by and the bottle is laying label face down. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Daniel:
[giving instructions to the pallbearers] Just, uh, straight through there and to the left, please.
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References Plane Crazy (1928) more
Soundtrack:
Love our Time Today more
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What would have happened to the sons after attempting to murder Peter?more
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The laughs begin during the animated credits which prepares the film going public for the buffoonery to follow. Death at a Funeral (DaaF) is directed by Frank Oz. Because of the nature of this film I believe Mr. Oz is paying homage to the late, great, director, Robert Altman, particularly his film A Wedding. Both A Wedding and DaaF are both off beat, extremely, funny, and very non-typical of weddings and funerals, in which they both portray. In tribute to Mr. Altman, Mr. Oz also uses an ensemble cast of well known actors by face but not by name. The audience has seen their work and in this film they most definitely make you laugh. This is an adult comedy with an R rating for adult themes, nudity, recreational drug use, religious issues, postmortem issues, and the absurdity about death. Remember this is an adult comic opera taken to the extreme. At this funeral the mourners may come with their inhabitation's in check but due to the outlandish antics of many of the other grievous members assembled, all of the gathered, loose all claim to sanity. The audience becomes one with the collected zany members of this grieving group. Since the players on film have lost their inhabitation's so to does the audience. Remember this is an adult, knee slapping, laugh out loud farce. This film is outrageously funny, in an adult vein, not intended for children. If you go to a sporting event, after you have paid for your ticket and bought your seat, people around you cheer, yell, scream and sometimes even in funny costumes as well. A film house is the same communally shared type of experience and environment for entertainment but patrons of the silver screen tend to hold their laughter within, as of being afraid of upsetting the patron in the next seat. Is it not time to unshackle this age old concept and enjoy yourself along with others? I am certain that is the reason why Frank Oz made this film, so the audience could laugh and laugh at themselves. I personally want to thank you Mr. Oz for the laughter and the comedy of Death at a Funeral.