Fired! (2007)

Annabelle Gurwitch's first-person take on getting the axe.

Directors:

Chris Bradley, Kyle LaBrache

Writer:

Annabelle Gurwitch

Stars:

Stephen Adly Guirgis, Tim Allen, Andy Borowitz

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Adly Guirgis	...	Himself
Tim Allen	...	Himself
Andy Borowitz	...	Himself
W. Bruce Cameron	...	Himself
David Cross	...	Himself
Andy Dick	...	Himself
Tate Donovan	...	Himself
Illeana Douglas	...	Herself
Jeff Garlin	...	Himself
Judy Gold	...	Herself
Annabelle Gurwitch	...	Herself
Jeff Kahn	...	Himself
Richard Kind	...	Himself
Anne Meara	...	Herself
Bob Odenkirk	...	Himself

Storyline

When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody Allen, she wondered how she would cope with being downsized by a cultural icon. Turning to friends in show business, she was assured she was not alone. Everyone she knew, from her rabbi to her gynecologist, had their own account of getting the boot. Featuring interviews with comedians, economists and regular working folks, and drawing on her hugely popular book, Fired! is a humorous look at downsizing in America.

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Taglines:

Getting Fired By Woody Allen Was Just The Beginning

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,158 (USA) (2 February 2007)

Gross:

$5,172 (USA) (9 February 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shout! Factory, Showtime Networks, Sundance Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Not a movie

This can declare it's a movie as much as it wants to and that doesn't change anything. This is nothing more than a special to air between movies on the Sundance channel. If that's true, it's more than an hour too long.

As for what this is about: The lead gets fired from a Woody Allen play and needs the support of her friends support to move on. That's understandable but it's also a great setup for a bad sitcom. However, those friends are minor celebrities which might be somewhat interesting but it just ends up being annoying. All of the friends (as well as the lead) are trying to play the "pay attention to me" game. To make matters even worse, they're just complaining about their first jobs in such a way that you might think they don't know a lower class exists.