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Funny People (2009)

R 146 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   31 July 2009 (USA)
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When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writer:

Judd Apatow
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler ...
Seth Rogen ...
Leslie Mann ...
Eric Bana ...
Jonah Hill ...
Jason Schwartzman ...
Aubrey Plaza ...
Maude Apatow ...
Iris Apatow ...
RZA ...
Aziz Ansari ...
Torsten Voges ...
Allan Wasserman ...
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Himself
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Storyline

George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira to be his semi-personal assistant as well as his friend. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some sexuality See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

MySpace | Universal Pictures [France] | See more »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hazme reír See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,657,780 (USA) (2 August 2009) (3007 Screens)

Gross:

$71,585,235 (Worldwide) (17 September 2009)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Adam Sandler turned down the role of Donny in Inglourious Basterds to play George Simmons in Funny People. Eli Roth took over the Donny role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When George enters Ira's house for Thanksgiving dinner, he points out to Leo that they have the poster for his movie "Re-Do" (the baby movie) hanging on the wall. During the scene while George and Leo are discussing the movie, the poster behind Leo switches from "Re-Do" to another film. See more »

Quotes

Leo: If you put "cute kitten" in the title of your YouTube video, you're gonna get a million hits. And then I link that to my website and you can see my stand-up on my website. It's genius.
Ira Wright: Why don't you just call it like, "Megan Fox Blows Someone"? And then more people would Google that.
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Connections

References Alien (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

"Save It for Later"
Written by Roger Charlery, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton, David Wakeling
Performed by English Beat (as The English Beat)
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing See more »