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50/50 -- A comedic account of a 27-year-old guy's cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

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Writer (WGA):
Will Reiser (written by)
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Release Date:
30 September 2011 (USA) See more »
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Tagline:
It takes a pair to beat the odds
Plot:
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations See more »
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Comedic, inspiring, dramatic, tearful, and effervescent See more (337 total) »

Cast

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Adam

Seth Rogen ... Kyle

Anna Kendrick ... Katherine

Bryce Dallas Howard ... Rachael

Anjelica Huston ... Diane

Serge Houde ... Richard

Andrew Airlie ... Dr. Ross

Matt Frewer ... Mitch

Philip Baker Hall ... Alan
Donna Yamamoto ... Dr. Walderson

Sugar Lyn Beard ... Susan

Yee Jee Tso ... Dr. Lee

Sarah Smyth ... Jenny

Peter Kelamis ... Phil

Jessica Parker Kennedy ... Jackie

Daniel Bacon ... Dr. Phillips
P. Lynn Johnson ... Bernie

Laura Bertram ... Claire

Matty Finochio ... Ted

Luisa D'Oliveira ... Agabelle Loogenburgen

Veena Sood ... Nurse Stewart
Jason Vaisvila ... Cute Guy with Dreads
Brent Sheppard ... Minister

Marie Avgeropoulos ... Allison
Adrian Glynn McMorran ... Bartender (as Adrian McMorran)

Stephanie Belding ... Friendly Nurse

Andrea Brooks ... Attractive Woman #2
Ryan W. Smith ... Joe
Karen van Blankenstein ... Nurse Scott
William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart ... George (as William 'Bigsleeps' Stewart)
Bonnie Bollivar ... Elderly Female Chemo Patient

Beatrice King ... Pretty Girl (as Beatrice Ilg)

Chilton Crane ... Mother on the Bus
Amitai Marmorstein ... Young Person on the Bus

Lauren Miller ... Bodie (as Lauren A. Miller)

Will Reiser ... Greg

Richard C. Burton ... Thom the Patient
Neil Corbett ... Hospital Tech
Karolina Anna Sabat ... Art Gallery Patron (as Karolina Sabat)

Christopher De-Schuster ... Art Gallery Patron (as Christopher De Schuster)

Susan McLellan ... Bar Girl
Marlow the Wonderdog ... Himself
Denver ... Skeletor
William ... Skeletor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Stephen Colbert ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

D.C. Douglas ... Live Volcano Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Tom MacNeill ... Office Staff (uncredited)
Kiwi O'Gorman ... Barista #2 (uncredited)
Cameron K. Smith ... Chemo Patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jonathan Levine 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Will Reiser (written by)

Produced by
Nicole Brown .... co-producer
Evan Goldberg .... producer
Kyle Hunter .... associate producer
Nathan Kahane .... executive producer
Ben Karlin .... producer
Kelli Konop .... co-producer
Tendo Nagenda .... co-producer
Will Reiser .... executive producer
Seth Rogen .... producer
Ariel Shaffir .... associate producer
James Weaver .... associate producer
Shawn Williamson .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Giacchino 
 
Cinematography by
Terry Stacey (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Zene Baker 
 
Casting by
Francine Maisler 
 
Production Design by
Annie Spitz 
 
Art Direction by
Ross Dempster 
 
Set Decoration by
Shane Vieau 
 
Costume Design by
Carla Hetland 
 
Makeup Department
Michelle Hrescak .... key makeup artist: additional photography
Tanya Hudson .... key makeup artist
Monica Huppert .... makeup department head
Cindy L. Larsen .... assistant hair stylist
Sanna Seppanen .... hair department head: additional photography
Andrea Simpson .... key hair stylist
Debra Wiebe .... hair department head
Marnie Wong .... key hair stylist: additional photography
Céline Godeau .... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Nancy Kirhoffer .... post-production supervisor
Paul Lukaitis .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chad Belair .... third assistant director: additional photography
Willan Leung .... trainee assistant director: additional photography (as William Leung)
John McKeown .... first assistant director
Trevor McWhinney .... second assistant director: additional photography
Cindy Smith .... second assistant director
Haylee Thompson .... third assistant director
Iris Torres .... trainee assistant director
 
Art Department
Michael Church .... set dresser (as Mike Church)
Richard Connelly .... set dresser (as Richard M. Connelly)
Jeff Davies .... on-set dresser: additional photography
Dylan Dowd .... head greensman
David Dowling .... property master
Elena Dresser .... set dresser
Wes Hamby .... assistant property master (as Wesley Hamby)
Jesse Joslin .... construction coordinator
Sergio Lavilla .... assistant set decorator
Sean Lavoie .... paint coordinator
Spencer Louttit .... assistant property master
Darren Moore .... greens best boy: additional photography
D. Martin Myatt .... assistant property master
Elizabeth Roberts .... set decoration buyer
Christopher Rosamond .... lead set dresser (as Chris Rosamond)
Sarah M. Smith .... lead greensman (as Sarah Smith)
Brennan Wauters .... on-set dresser
John Chaschowy .... greensman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Wade Barnett .... adr recordist
Gary C. Bourgeois .... sound re-recording mixer (as Gary C. Bouregeois)
Shane Connelly .... sound mixer
Wendy Czajkowsky .... adr mixer
Lara Dale .... foley artist
Brian Dunlop .... foley editor
David Esparza .... sound effects editor
Cameron Foodikoff .... sound utility: additional photography
Ellen Heuer .... foley artist
Chris Higgins .... boom operator
Robert Jackson .... supervising sound editor (as Robert C. Jackson)
Sang Kim .... assistant sound editor
Jim Lacamel .... boom operator: additional photography (as Jim Lacamell)
Tim Limer .... mix recordist (as Timothy Limer)
Travis MacKay .... adr mixer
Darryl Marko .... sound utility
A. Josh Reinhardt .... foley mixer (as Josh Reinhardt)
William Skinner .... sound mixer: additional photography (as Bill Skinner)
Callie Thurman .... assistant sound editor
Michael Santopolo .... foley assistant (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jak Osmond .... special effects coordinator
Lance Smith .... best boy special effects
Colin Osmond .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Kyle Gray .... visual effects compositor: Wildfire Visual Effects
Elbert Irving IV .... visual effects coordinator: Wildfire Visual Effects
Caleb Owens .... visual effects compositor: Wildfire Visual Effects
Lauren Ritchie .... visual effects producer: Wildfire Visual Effects
Dottie Starling .... visual effects supervisor: Wildfire Visual Effects
 
Stunts
Ed Anders .... stunts
Brett Armstrong .... stunts
Scott J. Ateah .... stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah)
Dan Redford .... stunts
Owen Walstrom .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bamford .... company grip
David Cameron .... company grip
Murray Chysyk .... generator operator: additional photography
Mark Cohen .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography
Ryan Cox .... company grip: additional photography
Drew David .... company grip
Dave Dibdin .... dolly grip: additional photography (as Dave 'Dibby' Dibdin)
Todd Elyzen .... camera operator: "b" camera, additional photography
Bob Findlay .... Steadicam operator: additional photography
Bob Findlay .... camera operator: "a" camera, additional photography
William L. Flanagan .... company grip (as Bill Flanagan)
Niall Fraser .... best boy electric
Curt Griebel .... key rigging grip
Stuart Haggerty .... gaffer
Jeff Harvey .... best boy electric: additional photography
Russell Hawkes .... dolly grip
Glen Hawkins .... company grip
Chris Helcermanas-Benge .... still photographer
Kieran Humphries .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Simon Hunt .... gaffer: additional photography
Leigh Jenkins .... second assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography
Steve Larsen .... best boy grip: additional photography
Robert Little .... leadman set up
David Lourie .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott MacDonald .... camera operator: "b" camera
Shawn Milsted .... company electric
Tyler Olson .... company grip: additional photography (as Tyler Olsen)
Sean Oxenbury .... rigging gaffer
Andrew Pedley .... video assist
Vince Phillips .... key grip: additional photography (as Vincent Phillips)
Rick Podd .... company grip: additional photography
Dana Powers .... company electric (as Dana Wutzke)
Dean Reca .... best boy grip
Robert Redford .... generator operator (as Robert L. Redford)
James Salberg .... company grip
Mike Sharkey .... camera trainee
Aki Shigematsu .... camera loader: additional photography
James Vinblad .... company grip
Jason Weir .... company electric
Tony Whiteside .... key grip
Peter Wilke .... Steadicam operator
Peter Wilke .... camera operator: "a" camera
Carrie Wilson .... camera loader
Adriene Wyse .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Thomas Yardley .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ed Araquel .... still photographer: additional photography (uncredited)
Andre Gheorghiu .... motion picture video coordinator (uncredited)
Paul Stoker Mayne .... lighting technician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Carmen Amos .... casting assistant: Canada
Colleen Bolton .... casting associate: Canada (as Colleen Rogers)
Doreen Ferreira .... extras casting assistant
Sandra-Ken Freeman .... extras casting
Barbara Harris .... adr voice casting
Chelsea Strand .... extras casting assistant: additional photography
Kendra Voth .... extras casting assistant
Maureen Webb .... casting: Canada
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan De Laval .... assistant costume designer: additional photography (as Susan Delaval)
Summer Eves .... costumer
Jeffrey Fayle .... wardrobe supervisor
Michelle Hunter .... assistant costume designer
Soo MacLean .... truck costumer: additional photography (as Sue MacLean)
Steve Oben .... set supervisor: additional photography
 
Editorial Department
Floyd Burks .... imaging technician: Technicolor (as Floyd A. Burks)
George Chavez .... color timer: Deluxe
James Cowan .... digital intermediate manager: Technicolor
Connor Cummins .... editorial production assistant
Scott Drost .... imaging technician: Technicolor
Tony Dustin .... digital film colorist: Technicolor
John Flores .... imaging technician: Technicolor
Jay Harada .... digital intermediate editor: Technicolor
Gregg Schaublin .... digital intermediate producer: Technicolor
Robert P. Schneider .... digital intermediate editor: Technicolor (as Bob Schneider)
Michael Shapcotte .... digital intermediate systems administrator: Technicolor
David Townsend .... post-production coordinator
Michael A. Webber .... first assistant editor
Jonas Young .... digital intermediate producer: Technicolor
Kyle Cunningham .... executive sales assistant: Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver (uncredited)
Josh McLerran .... post-production assistant (uncredited)
Thor Roos .... colorist: dailies (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Michael Aarvold .... scoring engineer (as Mike Aarvold)
Alexandra Apostolakis .... music editor assistant
Jim Black .... music supervisor
Andrea Datzman .... scoring coordinator
Stephen M. Davis .... music editor
Jessica Dolinger .... music licensing
Gabe Hilfer .... music supervisor
Sam Hofstedt .... scoring recordist
Simon James .... musician contractor
Dave Martina .... assistant to composer: Michael Giacchino
Andy Park .... recording assistant
David Sabee .... orchestra conductor
Steve Smith .... scoring mixer
Dan Wallin .... scoring mixer
 
Transportation Department
Dave Busch .... driver
Kelly Charlton .... transportation captain
William Crivello .... driver: star wagon, additional photography (as Bill Crivello)
Scott Dingo Dean .... driver (as Scott Dean)
Gerry Forster .... picture car coordinator
Gerry Forster .... transportation captain: additional photography
Mike Godenir .... driver
David Halliday .... transportation coordinator
Dave Henderson .... driver
Kevin Kamron .... driver
Ray Laine .... driver
Barry Macdonald .... driver (as Barry MacDonald)
Curt Martell .... transportation co-captain: additional photography
Laurie Matheson .... driver: cast, additional photography
Steve Muller .... driver
John O'Toole .... driver
Bill Parsons .... transportation co-captain
Brian Whitlock .... transportation coordinator: additional photography
Mike Witherington .... driver
 
Other crew
Caellum Allan .... physical production
Tara Armstrong .... production assistant
Jaclyn Bashoff .... assistant: Ms. Huston
Elsie Blaquera .... assistant chef: First Take Catering
Vitomir Bogdanovic .... key location production assistant (as Mike Bogdanovic)
Theodore Bressman .... assistant: Mr. Goldberg
Shaun Burke .... production assistant (as Sean Burke)
Kate Checchi .... assistant: Mr. Kahane
Hailey Cho .... miscellaneous crew
Melissa Crich .... travel coordinator (as Melissa Barrie)
Melissa Crich .... travel coordinator (as Melissa Barry)
Mary-Ellen Dale .... payroll accountant
Deirdre De Butler .... script supervisor: additional photography
Dana Dubé .... animal trainer (as Dana Dube)
Karyn Edwards .... production attorney: Canada
Aaron Ensweiler .... assistant: Ms. Brown
Alix Falkiner .... assistant location manager: additional photography
Jessica Hoyles .... key office production assistant
Lorraine Jamison .... unit publicist
Kimball Jansma .... second assistant coordinator
Conrad Janzen .... key location production assistant: additional photography (as Conrad Jenzen)
Conrad Jenzen .... key location production assistant: additional photography
Keely Johnson .... payroll accountant
Katie Kreter .... production assistant
Sidney LeClaire .... first assistant accountant (as Sydney LeClaire)
Sue Levens .... production accountant (as Susan Levens)
Sue Levens .... production accountant
Terry Mackay .... location manager
Margo MacPherson .... assistant: Mr. Williamson
Ryan Mains .... trainee assistant location manager
Joel McCooey .... assistant chef: First Take Catering
Rob McEntegart .... executive vice president, business affairs: Mandate Pictures
Shauna Michell .... key location production assistant: additional photography
Rico Mielnicki .... assistant location manager
James Moffat .... chef: additional photography (as Jim Moffat)
James Moffat .... chef: additional photography, Truffles Fine Food (as Jim Moffat)
Alana Murray .... clearances and product placement
Alana Murray .... clearances
Alana Murray .... product placement
Sue Norman .... production assistant
Nuncle .... title designer
Claude Pavel .... key location production assistant
Moira Perlmutter .... production coordinator
Jaime Peters .... first assistant accountant: additional photography
Ken Poole .... key location production assistant
Nin Rai .... caterer: additional photography
Nin Rai .... caterer: additional photography, Truffles Fin Food
Lizzie Rollins .... assistant: Mr. Kahane
Stephanie Rossel .... script supervisor
Michael Schaefer .... production executive
Mary Beth Schlam .... production assistant
Mary-Beth Schwalm .... production assistant (as Mary Beth Schlam)
Sean Seguin .... production accountant: additional photography
Natasha Shumny .... post facilities coordinator
Lendi Slover .... assistant: Mr.Konop
Lendi Slover .... assistant: Ms. Konop
Reba Szabo .... craft service: additional photography (as Reba Conger-Szabo)
Reba Szabo .... first aid: additional photography (as Reba Conger-Szabo)
Soren Tanbour .... chef: First Take Catering (as Soren Tambour)
Laura May Taylor .... production assistant (as Laura Taylor)
Heather Tyler .... post-production accountant
Dory Vanderkuip .... craft service
Dory Vanderkuip .... first aid
Crystal Wiggins .... assistant: Mr. Nagenda
Emmanuel Albano .... production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Bendner .... background coordinator (uncredited)
Tana David .... post facilities coordinator (uncredited)
Chris Dow .... production assistant (uncredited)
Farley Dunsmuir .... production assistant (uncredited)
Matthew Enright .... production assistant (uncredited)
Erik Feig .... production executive (uncredited)
Les Ford .... computer playback designer (uncredited)
Tamara Harland .... production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Heffernan .... production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Kukurudz .... production assistant: assistant director (uncredited)
Ana Oparnica .... script coordinator (uncredited)
Steve Porohowski .... security (uncredited)
Nathaniel Raine .... production assistant (uncredited)
Yolanda Sangareau .... production assistant (uncredited)
Max Torroba .... playback coordinator (uncredited)
Lydia Whitlock .... assistant to co-producer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Uwe Boll .... special thanks
James L. Brooks .... special thanks
Todd Carpenter .... special thanks (as Dr. Todd Carpenter)
Kayla Cox .... special thanks
Laura Kittrell .... special thanks
Ira Levine .... special thanks
Judi Levine .... special thanks
Laura Mattingly .... special thanks
James McAvoy .... special thanks
Jacob Nathan .... special thanks
Jen Zaborowski .... special thanks
 

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Rated R for language throughout, sexual content and some drug use
Runtime:
100 min
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Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS (as Datasat Digital Sound)
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #46558) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:15A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Japan:PG12 | Malaysia:18 (edited version) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | UK:15 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:MA | Australia:MA15+ | Chile:TE | Germany:12
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Trivia:
During a 2011 interview with "The A. V. Club," Anna Kendrick said that, while on the set, she often referred to her character as "the worst therapist in the world."See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Adam is running in Seattle at the beginning of the film, the Lion's Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BC is seen in the background.See more »
Quotes:
Adam:That's what everybody's been saying: You'll feel better and don't worry and this is all fine and it's not.
Katherine:You can't change your situation. The only thing that you can change is how you choose to deal with it.
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Soundtrack:
Angel (Rac Remix)See more »

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Was Kyle a true friend of Adam?
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53 out of 67 people found the following review useful.
Comedic, inspiring, dramatic, tearful, and effervescent, 1 October 2011
Author: Steve Pulaski from United States

After playing a bad boy rocker with a full head of hair, Joseph Gordon-Levitt now plays a nervous Cancer-patient with no hair at all. 50/50 is loosely based on the story of Will Reiser, who wrote this film, and is telling us his story and struggle through the character Adam.

Adam is played by Levitt, a marvelous actor who is continuing his string of quirky, yet well made independent films where he plays an off-the-wall protagonist. Adam is twenty-seven and works for a Seattle radio company. He is informed that he has a rare form of Cancer called Neurofibrosarcoma, and is told he only has a 50% chance of living with it. Frustrated, but moving day by day in a seemingly calm manner with his buddy Kyle (Rogen), Adam continues his long journey only to be bothered by his annoying, self-centered girlfriend (Howard) frequently. Through thick and thin, Adam starts to cope with his disease and manages to stay calm for most of the picture.

We all have to die at one point. It's part of the life. But I can't imagine the sadness and calamity brought upon someone who finds out they have a rare form of Cancer and that their chances of living are fifty-fifty. At twenty-seven nonetheless. My mother, who has work in a Chemotherapy unit for about a decade, said that the youngest she has even seen someone die from Cancer is two and a half years old. Some people, hardly get to experience life at firsthand because of Cancer.

There are so many forms of Cancer, rare and common, harmless and not, that your chances of getting it are very high. Getting it is at random, but coping with it is even harder. While 50/50 has a heartbreaking, and is sometimes emotion-testing and tear-jerking, it still has a strong comedic relief thanks to Seth Rogen, who is rather unfairly bashed in a majority of his films.

The acting is superb by both leads, the parents of Adam played by Angelica Houston and Serge Houde are portrayed effectively and in a loving way, and the screenplay and Johnathan Levine's direction never fails or works against this film in any way. Three years prior he was creating good chemistry between Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck in The Wackness. Now, he's finally mastered in creating two characters that do nothing but sparkle when on screen together. You can't really call this a Seth Rogen film because while his comedy is here, his underlying sweetness shows through the cloth of this film more than it has ever done before. The last time he gave a performance this well done was in Sandler's Funny People.

Thanks to a wonderful third act in terms of direction and screenplay, you get an all out emotional breakdown from the characters and yourself. 50/50 has a way with making emotional moments not seemed contrived, but welcomed. I think out of everyone in the theater, my mom was more emotional than the average person in the general public which is understandable.

Many films have come out this year, and many have been ignored. Comedies and dramas alike have been swept under the bus with other blockbusters in theaters at the same time. I plan on doing a list of the top ignored and underrated films of 2011. I hope 50/50 doesn't make that list.

Starring: Joesph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas-Howard, Angelica Houston, and Serge Houde. Directed by: Johnathan Levine.

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