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Death at a Funeral -- A patriarch's funeral leads to a series of family arguments, revealing dark secrets and possibly murder.
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Director:
Neil LaBute
Writer (WGA):
Dean Craig (written by)
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Release Date:
16 April 2010 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Tagline:
This is one sad family. See more »
Plot:
A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(324 articles)
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User Reviews:
A pointless remake of an excellent British film. See more (92 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Keith David ... Reverend Davis

Loretta Devine ... Cynthia

Peter Dinklage ... Frank

Ron Glass ... Duncan

Danny Glover ... Uncle Russell

Regina Hall ... Michelle

Kevin Hart ... Brian

Martin Lawrence ... Ryan

James Marsden ... Oscar

Tracy Morgan ... Norman

Chris Rock ... Aaron

Zoe Saldana ... Elaine (as Zoë Saldaña)

Columbus Short ... Jeff

Luke Wilson ... Derek

Regine Nehy ... Martina

Bob Minor ... Edward

Alexander Folk ... Middle Aged Man
Leslie Rivers ... Older Lady
Bronwyn Hardy ... Mourner #1
Willi Willis ... Mourner #2

Jamison Yang ... Asian Man

Betty K. Bynum ... Woman Mourner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Katelyn Statton ... Mourner
Youlanda Davis ... Woman Mourner (uncredited)

Elle Young ... Mourner (uncredited)

Directed by
Neil LaBute 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Dean Craig (written by)

Produced by
Dean Craig .... executive producer
Glenn S. Gainor .... executive producer
William Horberg .... producer
Trae Ireland .... associate producer
Josh Kesselman .... co-producer
Sidney Kimmel .... producer
Laurence Malkin .... producer
Chris Rock .... producer
Share Stallings .... producer
Nicolas Stern .... co-producer
Jim Tauber .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Christophe Beck 
 
Cinematography by
Rogier Stoffers 
 
Film Editing by
Tracey Wadmore-Smith 
 
Casting by
Victoria Thomas 
 
Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele 
 
Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell 
 
Set Decoration by
Dena Roth 
 
Costume Design by
Maya Lieberman 
 
Makeup Department
Nathalie Allen .... makeup artist
Pierce Austin .... hair department head
Brian Steven Banks .... hair stylist
Shutchai Tym Buacharern .... makeup artist
Debra Denson .... makeup artist
Vera Steimberg Moder .... makeup department head
Stacey Morris .... hair stylist
Linda Villalobos .... key hairstylist
 
Production Management
Jennifer Blair .... production supervisor
Glenn S. Gainor .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger .... second assistant director
Albert Cho .... first assistant director
Lynn Struiksma .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Chuck Askerneese .... assistant property master
Jonathan Bobbitt .... leadman
Max E. Brehme .... property master
Terry Corliss .... on-set greens foreperson
David Corral .... greensman
Warren Drummond .... storyboard artist
Jay Dupuy .... plaster department head
Karen Higgins .... construction coordinator
Steven Kissick .... general foreman
Al Lewis .... assistant art director
Candice Muriedas .... art department coordinator
Jon Nicholson .... on-set dresser
Paris P. Pickard .... art assistant
Christopher Schultz .... assistant property master
Trey Shaffer .... graphic designer
Steve Sickle .... greens foreman
Brian Tipton .... shop foreman
Jason Vanover .... key greensman
 
Sound Department
Bill W. Benton .... sound re-recording mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois .... sound re-recording mixer
David A. Cohen .... adr supervisor
Ronald Eng .... supervising sound editor
Christopher Flick .... foley editor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley .... first assistant sound editor
Robin Harlan .... foley artist
Shawn Holden .... production sound mixer
Robert Jackson .... boom operator
Pamela Kahn .... foley artist
Ross Levy .... utility sound technician
Sarah Monat .... foley artist
Alex Names .... additional sound utility
Beauxregard Neylon .... adr mixer
Willard Overstreet .... supervising foley editor
Jan Petrov .... adr recordist
Randy Singer .... foley mixer
Robert Troy .... dialogue editor
Steve Tushar .... sound effects editor
 
Special Effects by
Jonathan Gording .... contact lens consultant
Jeffrey A. Wischnack .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel .... digital compositor
Mandy Arnold .... digital restoration artist
Suzette Barnett .... digital compositor
Raoul Bolognini .... visual effects producer
Kristen Branan .... head of production: Zoic Studios
Ristra Fajarwaty .... digital compositor
Carolyn Martin .... visual effects coordinator
Grant Okita .... lead title designer
Rocco Passionino .... visual effects supervisor
Mike Rhone .... visual effects
Nik Slotiuk .... cg artist
Kevin Struckman .... cg artist
 
Stunts
Conrade Gamble .... stunts (as Conrade Gamble II)
Lance Gilbert .... stunt coordinator
Troy Gilbert .... stunts
Bethany Levy .... stunts
Dustin Meier .... stunts
Kevin Reid .... stunts
Jeffrey Sheller .... stunts
Monty L. Simons .... stunts
Glen Yrigoyen .... stunts
Conrade Gamble .... stunt double (uncredited)
Bethany Levy .... stunt double: Zoe Saldana (uncredited)
Kevin Reid .... stunt double: James Marsden (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bennett .... lighting programmer
Phil Bray .... still photographer
Robin Bursey .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kevin Celi .... digital imaging technician
Fred Cooper .... dolly grip
Edward J. Cox .... rigging best boy
Andrew Degnan .... second assistant camera
Alan R. Disler .... first assistant camera
Adam W. Erler .... grip
Mark Hadland .... assistant chief lighting technician
R. Dana Harlow .... grip
Michael Herron .... digital video assist operator
Douglas Kieffer .... lighting technician
Jason Newton .... dolly grip: "b" camera
Matt Perry .... grip
Christopher Prampin .... gaffer
Chris Rauch .... grip
Brian H. Reynolds .... key grip
Paul Sanchez .... camera operator
Robert Stillman .... grip
Tommy Tieche .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Diana Ulzheimer .... camera loader
Hootly Weedn .... set lighting technician
Chris Weigand .... lighting technician
Rick Page .... first assistant camera (re-shoots) (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Annie Muñoz .... extras casting
Karen Wood .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Romy Devack .... costume assistant
Amy Fegely .... set costumer
Heidi Higginbotham .... costume supervisor
Courtney Hoffman .... additional costumer
Lindsey Kear .... wardrobe production assistant
Molly McConnaughy .... costume shopper
Kathleen Mussehl .... key costumer
Lisa D. Quercioli .... key costumer
Kia Tyrrell .... set costumer
Cesha Ventre .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Trent Johnson .... digital film colorist
Kristine McPherson .... additional editor
Harry Muller .... color timer
Lorena Talpan .... post-production assistant
Reza Amidi .... digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Fernand Bos .... music editor
Todd Bozung .... music editor
Peter Fuchs .... scoring mixer
Matthew Janszen .... score coordinator
Kevin Kliesch .... orchestrator
Kier Lehman .... music department
Vladimir Martinka .... music librarian
Jake Monaco .... composer: additional music
Jake Monaco .... score producer
Jaclyn Newman .... assistant music editor
Casey Stone .... music scoring mixer
 
Transportation Department
Dan Brizendine .... transportation coordinator
Neil Chisholm .... production van driver
Jayson Ehlers .... transportation co-captain
J. Armin Garza II .... driver: camera car
Yvette Peterson .... driver
Irv Press .... generator operator/driver
John Siedenburg .... driver
 
Other crew
Alexis Alexander .... assistant: Ms. Saldana
James Bland .... production assistant
Nicholas Brown .... first assistant accountant
Nathan Chitayat .... assistant: William Horberg
Kaiser Clark .... assistant to actors
Jackie Cook .... production assistant
Matthew Cuny .... assistant: Nicolas Stern
Adam Cuthbert .... additional production assistant
Michelle Danner .... acting coach
Annette Dash .... accounting clerk
Douglas Dresser .... supervising location manager: Screen Gems
D.R. Farquharson .... project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Brendan Finnigan .... second assistant accountant
Jillian Giacomini .... script supervisor
Jordan Gilbert .... production secretary
Jesse Grillo .... assistant: cast
Russell Heeks .... sync rushes
Mark Hochman .... HD video playback
Shadow Peter Kingsley .... production assistant
Ahmed Kirdar .... set production assistant
S. Dylan Kirkland .... key assistant location manager
Lauren Brooke Kurfirst .... assistant production coordinator
Scott Levine .... unit publicist
Jamie Lieberman .... assistant: Glenn S. Gainor
Christian Malouf .... payroll accountant
Sam May .... set production assistant
Rachel McIntyre .... production assistant
Morgan Patterson .... key assistant location manager
Arian Simone Reed .... publicity consultant (as Arian Reed)
Chris Romberg .... production accountant
Sue Smith .... production coordinator
Lon Strickland .... production assistant
Chrisoula Vlassopoulos .... second assistant accountant
Melissa Voyagis .... epk field producer (uncredited)
Ryan Whan .... first assistant accountant
Christina Hwang .... title producer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Frank Oz .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug content and some sexual humor
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45791) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
917 Buena Vista Street, South Pasadena, California, USASee more »
Company:
Screen GemsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
One of the oft-mentioned photographs involving Edward and Frank features them dressed as Deena and Effie attending the premiere for Dreamgirls (2006). Loretta Devine, who portrays Edward's widow Cynthia in this film, originated the role of Lorrell in the original 1981 Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" and made a cameo in its 2006 film adaptation. Danny Glover, who plays Uncle Russell, co-starred in the film version as Marty Madison.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When we first see the naked Oscar hanging from the gable on the roof of the house, he's about three feet from the window. Subsequently, in close-up he's much closer than that, and we can see Jeff reach right out and grab him, as he is much closer to the window now than before.See more »
Quotes:
Elaine:You're going to be a father.
Oscar:I'm pregnant?
Elaine:No. I'm pregnant.
Oscar:You're pregnant too?
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Movie Connections:
Features Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) (VG)See more »
Soundtrack:
Papa Was a Rollin' StoneSee more »

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92 out of 120 people found the following review useful.
A pointless remake of an excellent British film., 25 May 2010
Author: NorthernDragon from Birmingham, UK

Despite having double the budget and some pretty big Hollywood stars the 2010 release adds nothing whatsoever, and in fact is in many ways inferior.

Not only are there some very lacklustre performances in particular from Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence as the two sons of the deceased, but the camera work in some sections is truly awful with the decision to use "handheld" or steadicam photography resulting in the picture shaking so badly in some sections that it is almost hard to watch.

Despite all this many of the best moments of the original are copied perfectly and work just as well as they did the first time around meaning that there are several good laughs to be had, but when you've got the choice of watching this or the original there's really no contest.

Distinctly average.

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