Trainwreck (2015)

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writer:

Amy Schumer

Stars:

Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Quinn	...	Gordon
Devin Fabry	...	Nine Year Old Amy
Carla Oudin	...	Five Year Old Kim
Amy Schumer	...	Amy
Josh Segarra	...	Staten Island Oli
Ryan Farrell	...	One-Night Stand Guy
Robert E. Torres	...	One-Night Stand Guy
Jim Florentine	...	One-Night Stand Guy
Robert Kelly	...	One-Night Stand Guy (as Bobby Kelly)
Dan Soder	...	Dumpster Guy
John Cena	...	Steven
Dave Attell	...	Noam
Vanessa Bayer	...	Nikki
Tilda Swinton	...	Dianna
Randall Park	...	Bryson

Storyline

Despite having a love/hate relationship with her scoundrel of a father Gordon Townsend, the one thing Amy Townsend has grown up believing from him is that monogamy isn't realistic, he and Amy's mom who broke up due to infidelity when Amy was young. As such, she gets drunk and stoned frequently in her pursuit of indiscriminate sex, with an unstated rule that there is no sleeping over once the sex is over. Her current "boyfriend", Steven, believes they are exclusive, not knowing that she sleeps with other men. Working at sensationalistic magazine S'nuff under head sensationalist Dianna, Amy is in line for a promotion, she certain to get it if her next story meets Dianna's scrutiny. That story is a profile of sports doctor to the stars, Dr. Aaron Conners, it despite Amy knowing nothing about sports. To Amy's amazement, Aaron wants to date her following their first sexual encounter, his sexual history in terms of quantity which is in extreme contrast to her own. Also to her amazement, she...

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Plot Keywords:

actress playing herself | male nudity | written by star | male pubic hair | actress shares first name with character | 

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Taglines:

We all know one

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Portugal]

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dating Queen

Filming Locations:

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,097,040 (USA) (17 July 2015)

Gross:

$110,008,260 (USA) (9 October 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apatow Productions, Dentsu, Fuji Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min 129 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Judd Apatow contacted Amy Schumer to make this movie after hearing her interview on the Howard Stern show. Judd was blown away by how funny and intimate she was while discussing the troubles of her father's illness.

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Goofs

The time period is 2014 due to Lebron having re-signed with the Cavs. When they show footage of the Knicks game, there are clearly players on the Knicks who were already traded by the 2014 season (Tyson Chandler, JR Smith)

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Quotes

[opening lines]
Gordon: Girls, your mother and I are getting divorced. Don't cry. I know you're upset, I know you're confused. I don't know what your mother told you, but let me explain it from my side in terms you can understand... You got your doll, right? You got your doll there.
Five Year Old Kim: Yeah.
Gordon: You got your doll and you like your doll, right? You love your doll.
Five Year Old Kim: Yes.
Gordon: Yes, you love the doll. But what if I told you that was the only doll you're allowed to play with the rest of your life. How would you feel?
Five Year Old Kim: Sad...
Gordon:
Nine Year Old Amy, Five Year Old Kim:
Gordon:
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Connections

Referenced in Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015)

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Soundtracks

Rhapsody in Blue
Written by George Gershwin
Performed by BBC Orchestra
Courtesy of Cleopatra Records Inc.

User Reviews

Bad

This movie is like a lot of similar type of movies; meaning movies that aims to challenge preconceived notions of "what a lady should and should't be like". It quickly becomes banal, predictable and irritating. There's no depth of character here, because you sort of get the gist of the jokes before they're halfway delivered. Having said that; these kinds of movies can and have been saved by good performances. Unfortunately Amy Schumer doesn't deliver that. I don't know why scriptwriters and directors hit the same creative pitfalls every time a movie like this is to be made. We get it: here's an urban girl with a modern outlook on life who does what she wants, sleeps with whom she wants and doesn't apologize for it, etc etc.. good, but then what? A movie needs more than just a cliché of a character, predictable jokes and bad acting.