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The Interview

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 52m
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James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Randall Park in The Interview (2014)
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapoport run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show "Skylark Tonight." When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
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Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are re... Read allDave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
333K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,764
55
    • Evan Goldberg
    • Seth Rogen
    • Dan Sterling(screenplay)
    • Seth Rogen(story)
    • Evan Goldberg(story)
  • Stars
    • James Franco
    • Seth Rogen
    • Randall Park
    • Evan Goldberg
    • Seth Rogen
    • Dan Sterling(screenplay)
    • Seth Rogen(story)
    • Evan Goldberg(story)
  • Stars
    • James Franco
    • Seth Rogen
    • Randall Park
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    • 963User reviews
    • 298Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Dave Skylark
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Aaron Rapaport
    Randall Park
    Randall Park
    • President Kim
    Lizzy Caplan
    Lizzy Caplan
    • Agent Lacey
    Diana Bang
    Diana Bang
    • Sook
    Timothy Simons
    Timothy Simons
    • Malcolm
    Reese Alexander
    Reese Alexander
    • Agent Botwin
    James Yi
    James Yi
    • Officer Koh
    Paul Bae
    • Officer Yu
    Geoff Gustafson
    Geoff Gustafson
    • Cole
    Dominique Lalonde
    • Jackie
    Anesha Bailey
    Anesha Bailey
    • Janet
    Anders Holm
    Anders Holm
    • Jake
    Charles Rahi Chun
    Charles Rahi Chun
    • General Jong
    Don Chow
    • Two-Fingered Man
    Colin Foo
    Colin Foo
    • Train Passenger
    Larry Hoe
    Larry Hoe
    • Train Passenger
    Cleo Yeh
    Cleo Yeh
    • Train Passenger
      • Evan Goldberg
      • Seth Rogen
      • Dan Sterling(screenplay) (story)
      • Seth Rogen(story)
      • Evan Goldberg(story)
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    • Trivia
      A group of political activists in South Korea reportedly planned to purchase 100,000 copies of the film with Korean subtitles and drop DVDs and USB sticks containing it over North Korea using balloons. There are tight restrictions on foreign movies in North Korea, but a black market exists, and many citizens have private access to DVD players and other devices.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the film, several North Koreans refer to their country as "North Korea." No North Korean would refer to the country by that name. The official name for the country is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and they view themselves as the sole legitimate government of the entire Korean peninsula.
    • Quotes

      Dave Skylark: They hate us because they ain't us!

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits feature the following disclaimer:

      "This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and locations portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to or identification with the location, name, character or history of any person, product or entity is entirely coincidental and unintentional."

      However, the movie very intentionally portrays North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, along with many other real-life persons, products and entities.
    • Connections
      Edited into Conspiracy: The Hollywood Syndicate (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Yuna's Song
      Written by Sujin Nam and Dan Sterling
      Performed by Yuna Song

    User reviews963

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    6/10
    i know we had to watch it but p l e a s e
    What a waste of time, the publicity surrounding this movie cannot be bought, it was priceless, and so I had to watch it, stayed in Christmas eve expecting rubbish, and sure enough Sony delivered ..

    I enjoyed "world police" so I gave this a try because when I looked on IMDb they recommended this movie as well, everyone has to watch it of course. So thank you Sony for creating difficult international relations and wasting millions of viewing hours on trash like this.

    The scripts coming out of Hollywood are getting paper thin, this was "rice paper thin" absolutely dreadful, but again, you have to see it don't you
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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2014 (United States)
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Google/YouTube Premiere Release
      • English
      • Korean
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    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • LStar Capital
      • Point Grey Pictures
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1

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