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The Interview

  • 2014
  • K-16
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
345K
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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.

  • Directors
    • Evan Goldberg
    • Seth Rogen
  • Writers
    • Dan Sterling
    • Seth Rogen
    • Evan Goldberg
  • Stars
    • James Franco
    • Seth Rogen
    • Randall Park
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    345K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,338
    1,113
    • Directors
      • Evan Goldberg
      • Seth Rogen
    • Writers
      • Dan Sterling
      • Seth Rogen
      • Evan Goldberg
    • Stars
      • James Franco
      • Seth Rogen
      • Randall Park
    • 966User reviews
    • 298Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos26

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    James Franco and Seth Rogen in The Interview (2014)
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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
    • Directors
      • Evan Goldberg
      • Seth Rogen
    • Writers
      • Dan Sterling
      • Seth Rogen
      • Evan Goldberg
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 reviews966

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Entertaining for what it is
    If you have low expectations going into this movie, you'll enjoy it a lot more. Yes, it is ridiculous, but it's also pretty funny and has some decent commentary on the world. It can be a little too over the top at times, but this is a film that doesn't take itself too seriously and you shouldn't either.
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    • cardsrock
    • Apr 29, 2020

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Google/YouTube Premiere Release
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc phỏng vấn
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • LStar Capital
      • Point Grey Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $44,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,105,175
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,794,666
      • Dec 28, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,782,625
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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