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 5 wins & 25 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 | loose woman | actress shares first name with character | written by star | chubster | 

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Taglines:

All aboard

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Colin Quinn, who plays Amy Schumer's father, spent a lot of time with her real dad who really does have multiple sclerosis.

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Goofs

When Amy is on the treadmill, she's doing various walks and while she's doing the marionette walk, the screen shows her head tilting, despite her not having any sensors above her neck.

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Quotes

Amy: Hello. Thank you for coming. Gordon David Townsend, not that great of a guy. He was kind of racist, and homophobic. He was a drunk. He was a drunk. He once apologized to me for missing a volleyball game that he was at. He had, umm, made signs with my name on them. When I was eleven, this kid, Brandon Lipinsky. Remember Brandon? He stole my bike, and maybe he was just borrowing it, but our dad went over there and beat the shit out of Brandon's dad, and his grandpa, and Brandon. I bet he ...
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Alternate Versions

The Amy/Donald bedroom scene ends differently in the FX Networks version. Instead of cursing when Donald's mother reveals his age, Amy protests, "He made me hit him!" Donald's mother yells at Amy to get out. As Amy leaves, Donald cries, "I only wanted to show her my writing!"

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: John Cena/Rachel Brosnahan/Brian Posehn/Richard Danielson (2018)

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Soundtracks

Bus Home
from the motion picture Bridesmaids (2011)
Written and Performed by Michael Andrews
Courtesy of Universal Studios

User Reviews

Really sweet, honest and funny movie

All the critics seem to be male, which I find interesting.

Here's a female point of view.

Maybe not all females have been in the protagonist's shoes, but it is very common for women to have problems with monogamy, just like men. Showing a woman who treats men the way most men treat women is not only realistic, but eye-opening. I think that's the problem most men have with the movie. No one wants to see the shoe on the other foot--it's uncomfortable, but guess what? It's reality.

I thought the movie was funny and touching. LeBron James is hilarious as himself.

For whoever says there is no real strong story-line? They obviously missed it. It's about maturing, about figuring out what a person's priorities are in life. It's about the realization that compensation isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

17 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trainwreck

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,097,040, 19 July 2015

Gross USA:

$110,212,700

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$140,795,793

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions, Dentsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min 129 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1