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 | actress shares first name with character | written by star | male nudity | 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

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, Wide Release

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many scenes featured in the trailer are not featured in the final cut. However, takes with different punchlines were recorded for the same scene and later used in promotional trailers, clips and DVD special features, as well as the movie itself.

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Goofs

When Amy attempts the running slam dunk, she lands face down with her left arm over her head and her right arm at her side, hand underneath her, not moving, as shown by the overhead camera. When Dr. Conner runs over, both arms are outstretched above her head, even though she hasn't moved.

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Quotes

LeBron James: Okay, so you had the salmon. That's about $14...
Aaron: What're you doing man?
LeBron James: ...you had two Cokes.
Aaron: Dude, are you trying to split the bill?
LeBron James: Look, I told you those refills weren't free.
Aaron: No, no, no, no. We're not splitting the bill. Pick up the check.
LeBron James: Why do I have to pick up the check?
Aaron: Because you're LeBron James.
LeBron James: Listen, don't look at me differently because now I have a little money. I don't know how long this could last. Anything could happen. I'm not about to end up like M.C.Hammer. Listen, you owe...
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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

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Bill Hader/Cara Delevingne/Years & Years (2015)

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Soundtracks

Gold Digger
Written by Kanye West, Ray Charles, Renald Richard (as Renald J. Richard)

User Reviews

Mostly Unfunny, unredeemingly ugly, and a bit boring really.

I really enjoy Amy's TV show and was expecting big things from this movie but ended up feeling I'd wasted my time watching it and it's off delivery leave a bad taste in the mouth. Was it that Amy just wasn't up to a feature length film or was it Judd Apatow's direction that made this not work. Where Amy's mischievous bad taste gender stereotype flipping gags work on her show, here they were missing the knowing nod. Amy fitted her self centered character's skin too well and at feature length you started to believe this was a real person and someone you wouldn't want to spend time with, even in a movie. Schummer was too ugly, and I don't mean that in a physical sense. Hader was good, as were most of the actors, apart from the product placement sports stars. It really started to drag in the last 3rd, possibly because it had nowhere to go, which is exactly where it ended up.