7 Days in Hell (2015)

A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two of the greatest tennis players of all-time who battled it out in a 2001 match that lasted seven days.

Director:

Jake Szymanski

Writer:

Murray Miller

Stars:

Andy Samberg, Kit Harington, Fred Armisen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Samberg	...	Aaron Williams
Kit Harington	...	Charles Poole
Fred Armisen	...	Edward Pudding
David Copperfield	...	David Copperfield
Chris Evert	...	Chris Evert
Will Forte	...	Sandy Pickard
Filip Hammar	...	Swedish TV Host
Jim Lampley	...	Jim Lampley
Howie Mandel	...	The Duke of Kent
John McEnroe	...	John McEnroe
Soledad O'Brien	...	Soledad O'Brien
June Squibb	...	Queen Elizabeth
Serena Williams	...	Serena Williams
Chris Romano	...	Streaker (as Romanski)
Lyssa Roberts	...	Wimbledon Streaker

Storyline

A "documentary" on the rivalry between an American tennis player, Aaron Williams (played by Andy Samberg), and an English tennis player, Charles Poole (Kit Harrington, of Game of Thrones fame). Focuses largely on the match where their rivalry reached a climax - Wimbledon 2001, 1st round - a match that took seven days...

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Plot Keywords:

tennis player | tennis | male pubic hair | pubic hair | streaker | 

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Taglines:

The epic battle for epicness

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

7 Days in Hell

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Buss Company, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Samberg had played tennis in his youth, he did not train for the film. Harington took only one lesson the day before they began filming.

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Goofs

In the flash of The Times' front page coverage of the upcoming 2001 Wimbledon tournament, a part of the main article states "In 2009, Wimbledon's Cetre Court was fitted with a retractable roof..."

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Quotes

Sandy Pickard: It was...
[looks directly into camera]
Sandy Pickard: Seven days in hell.
Off-Screen Interviewer: Why are you looking at the lens?
Sandy Pickard: 'Cause I think that would make a good title.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kit Harington/Adam Horovitz/The Mountain Goats (2015)

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Soundtracks

Still In Love
Written by Barrie Gledden (as Gledden)

User Reviews

It is nice watching some new style of comedy with such cool cast.

The Idea of the movie is so fresh and genuine the plot is extended and unpredictable .. and the script is funny , In some parts it looked a bit loose with only a couple of shaggy scenes like having sex on the court or in the Swedish prison but it's an HBO thing so we shall be used to that by now but As a whole it suits a TV movie form on cable and i do think they mad it perfectly on the time matter speaking. back to the writer Murray Miller he is not that guy with much of achievements apart from 3 Primetime Emmy nominations on Girls and American Dad :D yet i do believe he made a home run by this movie. Honestly, The ending was Fair but not satisfying it was like lets make a balanced final scene between two stars "Andy Samberg and Kit Harington".

As for the cast, they were all amazing.. bringing a real tennis starts like Serena Williams, Chris Evert and McEnroe was nice touch to make the movie look more like a documentary style .. the others like Will Forte, Fred Armisen and of course that leading stars Andy Samberg and Kit Harington were really funny.

So overall, the movie really works, and yeah the huge campaign i'v seen advertising the movie worked magic ... so it was nice watching some new style of comedy with such a cool cast.