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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This marks the acting debut of real-life Swedish TV-host Filip Hammar.

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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

John McEnroe: You have two men competing in a high-stakes match. One of those men gets hit by a truck. The other man is a licensed big-rig truck driver. But somehow no one thinks to accuse the guy who's a truck driver.

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Connections

References The Blind Side (2009)

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Soundtracks

Still In Love
Written by Barrie Gledden (as Gledden)

User Reviews

Comedians having fun

I must assume that this started as an idea for a skit, but they kept adding on jokes until they realized that they couldn't go any further. At a bit over 40 minutes, this skit is just about as long as it could be. And they cram those 40 minutes full of gags. And all the people involved seems like they are having a great time.

I laughed at many parts of this, as crazy/over-the-top comedy often can be quite funny, especially delivered in a dead pan way. I wish they would have gone further in getting the actor's to play it straight. Kit Harington does a great job, not acknowledging (with his acting) that he is playing in a comedy. Many of the other people appearing in the movie are almost winking at the camera.

The scenes in Swedish are quite fun, as the Swedish actor actually says his lines in Swedish, while Samberg channels the Swedish chef from the muppets show.

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