Don't Think Twice (2016)

When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all.

Director:

Mike Birbiglia

Writer:

Mike Birbiglia

Stars:

Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gillian Jacobs	...	Samantha
Mike Birbiglia	...	Miles
Kate Micucci	...	Allison
Tami Sagher	...	Lindsay
Keegan-Michael Key	...	Jack
Emily Skeggs	...	Shy Sarah
Chris Gethard	...	Bill
Brandon Scott Jones	...	Audience Chuck
Sunita Mani	...	Amy
Sondra James	...	Bonnie
Richard Kline	...	Mr. Coughlin
Glenn Wein	...	Psychiatrist
Neil Fleischer	...	Pianist Seth
Erin Darke	...	Natasha
Gary Richardson	...	Gary

Storyline

JACK (Keegan Michael Key) & his girlfriend Samantha (Gillian Jacobs) are a perfect couple who are also Teammates on a popular improv group that perform at a struggling comedy spot in NYC. Together, the team has a family like bond but individually they have their personal dreams of being on the weekly television show "This Weekend Live".

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | written by director | written by star | group of friends | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Taglines:

The spotlight's not for everyone.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bühne des Lebens

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$92,835, 22 July 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,417,983, 25 November 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cold Iron Pictures, The Film Arcade

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gillian Jacobs has never done improv and was given two weeks of training on improv comedy, despite her appearances on improv podcasts like Comedy Bang Bang. In addition, Kate Micucci had not done improv for years and trained along with Jacobs for their roles.

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Goofs

When Bill reads a Huffington Post article about Jack's casting, it explains that Daniel Radcliffe will be hosting the season premiere. When Lindsay reads a LaughSpin article, it says Ben Stiller will be hosting the season premiere. When the season premiere finally occurs, Lena Dunham hosts.

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Quotes

Lindsay: You were never inches away from anything.
Miles: Fuck you Lindsay.
Lindsay: You won't. 'Coz I'm not 22 and I'm not your student.

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Crazy Credits

During the first part of the credits, pictures taken of the cast during production are being shown.

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Connections

Referenced in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Keegan-Michael Key/Kathryn Hahn/Jenny Lewis & NAF (2016)

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Soundtracks

Miles and Miles
Performed by Yacht (as YACHT)
Courtesy of Downtown Records LLC & Immortal Music Publishing

User Reviews

Great look at improv community

An outstanding cast with a really accurate take on improv. The film does a great job showing the different personalities in the group and how they manage to come together as one, only to fall apart in the end. Very insightful work by Birbiglia.

The casting was just about perfect, I loved seeing improv vets like Chris Gethard and Tami Sagher get their chance in this film. The teaching scenes were particularly entertaining. While most improv players won't ever get close to anything like an SNL audition, the ups and downs of an improv group will ring true.

Just about the right length with the requisite sappiness and lover story to tie it all together.