Funny People
by Judd Apatow
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Actor: Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, Leslie Mann, Seth RogenDirector: Judd Apatow
Brand: Uni
Composer: Jason Schwartzman
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
Composer: Michael Andrews
Editor: Brent White
Editor: Craig Alpert
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 146 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-11-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Funny People
Movie Review: "Funny People" is excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Funny People" is excellent! This is how the story goes: George Simmons is a famous stand-up comedian, who learns that he has a terminal illness and less than a year to live. When, he meets Ira, a struggling comedian at a comedy club where both the comedians are performing, George hires Ira to be his personal assistant and opening act at his performances. The two forge a close friendship as George helps Ira with his career and Ira helps George find closure in his legacy. However, when George learns that his disease has gone into remission and an ex-girlfriend re-enters his life, he's inspired to reevaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life.
The cast led by Adam Sandler (in a career-best performance as George), Seth Rogen (also executive produced) (impressive as Ira), & Leslie Mann (great as Laura) are excellent! The directing and story and screenplay by Judd Apatow (Mann's husband) (who also produced) (he has also produced, wrote, and directed "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005) & "Knocked Up" (2007), both which also starred Rogen) is excellent!
The music by Michael Andrews (who also did the music to "Donnie Darko" (2001, which featured Rogen) & "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (2007, which was also produced and written by Apatow) & Jason Schwartzman (who plays Mark in the movie) is excellent! The cinematography by Janusz Kaminski (who has done the cinematography to Steven Spielberg's movies since "Schindler's List" (1993) is excellent! The film editing by Craig Alpert & Brent White (both of them did the cinematography to "Knocked Up", separately & recently, Alpert did the cinematography to "Pineapple Express" (2007, which Apatow produced and co-wrote the story with Rogen, who also executive produced), White did the cinematography to "Step Brothers" (2008, which Apatow produced) is excellent! The casting by Allison Jones (who did the casting to "Knocked Up" & "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", she also did the casting to "Step Brothers" & "Superbad" (2007, which Apatow produced and Rogen executive produced and wrote the story & screenplay) is excellent! The production design by Jefferson Sage (who also did the production design to "Knocked Up", "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" & "Year One" (2009, which Apatow produced) is excellent! The art direction by James F. Truesdale (who also did the art direction to "Drag Me To Hell" (2009) is excellent! The set decoration by Leslie A. Pope (who is doing the set decoration to the upcoming "Get Him To The Greek" (2010, which Apatow will either, executive produce or produce) is excellent! The costume design by Betsy Heimann (who also did the costume design to "The Ugly Truth" (2009) & Nancy Steiner (who also did the costume design to the upcoming "Paul" (2010), "The Lovely Bones" (2009) & "Youth In Revolt" (2009) is excellent!
This is an excellent comedy-drama that hits all the right notes. Sandler amazes with his best performance of his career, so far. This movie is a little long, but it gets the story settled. This is Apatow's best movie so far. This is one of the best movies of the year, thus far.
Summary of Funny People
Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann star in this seriously funny film from writer-director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up). When famous comedian George Simmons (Sandler) is given a second chance at a new beginning, he and his assistant, a struggling comedian, Ira (Rogen), return to the places and people that matter most?including the stand-up spots that gave him his start and the girl that got away (Mann). Co-starring Jonah Hill, Eric Bana and Jason Schwartzman, it?s the film critics cheer is ?uproariously funny!? (Sonny Bunch, The Washington Times)Funny People pulls off quite a feat: it examines the sources of comedy and manages to be knockout funny. Adam Sandler plays George Simmons, a successful comedian of Adam Sandler proportions who is diagnosed with a fatal blood disease. Faced with impending death, he recognizes that he has no friends and decides to make a best friend out of an aspiring young comedian named Ira (Seth Rogen, Knocked Up). This lopsided relationship gradually takes on aspects of true friendship as Ira forces George to try to reconnect with the people in his life, including his ex-girlfriend Laura (Leslie Mann, 17 Again). But forging real relationships conflicts with all the impulses that feed George?s comedy: can he truly re-create his life? Funny People has enough raw, no-inhibitions comedy to satisfy Sandler fans, but the core of the movie is far more complex and compelling--and significantly, Sandler rises to it. He, Rogen, and Mann all deliver superb performances, as does the supporting cast (including Jonah Hill, Superbad; Jason Schwartzman, Rushmore; and Eric Bana, Munich). Funny People fits into the ranks of such classics as Hannah and Her Sisters andTerms of Endearment: movies that blend sadness and joy into a vibrant picture of life. --Bret Fetzer
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