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Funny People

Name: Funny People
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2009-07-30
Duration: 146 min
Rating: 5.883

★ 5,9 /10 (1,454 Votes)

2009 EN 146 min

Overview

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

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Release date

30/07/2009

Votes

1,454

Popularity

7.2

George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.

Genres

Comedy Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

146 min

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$71,600,000

Website

www.funnypeoplemovie.com

Adam Sandler

George Simmons

Seth Rogen

Ira Wright

Leslie Mann

Laura

Eric Bana

Clarke

Jonah Hill

Leo Koenig

Jason Schwartzman

Mark Taylor Jackson

Aubrey Plaza

Daisy Danby

RZA

Chuck

Aziz Ansari

Randy

Maude Apatow

Mable

Iris Apatow

Ingrid

Torsten Voges

Dr. Lars

Allan Wasserman

Dr. Stevens

Rod Man

Wayne Federman

Comedy & Magic Manager

Mike O'Connell

MySpace Escort

James Taylor

Nicole Parker

Dawn

Nydia McFadden

Mandy

Andy Dick

Charles Fleischer

Nicol Paone

George's Sister

George Coe

George's Dad

Budd Friedman

Monty Hoffman

Carol Leifer

Paul Reiser

Mark Schiff

George Wallace

Norm Macdonald

Dave Attell

Sarah Silverman

Bryan Batt

George's Agent

Maggie Siff

Rachel

Eminem

Ray Romano

Jon Brion

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Sebastian Steinberg

James Gadson

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Arshad Aslam

Yo Teach Cast Member

Bo Burnham

Yo Teach Cast Member

Miki Ishikawa

Yo Teach Cast Member

Kenny Copeland Jr.

Yo Teach Cast Member

Calvin Sykes

Yo Teach Cast Member

Ca'Shawn Sims

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Mandi Kreisher

Yo Teach Cast Member

Phillip Andre Botello

Yo Teach Cast Member

Carla Gallo

Miss Pruitt on Yo Teach

Ernest Lee Thomas

Yo Teach Principal

Tonita Castro

Bonita

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Carlos Andrade

Gardener

Steve Bannos

Deli Manager

Justin Long

Re-Do Guy

Lucas Astrom

College Guy with Camera

Tyler Spindel

College Guy with Camera

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Deamor Yi

8-Year-Old Girl Fan

Elaine Kao

Mom with Camera

King Kedar

Family with Camera

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Andre Butler Jr.

Family with Camera

Tanya Acker

Family with Camera

Jarrett Grode

Magician

Qiana Chase

Chuck's Wife

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Tom Anderson

John Hartmann

Private Jet Pilot

Dave Rath

San Francisco Theatre Manager

Dan Harmon

Paparazzi at Medical Center

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Brandon Cournoyer

Paparazzi at Medical Center

Kyle Kinane

Paparazzi at Medical Center

Mark Cohen

Emcee at Improv

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Denise Meyerson

Deli Customer

Joanie Marx

Deli Customer

Adam J. Bernstein

Hot Dog-Eating Champion's Son

Da'Vone McDonald

Hot Dog-Eating Co-Star

Orny Adams

Al Lubel

Jerry Minor

Eleanor Zee

George's Mom

Ben Meyerson

George's Brother-In-Law

Sammy Jack

George's Young Nephew

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Kim Taylor

Andrea Zonn

Kate Markowitz

Arnold McCuller

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Larry Goldings

Luis Conte

Russ Kunkel

Brad Grunberg

Comedy & Magic Club Audience

Brian Lally

Comedy & Magic Club Audience

Jimmy Johnson

Janeane Garofalo

Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ben Stiller

Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)

Judd Apatow

Friend in video (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. I don't know if it's that Adam Sandler is playing a dying character, or that Seth Rogan is miserable, that the idea of being a professional comedian is especially appealing, or that they just did a fine job mixing a serious situation with a lot of comedy while mixing in some showcase of humanity, particularly human values. There are a couple of really good "finding self" tropes in this. It's good to see "behind the curtain" of comedy. The cast is excellent, and not because he strayed from his typical Happy Madison group, but just…

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Weird movie. Not really sure of the point of the movie. But there just a weird comedy. 2 stand up comedians out for some fun I guess.

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**Who writes this stuff?** The media/entertainment is getting saturated with this trash, acting like its normal, why won't someone do anything about this? How many comedians does it take to get a single laugh from someone? Apparently more than the cast of this whole movie. This is a great example of dumbed down comedy - if you thought it was funny, you're probably stupid. Remember that boy/girl in grade primary who said 'penis' for the first time, and everyone in the class laughed? Well this is that movie, except the girl/boy is a 20-30something, and they aren't funny. Who writes t…

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