Movie
Funny People
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-07-30
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, Madison 23 Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Adam Sandler as George Simmons
- Seth Rogen as Ira Wright
- Leslie Mann as Laura
- Eric Bana as Clarke
- Jonah Hill as Leo Koenig
- Jason Schwartzman as Mark Taylor Jackson
- Aubrey Plaza as Daisy Danby
- RZA as Chuck
- Aziz Ansari as Randy
- Maude Apatow as Mable
- Iris Apatow as Ingrid
- Torsten Voges as Dr. Lars
Crew
- Judd Apatow - Director
- Judd Apatow - Writer
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