Overview
Cast & Crew
- Cast Members
- 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
- Iris Apatow Ingrid
- Maude Apatow Mabel
- Torsten Voges Dr. Lars
- Allan Wasserman Dr. Stevens
- Aziz Ansari Randy
- James Taylor Himself
- Crew
- Judd Apatow Director
- Clayton Townsend Producer
- Judd Apatow Producer
- Barry Mendel Producer
- Judd Apatow Screenwriter
- Janusz Kaminski Cinematographer
- Jason Schwartzman Composer (Music Score)
- Jonathan Karp Musical Direction/Supervision
- Michael Andrews Composer (Music Score)
- Brent White Editor
- Craig Alpert Editor
- Jefferson Sage Production Designer
- James F. Truesdale Art Director
- Andrew Jay Cohen Co-producer
- Brendan O'Brien Co-producer
- Jack Giarraputo Executive Producer
- Seth Rogen Executive Producer
- Evan Goldberg Executive Producer
Synopsis
Judd Apatow casts his former real-life roommate Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a comic superstar who learns in the movie's opening scene that he suffers from a rare blood disorder that will likely kill him within a year. This news gives him the impulse to go back out and work on his standup, something he hasn't done in years thanks to the massive success of his movie career. At a club, he meets struggling standup Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), takes a shine to him, and hires the young man both to write jokes and to be his personal assistant. Ira, who's been sleeping on a friend's pull-out couch and working a day job at a deli, enjoys the glimpse into the superstar lifestyle, but soon the protégé discovers how selfish and egocentric his mentor really is. Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill, and a host of famous standup comics make cameo appearances as themselves. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide