Funny People
George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.
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.
- Director
- Judd Apatow
- Worldwide
- $72M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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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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Box Office & Release
Funny People returned 1.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $75M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $72M
- Release date
- Jul 30, 2009
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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