Funny People

Funny People is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Judd Apatow, co-produced by Apatow Productions and Madison 23 Productions, and starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann with Eric Bana, Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman in supporting roles. The film follows a famous comedian who is diagnosed with a terminal disease and tries to fix the relationships in his life while befriending an aspiring comedian.

This article is about the 2009 film. For the 1977 Soviet film, see Funny People (1977 film).
Funny People
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJudd Apatow
Written byJudd Apatow
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited by
Music by
  • Jason Schwartzman
  • Michael Andrews
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 20, 2009 (2009-07-20) (Los Angeles)
  • July 31, 2009 (2009-07-31) (United States)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million
Box office$71.6 million

The film was released on July 31, 2009. It received generally positive reviews with particular praise for the performances, but also criticism for its runtime. However, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing $71 million against its $75 million budget, and was the final film produced by Madison 23, as Sandler retired the label after its release.

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