The Comedian

Name: The Comedian
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016-12-09
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel

nobody's a bargain

The Comedian (2016)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Video for the film The Comedian — The Comedian | Official Trailer HD (2016)

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Release date

2016-12-09

Country

United States

Production

The Linson Company, Anvil Films, Cinelou Films

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$15 000 000

Box office

$1 659 002

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Director

Taylor Hackford

Actors

Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel, Charles Grodin, Patti LuPone, Cloris Leachman, Veronica Ferres, Lois Smith
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Producer

Art Linson, Mark Canton, John Linson, Courtney Solomon, Taylor Hackford, Iain Abrahams, Mark Axelowitz, Peter Sobiloff

Camera operator

Oliver Stapleton

Composer

Terence Blanchard

Artist

Kristi Zea

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Editing

Mark Warner
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Short description

An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.

What's left behind the scenes

When Sean Penn was still in the director's chair for the film, he approved Kristen Wiig for the lead role. This actress was later replaced by Jennifer Aniston, but she also left due to commitments to other projects, so the role went to actress Leslie Mann.