"George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened."

2009

2h 26m

5.9(1341 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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.

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92 members

Acting

Adam Sandler

George Simmons

Acting

Seth Rogen

Ira Wright

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Leslie Mann

Laura

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Eric Bana

Clarke

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Jonah Hill

Leo Koenig

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Jason Schwartzman

Mark Taylor Jackson

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Aubrey Plaza

Daisy Danby

Sound

RZA

Chuck

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Aziz Ansari

Randy

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Maude Apatow

Mable

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Iris Apatow

Ingrid

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Torsten Voges

Dr. Lars

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Allan Wasserman

Dr. Stevens

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Rod Man

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Wayne Federman

Comedy & Magic Manager

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Mike O'Connell

MySpace Escort

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James Taylor

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Nicole Parker

Dawn

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Nydia McFadden

Mandy

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Andy Dick

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Charles Fleischer

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Nicol Paone

George's Sister

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George Coe

George's Dad

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Budd Friedman

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Monty Hoffman

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Carol Leifer

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Paul Reiser

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Mark Schiff

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George Wallace

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Norm Macdonald

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Dave Attell

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Sarah Silverman

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Bryan Batt

George's Agent

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Maggie Siff

Rachel

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Eminem

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Ray Romano

Sound

Jon Brion

Sound

Sebastian Steinberg

No Image

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James Gadson

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Arshad Aslam

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Bo Burnham

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Miki Ishikawa

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Kenny Copeland Jr.

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Calvin Sykes

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Ca'Shawn Sims

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Mandi Kreisher

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Phillip Andre Botello

Yo Teach Cast Member

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Carla Gallo

Miss Pruitt on Yo Teach

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Ernest Lee Thomas

Yo Teach Principal

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Tonita Castro

Bonita

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Carlos Andrade

Gardener

No Image

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Steve Bannos

Deli Manager

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Justin Long

Re-Do Guy

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Lucas Astrom

College Guy with Camera

Directing

Tyler Spindel

College Guy with Camera

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Deamor Yi

8-Year-Old Girl Fan

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Elaine Kao

Mom with Camera

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King Kedar

Family with Camera

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Andre Butler Jr.

Family with Camera

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Tanya Acker

Family with Camera

Writing

Jarrett Grode

Magician

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Qiana Chase

Chuck's Wife

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Tom Anderson

No Image

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John Hartmann

Private Jet Pilot

Production

Dave Rath

San Francisco Theatre Manager

Writing

Dan Harmon

Paparazzi at Medical Center

Production

Brandon Cournoyer

Paparazzi at Medical Center

No Image

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Kyle Kinane

Paparazzi at Medical Center

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Mark Cohen

Emcee at Improv

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Denise Meyerson

Deli Customer

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Joanie Marx

Deli Customer

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Adam J. Bernstein

Hot Dog-Eating Champion's Son

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Da'Vone McDonald

Hot Dog-Eating Co-Star

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Orny Adams

Acting

Al Lubel

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Jerry Minor

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Eleanor Zee

George's Mom

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Ben Meyerson

George's Brother-In-Law

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Sammy Jack

George's Young Nephew

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Kim Taylor

No Image

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Andrea Zonn

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Kate Markowitz

No Image

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Arnold McCuller

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Larry Goldings

No Image

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Luis Conte

No Image

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Russ Kunkel

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Brad Grunberg

Comedy & Magic Club Audience

No Image

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Brian Lally

Comedy & Magic Club Audience

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Jimmy Johnson

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Janeane Garofalo

Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

Ben Stiller

Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directing

Judd Apatow

Friend in video (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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