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.
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Cast
92 people
Adam Sandler
George Simmons
Known for
Hotel Transylvania
Pixels
Seth Rogen
Ira Wright
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Sausage Party
Leslie Mann
Laura
Known for
17 Again
Rio
Eric Bana
Clarke
Known for
Hulk
Troy
Jonah Hill
Leo Koenig
Known for
The Wolf of Wall Street
21 Jump Street
Jason Schwartzman
Mark Taylor Jackson
Known for
Klaus
Rushmore
Aubrey Plaza
Daisy Danby
Known for
Parks and Recreation
Legion
RZA
Chuck
Known for
The Man with the Iron Fists
Nobody
Aziz Ansari
Randy
Known for
Parks and Recreation
Master of None
Maude Apatow
Mable
Known for
Euphoria
Hollywood
Iris Apatow
Ingrid
Known for
This Is 40
The Bubble
Torsten Voges
Dr. Lars
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Eastwick
Judd Apatow Director · Michael Andrews Composer Jason Schwartzman Composer
Worldwide gross $72M · Budget $75M · United States release July 31, 2009
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$71,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Columbia Pictures
Production
Relativity Media
Production
Apatow Productions
Production
Madison 23 Productions
Production
Happy Madison Productions
Production
Madison 23
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 20, 2009
Premiere
United States · July 31, 2009
Theatrical
Australia
August 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
September 18, 2009 · Digital
Belgium
October 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 15, 2009 · Limited theatrical
September 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 21, 2009 · Theatrical
France
October 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
September 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
October 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 3, 2010 · Digital
Iceland
September 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 28, 2009 · Digital
Italy
October 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
January 7, 2011 · Digital
Kazakhstan
July 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Lebanon
October 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 3, 2009 · Theatrical
February 4, 2010 · Physical · DVD
February 3, 2015 · TV · Veronica
New Zealand
September 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Peru
December 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
October 30, 2009 · Digital
Portugal
October 22, 2009 · Theatrical
Romania
September 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
July 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 17, 2009 · Digital
Türkiye
October 2, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Venezuela
December 11, 2009 · Theatrical
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