Funny People - (Shooting Script) by Judd Apatow & Jason Schwartzman (Paperback)

About the Book

Official book tie-in to the original comedy written by the acclaimed writer/director Judd Apatow ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up"), starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
In "Funny People," writer/director Judd Apatow finds humor in one of the biggest struggles of a person's lifetime. Through the story of a famous comedian, George Simmons (Adam Sandler), who has a near-death experience, and what he does with a second chance, Apatow addresses a question that hasn't been touched with such trademark bluntness: If you had the chance to start all over again, would you be the same jerk you always were? The film stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza.
In addition to the complete screenplay, this Newmarket Shooting Script® Book includes an introduction by actor Jason Schwartzman, a film review by David Denby, a Q&A with stand-up comedian Charles Fleischer, a color photo section with 43 color photos, George Simmons movie posters, an afterword by Judd Apatow, and the complete cast and crew credits.

From the Back Cover

In Funny People, writer/director Judd Apatow finds humor in one of the biggest struggles of a person's lifetime.Through the story of a famous comedian, George Simmons (Adam Sandler), who has a near-death experience, and what he does with a second chance, Apatow addresses a question that hasn't been touched with such trademark bluntness: If you had the chance to start all over again, would you be the same jerk you always were? The film stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza.

Review Quotes

"Apatow's richest, most complicated movie yet̵a summing up of his feelings about comedy and its relation to the rest of existence. The movie has passages of uneasy brilliance and many incidental pleasures... Apatow, who probably understands the obsessive loneliness of comics as well as anyone, also knows a thing or two about family life. The miracle of "Funny People" is that it brings these two entirely dissimilar, even antagonistic worlds into a single, resonant whole."—David Denby, "The New Yorker"

"Apatow writes with warmth and wit...potently hilarious. He scores by crafting the film equivalent of a stand-up routine that encompasses the joy, pain, anger, loneliness and aching doubt that go into making an audience laugh."--Peter Travers, "Rolling Stone"

"One of the most absorbing films of the year."--"New York Post"

About the Author

In addition to writing, producing, and directing "Funny People," Judd Apatow performed the same duties on the film "Knocked Up," and co-wrote (with Steve Carrell) and directed "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." He has also produced "Pineapple Express," "Superbad," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Year One," "Drillbit Taylor," "Stepbrothers," "Talladega Nights," and "Anchorman."