George Simmons is a famous stand-up comedian, who learns that he has a terminal illness and less than a year to live. When, he meets Ira, a struggling comedian at a comedy club where both the comedians are performing, George hires Ira to be his personal assistant and opening act at his performances. The two forge a close friendship as George helps Ira with his career and Ira helps George find closure in his legacy. However, when George learns that his disease has gone into remission and an ex-girlfriend re-enters his life, he's inspired to reevaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life.
Production Universal Pictures (presents); Columbia Pictures (presents); Relativity Media (in association with); Apatow Productions; Madison 23;
Cast Names Carl Marino; Maria Zambrana; Joti Nagra; Don Abernathy; Andrew J. Neis; Joe Nunez; Montgomery Paulsen; Jeff Redlick; Leo Baligaya; Jeff Rosick; Brett Ryan Bonowicz; Michael Patrick Breen; Wilder Shaw; Matthew L. Sobel; John Clerkin; Christopher Sugarman; Clark Coffey; Zachary Culbertson; Kerry Wing; Jonathan Winnicki; Nathan Wright; Aaron Drake; Ezra Edmond; Summer December; Laivan Greene; Heather Howe; Miki Ishikawa; Susan Krebs; David Alan Hodges; Brandon Johnson;
Box Office USD 51,855,045
Release Date 2009-07-20 (premiere) 2009-07-31
Genres Comedy; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some
sexuality.
Running Time 2 hr. 26 min. 2 hr. 33 min. (unrated version)