Funny People is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann. The film was released on 31 July 2009 in North America, and on 28 August 2009 in the United Kingdom. Funny People uses considerably more dramatic elements than seen in Apatow's previous films. The film was co-produced by Apatow Productions and Mr. Madison 23 Productions, a subsidiary of Sandler's company Happy Madison. Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures co-financed the film and it also served as a worldwide distributor. George Simmons ... is a very successful 40-something comedian and actor. However, he is self-absorbed, lonely and estranged from his family. When diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, George is offered an experimental treatment that has an eight-percent chance of therapeutic response. Believing he is about to die, he decides to return to his roots and do stand-up comedy. Ira Wright is an aspiring stand-up comedian who lives in an apartment with his two best friends, Mark Taylor Jackson and Leo Koenig .
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| Release date: | July 20, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Judd Apatow |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 146 Minutes |
| Producer: | Barry Mendel, Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend |
| Editor: | Craig Alpert, Brent White |
| Music by: | Jason Schwartzman, Michael Andrews |
| Cinematography: | Janusz Kamiński |
| Screenplay by: | Judd Apatow |
| Estimated budget: | $75,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |