No comedy director has ever worked harder to hustle his movie than judd apatow with trainwreck and his frenetic efforts are likely justified, given the flameouts of raunchy comedies like. Amy schumer, judd apatow and the cast of trainwreck talk. Judd apatow s new book is a love letter to standup comedy. Jul 19, 2015 so trainwreck has it both ways, a strategy that has come to define apatow s movies. Trainwreck directed by judd apatow available on vhs, blu. Jun 25, 2015 trainwreck will cement amy schumer as a star and is judd apatows best movie to date. He gave me most of the big breaks of my career, the filmmaker, who directed comedies including trainwreck, knocked up. It came about after the director judd apatow the 40yearold virgin, knocked up heard a radio.
Trainwreck is the first judd apatow movie thats made me cry. The nba superstar is joining trainwreck, which stars amy schumer and bill hader out july 2015. Amy schumer and judd apatows trainwreck is a comedy smash. Trainwreck is a winner, until it turns into a judd apatow movie. Trainwreck is judd apatows best film and amy schumer is. Trainwreck hasnt got the acid of apatow s more incorrect comedies. The film is about a harddrinking, promiscuous, freespirited young magazine writer named amy townsend schumer who. Jul 17, 2015 after seeing the film, youll understand a bit more about what makes someone a trainwreck, but we wanted to know if judd apatow considers amy to be one. I love judd apatows movies, but i didnt realize i signed up to read a book of interviews which are really a compilation. The director of schumers new movie, trainwreck, on the value of personal stories. With amy schumer, bill hader, brie larson, colin quinn. Amy schumer and judd apatows trainwreck is a comedy.
May 08, 2014 judd apatow, the director behind knocked up, funny people and this is 40, has added basketball star lebron james to an already varied cast of his new movie trainwreck. Buy trainwreck directed by judd apatow online at alibris. Trainwreck delivers the full amy schumer experience. He wrote and directed the films the 40yearold virgin cowritten with steve carell, knocked up, funny people, and this is 40.
So trainwreck has it both ways, a strategy that has come to define apatow s movies. With a new book out, a movie due soon and another wrapping up on set, apatow caught a breath. The film stars schumer and bill hader along with an. Judd apatow was born on december 6, 1967 in syosset, new york, usa. Judd apatow is one of the most important comic minds of his generation.
As he he told the chicago reader, i was watching amy schumer do so much standup. So trainwreck has it both ways, a strategy that has come to define apatows movies. From early failures to new trainwreck, judd apatow gets. Judd apatow, american writer, director, and producer known for creating offbeat comedies featuring unconventional protagonists. The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020.
Amy schumers script and performance are bracingly risque, but the comedy is not as sharp as her standup. Meet comedian amy schumer, the sneaky feminist honesty. From early failures to new trainwreck, judd apatow. Jun 15, 2015 judd apatows new book is a love letter to standup comedy. Judd apatow hadnt performed standup comedy for more than 20.
Jan 29, 2016 a raunchy yet heartfelt comedy from director judd apatow about amy amy schumer, a commitmentphobic binge drinker living in new york city, who must reevaluate her feelings about intimate. Trainwreck hasnt got the acid of apatows more incorrect comedies. The 40yearold virgin and knocked up were hugely lucrative, foulmouthed. In other words, its that damn judd apatow template. Still, trainwreck is the first of apatows five directorial features to focus on a female lead and one with enough unbridled life force for a dozen ordinary characters. After seeing the film, youll understand a bit more about what makes someone a trainwreck, but we wanted to know if judd apatow considers amy to be one.
Watch trainwreck movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Its garry shandlings book, which apatow edited, explores the insecurities and. Jul 17, 2015 trainwreck is a comedy smash with an assist from director judd apatow, writerstar amy schumer has produced the most hilarious movie in a long, long while. Apatow was also the executive producer of freaks and geeks and hbos girls, and he created. Trainwreck by judd apatow amy schumer, bill hader, colin quinn. But when she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of a new article shes writing, a charming and successful sports doctor bill hader, amy starts to wonder if other. Judd apatow on trainwreck, finding amy schumer and. The next lebron james movie is directed by judd apatow.
Judd apatow found zen in garry shandlings diaries he completely changed my life, apatow says of his mentor. Apatow both directed trainwreck and shepherded it to the screen, and he trusts schumers voice. Apatow and the cast are currently in the middle of their trainwreck comedy tour, a sevencity standup tour promoting the movie, with all proceeds going to charity. Since she was a little girl, amy amy schumer has been taught that monogamy isnt realistic. I find the movie very funny, even if some of it was raunchy or uncomfortable which had to be there for the trainwreck this was the best 5. Trainwreck is the perfect movie for both amy schumer and judd apatow. Schumer is in britain to promote the new movie trainwreck, which she wrote and stars in. Nba star lebron james and hiphop musician method man are heading toward a trainwreck. Trainwreck 2015 judd apatow synopsis, characteristics. Judd apatow is standing alone in the corner of the press room at. The film concerns an unabashedly promiscuous young woman who, despite her aversion to romance, falls in love. Judd apatow, the director behind knocked up, funny people and this is 40, has added basketball star lebron james to an already varied cast of his new movie. Judd apatow on trainwreck, finding amy schumer and comedy.
With a new book out, a movie due soon and another wrapping up on set. Schumers script, is a romantic comedy packed with popcultural references and edged with social critique. Judd apatow, author of sick in the head and director of trainwreck its an understatement to call the man busy. Judd apatow devastated by shooting in theater showing. Trainwreck movie screened at sxsw with judd apatow, amy. This is a movie with a lot of firsts amy, its your first movie, and, for judd, it. The miami heat player and cliff smith better known as method man have nabbed roles in judd apatow s. Conversations about life and comedy apatow, judd on.
A raunchy yet heartfelt comedy from director judd apatow about amy amy schumer, a commitmentphobic binge drinker living in new york city, who must reevaluate her feelings about intimate relationships when a sports doctor pursues a romance with her. A raunchy yet heartfelt comedy from director judd apatow about amy amy schumer, a commitmentphobic binge drinker living in new york city, who. Aarons best friend in the world is lebron james, and so, in the movie, whenever aaron talks about his relationship problems, hes talking. May 07, 2014 nba star lebron james and hiphop musician method man are heading toward a trainwreck. Trainwreck will cement amy schumer as a star and is judd apatows best movie to date. Lebron james cast in judd apatows trainwreck film the. Trainwreck is a comedy smash with an assist from director judd apatow, writerstar amy schumer has produced the most hilarious movie in a long, long while.
Apatow recently started performing standup comedy again, and the experience is what led to the trainwreck tour. Lebron james, method man join judd apatows trainwreck. Judd apatow s latest is rough around the edges, but his focus on a female protagonist refreshes a genre in sore need of change benjamin lee thu 9 jul 2015 06. Trainwreck by judd apatow amy schumer, bill hader, colin. Amy schumer, bill hader, brie larson, colin quinn, john cena, tilda swinton, lebron james, judd apatow, judd apatow, barry mendel, amy. He has been married to leslie mann since june 9, 1997. Nov 11, 2019 for judd apatow, garry shandling was a mentor and a matchstick. He gave me most of the big breaks of my career, the filmmaker, who directed comedies including trainwreck, knocked up and the.
Jul 06, 2015 apatow explains the logic of casting king james. Apatow next cocreated the romantic comedy series love 201618 for streaming video provider netflix. He is a producer and writer, known for girls 2012, knocked up 2007 and the 40yearold virgin 2005. Jul 17, 2015 apatow recently started performing standup comedy again, and the experience is what led to the trainwreck tour. Comedian of the moment amy schumer writer and star is a monogamyfree magazine writer who does alcohol and onenightstands on a regular basis in judd apatow s comedy. As he he told the chicago reader, i was watching amy schumer. At the world premiere of trainwreck at the sxsw film festival last march, the loudest laughs from inside the theater came from the films director, judd apatow. Ill give it the five stars treatment for lots of reasons.
For judd apatow, garry shandling was a mentor and a matchstick. The man who made his name a decade ago with the megahit raunchy bromances the 40yearold virgin and knocked up has shown a softer side recently with the more earnest and less successful funny people and this is 40. Amy schumer and bill hader in trainwreck j udd apatow made his name as the slightly stoned father of the bromantic comedy. Judd apatow explains the genius of amy schumer vox. Jul 09, 2015 amy schumer and bill hader in trainwreck j udd apatow made his name as the slightly stoned father of the bromantic comedy. Apatow wrote the film, which starred adam sandler and seth rogen as a pair of. A rowdy, soldout crowd at south by southwest warmly greeted director judd apatow, who showed off his promising, stillinprogress comedy, trainwreck, with his entertainingly foulmouthed star and. Nov 11, 2019 judd apatow found zen in garry shandlings diaries he completely changed my life, apatow says of his mentor. He both produced and directed trainwreck 2015, a comedy written by and starring standup comedian amy schumer. Jul 17, 2015 at the world premiere of trainwreck at the sxsw film festival last march, the loudest laughs from inside the theater came from the films director, judd apatow. Trainwreck is a winner, until it turns into a judd apatow. Judd apatow is an american filmmaker, actor and comedian. Judd apatow interview judd apatow on trainwreck, bill cosby.
Judd apatows new book is a love letter to standup comedy. Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitmentphobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy. And director judd apatow is a perfect match for this material, since it continues his theme of people either chafing at the bit of maturity the 40yearold virgin, knocked up, this is 40 or running from the specter of death funny people which, lets face it, are both essentially the same thing. Cutting through many of the easy signifiers found in badbehavior comedies to get at what it actually feels like to be an intimacyphobic mess, trainwreck finds judd apatow putting his directing. His notable credits included the films the 40yearold virgin 2005, knocked up 2007, superbad 2007, bridesmaids 2011, and trainwreck 2015. Instructions to meet the man who will lead me to judd apatow specify only that he can be found under the rainbow, which turns out to be a 30ton. Judd apatow and other members of the trainwreck cast conveyed their condolences on social media following the shooting in a louisiana theater where the movie was being shown. He is joined in conversation by richard roeper, film critic for the. A raunchy yet heartfelt comedy from director judd apatow about amy. Comedian of the moment amy schumer writer and star is a monogamyfree magazine writer who does alcohol and onenightstands on a regular basis in judd apatows comedy. Mar 16, 2015 cutting through many of the easy signifiers found in badbehavior comedies to get at what it actually feels like to be an intimacyphobic mess, trainwreck finds judd apatow putting his directing. Jul 17, 2015 the movie, directed by judd apatow from ms.
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