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The Big Sick 2017
The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher star in the film. Gordon and Nanjiani based the movie on their own relationship; it depicts an interracial couple navigating cultural conflicts when Emily (Kazan) falls seriously ill.
The film premiered worldwide at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. It started limited theatrical release on June 23, 2017, distributed by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate, before expanding widely on July 14, 2017. Recognized as one of the most notable films of 2017, it was selected by the American Film Institute as among the top 10 films of that year and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The film had a budget of $5 million and earned $56 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing independent movies of 2017.
Cast
- Kumail Nanjiania fictionalized version of himself
- Zoe KazanEmily Gardner
- Holly HunterBeth Gardner
- Ray RomanoTerry Gardner
- Anupam KherAzmat Nanjiani
- Zenobia ShroffSharmeen Nanjiani
- Adeel AkhtarNaveed Nanjiani
- Bo BurnhamCJ
- Aidy BryantMary
- Kurt BraunohlerChris
- Vella LovellKhadija
- Jeremy ShamosBob Dalavan
- David Alan GrierAndy Dodd
- Ed HerbstmanSam Highsmith
- Shenaz <!--- As credited --->TreasurywalaFatima Nanjiani
- Rebecca Naomi JonesJesse
- Kuhoo VermaZubeida
- Mitra JouhariYazmin
- Celeste AriasDenise
- Jeff BlumenkrantzDr. Wright
- Linda EmondDr. Cunningham
- Susham BediTina
- Rahul BediFarhan
Crew
- Director
- Michael Showalter
- Writer
- Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
- Producer
- Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel
- Cinematography
- Brian Burgoyne
- Editing
- Robert Nassau
- Music
- Michael Andrews
Details
- Production
- Apatow Productions, FilmNation Entertainment
- Distributor
- Amazon Studios, Lionsgate
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $56.4 million
