The Comedian (2016)
Overview
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.186 |
Directed By
Taylor Hackford
Crew
Guy Kozak
Taylor Hackford
Jeff Ross
Richard LaGravenese
Lewis Friedman
Oliver Stapleton
Mark Warner
Aude Bronson-Howard
Kristi Zea
Terence Blanchard
Art Linson
Art Linson
Steve Apicella
Marc Platt
Iain Abrahams
Mark Axelowitz
Brian C. Bennetts
Ian Brereton
Alastair Burlingham
Stephanie Caleb
Dorothy Canton
Mark Canton
John Linson
Courtney Solomon
Wellington S. Tichenor
Renée Willett
Brigitte Wise
Peter Sobiloff
Joanna Plafsky
Taylor Hackford
Doug Huszti
J. Mark Harrington
Regina Graves
Alison Cohen Rosa
Judd Apatow
Charles M. Barsamian
Kitty Bruce
Meghan Persons
Joel Sill
James W. Skotchdopole
Pamela Lyn Weiss
Sam Treiber
Samantha Treiber
Adam Inglis
Tif Luckenbill
Natasha Leonnet
Brett S. McCarthy
Benjamin Cheah
Michael Barry
Patrick Cicero
Patrick Cicero
Mark DeSimone
Mitch Dorf
Eric Hirsch
Teddy Gibbons
Kenny Hanson
Matt Power
Jason Rueda
Marshall Johnson
Tracey Landon
Rhonda L. Moore
Art Linson
TOP CAST
Robert De Niro
Jackie Burke
Leslie Mann
Harmony Schiltz
Danny DeVito
Jimmy Berkowitz
Edie Falco
Miller
Harvey Keitel
Mac Schiltz
Charles Grodin
Dick D'Angelo
Patti LuPone
Florence Berkowitz
Cloris Leachman
May Conner
Veronica Ferres
Karola
Lois Smith
Miriam
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Lucy DeVito
Brittany Berkowitz
Jim Norton
Jim Norton
Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker
Brett Butler
Brett Butler
Jessica Kirson
Jessica Kirson
Freddie Roman
Freddie Roman
Stewie Stone
Stewie Stone
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
Greer Barnes
Greer Barnes
Hannibal Buress
Hannibal Buress
Bill Boggs
Bill Boggs
Sheng Wang
Sheng Wang
Ryan Hamilton
Ryan Hamilton
Aida Rodríguez
Aida Rodriguez
Dov Davidoff
Dov Davidoff
Nick Di Paolo
Nick Di Paolo
Rebecca Kling
Heckler's Girlfriend
Jack Ricardo Miller
Homeless Man
Estee Adoram
Comedy Cellar Manager (uncredited)
Brooke Alexandra
Wedding Party (uncredited)
Happy Anderson
Heckler / Severin (uncredited)
Mark Axelowitz
Bartender at Friars Club (uncredited)
Aaron Ayhan
Lawyer (uncredited)
Marc Bicking
Spark's Maitre d' (uncredited)
Michael Birnberg
Steakhouse Customer (uncredited)
Susan Blackwell
Arlene (uncredited)
Marylouise Burke
Adele (uncredited)
José Báez
Homeless (uncredited)
Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo
Soup kitchen - patron 1 (uncredited)
Lyman Chen
Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
Teddy Coluca
Fan (uncredited)
Stephanie Corbett
Bayou Babe (uncredited)
Savvy Crawford
The kid (uncredited)
Ray Crisara
Gary (uncredited)
Barbara Danicka
Stenographer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
Fan at Convention (uncredited)
Karin de la Penha
Woman on Train (uncredited)
Kevin Dohrenwend
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Michael-Scott Druckenmiller
Floridian Parent (uncredited)
Similar Movies
The Three Brothers
Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
Anything Else
Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.
Funny Cow
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Mike Recine: I’m Normal
In his debut standup special, Mike Recine dives into showering with his mom, the popularity of sting rays, and how to be there for your wife while she's giving birth.
Eat Drink Man Woman
A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.
Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself
Mark Normand has been told the same advice his whole life: DON'T BE YOURSELF, whatever you're thinking about saying, don't. So in his first one hour special, Mark does just that.
Land Ho!
Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz's buddy comedy Land Ho! follows former brothers-in-law Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) as they travel through Iceland. The pair of 70-year-olds find themselves in need of an adventure to break out of their rut, and soon the extroverted Mitch has talked Colin into the trip. Along the way they have various amorous encounters, and attempt to recapture the spirit of their youth.
Bill Hicks: Sane Man
Sane Man was filmed before Bill recorded ‘Dangerous’, his first comedy album, and is a turning point in Hicks’ career. It was the first complete Hicks show ever filmed and Bill pulled out all the stops for the cameras. Completely focused, a newly-sober Hicks paces the stage like a wild animal riffing effortless.
Mussum, o Filmis
The trajectory of Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, known as Mussum, from Trapalhões. His poor childhood, his military career, his relationship with Mangueira and his success with the group Originais do Samba, as well as behind the scenes as a member of Trapalhões.
Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli - Uttarardha
Second part of the biopic of a Marathi comedian, India's first stand-up comedian P. L. Deshpande.
Broadway Danny Rose
A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless incompetent entertainers, including a one-legged tap dancer, and one slightly talented one: washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova, whose career is on the rebound.
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Life has its downs for James, living with his mom in Chicago at 39, an aging performer at Second City, eating and weighing too much. A woman he's been dating drops him, as does his agent, her brother. James turns down roles in local TV, roles that make him sad. Someone's remaking his favorite movie, "Marty," a role he'd love, but he doesn't even get an audition.
My Best Friend's Girl
Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his best friend Tank to take her on the worst rebound date imaginable - his side job - so that she will come running back to him, and Tank reluctantly agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics and he begins to really fall for her, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and his growing attraction toward Alexis.
Heckler
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
Kamen Rider Zero-One: The Miracle Rematch?! Aruto VS Taro The Ab-Buster - Fateful Gag Battle!
In order to acquire Taro's Humagear Progrise Key, Aruto has to defeat Taro at a three-round joke showdown!
Dylan Moran: Like, Totally
Dylan Moran returns with an all-new stand-up show. Unpredictable, startling, bizarre, elegiac, but above all brilliant and hilariously funny, Moran is a master of comedy.
The Big Sick
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.