Trainwreck
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Trainwreck is a 2015 American romantic comedy film written by and starring Amy Schumer. The film was directed by Judd Apatow and follows a woman who is unapologetically promiscuous and has an aversion to romance, but finds herself falling in love. The movie was a commercial success, though its release was tragically overshadowed by a mass shooting at a theater showing the film in Louisiana. Following this event, Schumer became an advocate for gun-control legislation.12
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Matthew BroderickLater career…Me (2007), Tower Heist (2011), Trainwreck (2015), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). In 2022 he and Parker memorably starred in a revival of Simon’s Plaza Suite, in which three stories of romance are acted out in a guest suite at the Plaza Hotel. The following year Broderick played Richard…
Read More…Me (2007), Tower Heist (2011), Trainwreck (2015), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). In 2022 he and Parker memorably starred in a revival of Simon’s Plaza Suite, in which three stories of romance are acted out in a guest suite at the Plaza Hotel. The following year Broderick played Richard…
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John CenaComedies…a memorable supporting role in Trainwreck, which was directed by Judd Apatow and starred Amy Schumer. He later appeared inBlockers (2018) and Playing with Fire (2019). In 2021 he starred in Vacation Friends, about two couples who begin an unlikely friendship while on a trip to Mexico; he reprised his…
Read More…a memorable supporting role in Trainwreck, which was directed by Judd Apatow and starred Amy Schumer. He later appeared inBlockers (2018) and Playing with Fire (2019). In 2021 he starred in Vacation Friends, about two couples who begin an unlikely friendship while on a trip to Mexico; he reprised his…
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Pete DavidsonA meteoric rise…small role in her comedy Trainwreck (2015). While working on that movie, director Judd Apatow asked Schumer whom he should get to know. She suggested Davidson, and Apatow asked him to do a cameo with then-SNL cast member Bill Hader, who was so impressed with the young actor that he…
Read More…small role in her comedy Trainwreck (2015). While working on that movie, director Judd Apatow asked Schumer whom he should get to know. She suggested Davidson, and Apatow asked him to do a cameo with then-SNL cast member Bill Hader, who was so impressed with the young actor that he…
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LeBron JamesMedia and publications…himself in Judd Apatow’s comedy Trainwreck (2015). In 2021 he appeared in and coproduced the live-action/animated film Space Jam: A New Legacy, a sequel of sorts to the popular Space Jam (1996), which starred Jordan. In addition, James was in front of the camera as a sometime host on the…
Read More…himself in Judd Apatow’s comedy Trainwreck (2015). In 2021 he appeared in and coproduced the live-action/animated film Space Jam: A New Legacy, a sequel of sorts to the popular Space Jam (1996), which starred Jordan. In addition, James was in front of the camera as a sometime host on the…
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Brie LarsonGrowing Hollywood presence and Oscar-winning performance in Room…and with Amy Schumer in Trainwreck (2015) before her breakthrough in Room. In addition to an Oscar, Larson also won a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for her work in the film, which was based on a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue.
Read More…and with Amy Schumer in Trainwreck (2015) before her breakthrough in Room. In addition to an Oscar, Larson also won a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for her work in the film, which was based on a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue.
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Amy SchumerRise to prominence…made her motion-picture breakthrough in Trainwreck (2015), a semi-autobiographical comedy written by Schumer that was directed by Judd Apatow. Although the movie was a hit with audiences and critics, its box-office performance was overshadowed by a mass shooting at a showing of Trainwreck at a theater in Louisiana; two people…
Read More…made her motion-picture breakthrough in Trainwreck (2015), a semi-autobiographical comedy written by Schumer that was directed by Judd Apatow. Although the movie was a hit with audiences and critics, its box-office performance was overshadowed by a mass shooting at a showing of Trainwreck at a theater in Louisiana; two people…
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Tilda SwintonMichael Clayton, Snowpiercer, and The French Dispatch…in Burn After Reading (2008), Trainwreck (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016) revealed a talent for broad comedy as well.
Read More…in Burn After Reading (2008), Trainwreck (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016) revealed a talent for broad comedy as well.
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