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The Comedian poster
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MASTER SCORE 72.5 / 100
2016·Comedy / Drama / Romance·2h

THE COMEDIAN

“nobody's a bargain”

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.

Above the Line
Taylor Hackford·DirectorJeff Ross·ScreenplayRichard LaGravenese·ScreenplayOliver Stapleton·Director of PhotographyTerence Blanchard·Original Music ComposerMark Warner·Editor
Cast
Robert De Niro·Jackie BurkeLeslie Mann·Harmony SchiltzDanny DeVito·Jimmy BerkowitzEdie Falco·MillerHarvey Keitel·Mac SchiltzCharles Grodin·Dick D'AngeloPatti LuPone·Florence BerkowitzCloris Leachman·May ConnerVeronica Ferres·KarolaLois Smith·Miriam
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Taylor Hackford·DirectorSteve Apicella·First Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Jeff Ross·ScreenplayRichard LaGravenese·ScreenplayLewis Friedman·ScreenplayArt Linson·StoryArt Linson·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Oliver Stapleton·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Mark Warner·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Terence Blanchard·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
Aude Bronson-Howard·Costume DesignKristi Zea·Production DesignDoug Huszti·Art DirectionJ. Mark Harrington·Art DirectionGuy Kozak·Set Dresser
Production· 14
Iain Abrahams·Executive ProducerMark Axelowitz·Executive ProducerMark Canton·ProducerJohn Linson·ProducerCourtney Solomon·ProducerPeter Sobiloff·Executive ProducerTaylor Hackford·ProducerArt Linson·ProducerBrian C. Bennetts·Associate ProducerIan Brereton·Associate ProducerAlastair Burlingham·Associate ProducerStephanie Caleb·Co-ProducerDorothy Canton·Associate ProducerWellington S. Tichenor·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Marc Platt·Thanks
By the Numbers
72.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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