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The Big Sick
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Showalter
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrian Burgoyne
Edited byRobert Nassau
Music byMichael Andrews
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (Sundance)
  • June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$25.4 million[2]

The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar and Anupam Kher, and follows an interracial couple that has to deal with their cultural differences, loosely based on the real-life romance between Nanjiani and Gordon.[3]

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. It began a limited theatrical release on June 23, 2017, by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate, before going wide on July 14, 2017. It received positive reviews and has grossed $25 million worldwide.

Plot

Kumail is a comedian living in Chicago trying to make it in the industry while driving for Uber in his spare time. His family are traditional Pakistani Muslim and regularly set Kumail up with various Pakistani women in hopes of continuing the tradition of an arranged marriage, much to Kumail's annoyance. During one of his shows, he is heckled by Emily, a woman in the audience. After the show they hook up and begin to date.

As their relationship grows, Kumail begins to worry about telling his family, knowing they would disapprove and disown him. Emily discovers in Kumail's room a cigar box which contains the pictures and information of all the women his parents have set him up with and confronts him with it. When Kumail says he is uncertain seeing a future with her, she ends the relationship.

A few weeks later, Kumail gets a call from Emily's friend asking him to sit with her in the hospital where she has been taken after fainting. When he arrives, a doctor urgently informs him that Emily has a serious lung infection and must be placed in a medically induced coma. He signs the permission form and calls her parents, Beth and Terry. When they arrive, they assure Kumail that he is no longer needed, but he chooses to stay. Eventually he bonds with Beth and Terry.

The infection spreads to Emily's kidneys. Beth wants to transfer Emily to a different hospital, but Kumail and Terry disagree. Beth and Terry argue, resulting in Beth bringing up Terry's past. That night, Terry reveals that their marriage is on the rocks after Terry cheated on Beth at a conference. The next morning, Kumail's parents surprise him at his place, angry that he is not taking their marriage suggestions seriously. Kumail tells them that he does not want an arranged marriage and reveals his relationship with Emily. Angry and disappointed, his parents disown him. As Kumail prepares his performance at a showcase that will further his career, he gets a call from Terry telling him that the infection has now reached Emily's heart. Emotionally distraught, Kumail bombs his performance because all he can talk about is his fear that Emily will die.

The next day, Emily awakens from her coma. The doctors explain she has adult-onset Still's disease, a diagnosis that Kumail had inadvertently suggested when he mentioned to a nurse that Emily had ankle pain a few months earlier. Still bitter from their break-up, Emily tells Kumail to leave. Beth invites Kumail to Emily's welcome home party. In private, Kumail asks Emily to take him back. Emily again says no.

Trying to move on from everything, Kumail agrees to move to New York City with his closest friends on the comedy scene. Before he leaves, he performs his one-man show detailing his life and Pakistani culture, and tells his family about his plans to leave the city but refuses to allow his family to disown him. Emily later discovers the video of Kumail's disastrous showcase and decides to visit him at his one man show, where he reveals to her that he is moving. Although disappointed, she tells Kumail she appreciates everything he did for her while she was in a coma.

At a performance in New York City, Kumail is heckled by someone in the crowd. It is Emily.

Cast

Production

In December 2015, it was announced Kumail Nanjiani would star in the film from a screenplay written by him and wife Emily V. Gordon, while Judd Apatow would produce alongside Barry Mendel, under their Apatow Productions banner, while FilmNation Entertainment would finance the film.[4] In February 2016, Zoe Kazan joined the cast,[5] along with Holly Hunter and Ray Romano in April 2016.[6] In May 2016, Aidy Bryant, Bo Burnham, and Kurt Braunohler also joined the cast of the film.[7] That same month, Adeel Akhtar joined the cast of the film.[8] Michael Andrews composed the film's score.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began on May 11, 2016.[10]

Release

The Big Sick premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017.[11] Shortly after, Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film, after bids from Sony Pictures and Fox Searchlight Pictures.[12] The $12 million acquisition marked the second-largest deal of the 2017 festival.[13][14] Lionsgate partnered with Amazon on the U.S. release, and spent around $20 million on marketing the film.[15][16] It also screened at South by Southwest on March 16, 2017, where it won an Audience Award in the category Festival Favorites.[17] The film began a limited release on June 23, 2017, before going wide on July 14, 2017.[18]

Box office

In the film's limited opening weekend, it made $421,577 from five theaters (a per-theater gross of $84,315, the best of 2017), finishing 17th at the box office.[19] The film expanded to 2,597 theaters on July 14, 2017, and was projected to gross $9–11 million over the weekend.[20] It grossed $7.6 million over the weekend, finishing fifth at the box office.[21] It grossed $17 million as of July 17, 2017,[2] becoming the fifth highest-grossing independent film of 2017 so far.[22][23] As of July 23, 2017, the film has grossed $25 million.[2]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97%, based on 156 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Big Sick uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore."[24] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film received an average score of 87 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[25]

According to a poll conducted by AwardsDaily in July 2017, polling one hundred critics, The Big Sick was voted the second best film of 2017 so far, behind Get Out.[26]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
South by Southwest March 18, 2017 Audience Award: Festival Favorites Michael Showalter Won [27]

References

  1. ^ "Printable Film Guide" (PDF). Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The Big Sick (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "First Comes Love Then Comes Coma? The Amazing Real-Life Romance of the Couple Behind The Big Sick". People. July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Jafaar, Ali (December 4, 2015). "FilmNation To Fully Finance And Sell Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick'". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (February 11, 2016). "Berlin: Zoe Kazan Joins Kumail Nanjiani in 'The Big Sick'". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Geler, Thom (April 13, 2016). "'Vinyl's' Ray Romano, 'Batman v Superman's' Holly Hunter Join Romantic Comedy 'The Big Sick' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  7. ^ McClintock, Pamela (May 13, 2016). "Cannes: Aidy Bryant Joins Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  8. ^ Jafaar, Ali (May 23, 2016). "Adeel Akhtar Joins Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick'". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "Michael Andrews to Score Michael Showalter's 'The Big Sick'". FilmMusicReporter. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "On the Set for 5/13/16: Paul Rudd Starts Rolling on 'An Ideal Home', Gal Gadot Wraps Shooting on 'Wonder Woman'". SSN Insider. May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  11. ^ Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, 'Rebel In The Rye' & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  12. ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (January 22, 2017). "Amazon Wrapping Up $12 Million Deal For Sundance Pic 'The Big Sick:' Sources". Deadline. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  13. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (January 18, 2017). "Netflix Leads $100 Million-Plus Worth Of Deals At Sundance Film Festival 2017 [Updated]". Forbes. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  14. ^ Zeitchik, Steven; Olsen, Mark (January 28, 2017). "The big deals at Sundance: Why the movies sold and how they might succeed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ Lee, Ashley (February 14, 2017). "Sundance Hit 'The Big Sick' Gets June Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  16. ^ "'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Reaps $5M Thursday Night". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  17. ^ Kelley, Seth (March 18, 2017). "SXSW Announces 2017 Audience Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 14, 2017). "'The Big Sick' Will Spread To Theaters This Summer". Deadline. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Why 'Transformers' Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; 'Wonder Woman' & 'Cars 3' Fight Over 2nd Place". Deadline.com. June 25, 2017.
  20. ^ "'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Reaps $5M Thursday Night". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Hangs Onto $56.5M Opening In The Midst Of Sluggish Summer". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  22. ^ http://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/highest-grossing-indie-films-2017-1201764229/
  23. ^ http://businessinsider.com/the-big-sick-is-best-romantic-comedy-since-knocked-up-2017-7
  24. ^ "The Big Sick (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  25. ^ "The Big Sick reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  26. ^ "AD Critics Poll: 'Get Out' tops the chart of 2017 favorites, so far". AwardsDaily. July 12, 2017.
  27. ^ "Audience Award: Festival Favorites - The Big Sick | SXSW 2017 Schedule". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

External links

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