Movie 43 (2013)
Director
Steven Brill; Elizabeth Banks; Steve Carr; Rusty Cundieff; James Duffy; Griffin Dunne; Peter Farrelly; Patrik Forsberg; James Gunn; Bob Odenkirk; Brett Ratner; Will Graham; Jonathan van Tulleken
Main cast
Dennis Quaid; Greg Kinnear; Common; Charlie Saxton; Will Sasso
Genres
Comedy
Description
The film is composed of multiple comedy shorts presented through an overarching segment titled "The Pitch", in which Charlie Wessler, a mad screenwriter, is attempting to pitch a script to film executive Griffin Schraeder. After revealing several of the stories in his script, Wessler becomes agitated when Schraeder dismisses his outrageous ideas, and he pulls a gun on him and forces him to listen to multiple other stories before making Schraeder consult his manager, Bob Mone, to purchase the film.
Steven Brill; Elizabeth Banks; Steve Carr; Rusty Cundieff; James Duffy; Griffin Dunne; Peter Farrelly; Patrik Forsberg; James Gunn; Bob Odenkirk; Brett Ratner; Will Graham; Jonathan van Tulleken
Main cast
Dennis Quaid; Greg Kinnear; Common; Charlie Saxton; Will Sasso
Genres
Comedy
Description
The film is composed of multiple comedy shorts presented through an overarching segment titled "The Pitch", in which Charlie Wessler, a mad screenwriter, is attempting to pitch a script to film executive Griffin Schraeder. After revealing several of the stories in his script, Wessler becomes agitated when Schraeder dismisses his outrageous ideas, and he pulls a gun on him and forces him to listen to multiple other stories before making Schraeder consult his manager, Bob Mone, to purchase the film.
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