Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral is a 2010 American black comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and written by Dean Craig. It is a remake of the 2007 film of the same name, also written by Craig. The film features an ensemble cast including Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, Peter Dinklage, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine, Zoë Saldaña, Columbus Short, Luke Wilson, Keith David, Ron Glass and Kevin Hart; Dinklage is the only actor to appear in both films. The film was released in the United States on April 16, 2010.
Plot
A funeral service is being held for a man named Edward. His older son Aaron and Aaron's wife Michelle live at his parents' home, but have been trying to buy their own and have children. Aaron's younger brother Ryan is a successful author, while Aaron (a tax accountant) has not yet completed his own novel, and resents that Ryan would rather spend money on a first class airline ticket than help pay for the funeral expenses.
More details
| author | Dean Craig |
|---|---|
| director | Neil LaBute |
| editor | Tracey Wadmore-Smith |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | fall family friend first class fuck hallucinogenic hallucinogenic drug kiss live at move pick up secret lover shock successful author their way valium |
| musicBy | Christophe Beck |
| producer | Chris Rock Laurence Malkin Share Stallings Sidney Kimmel William Horberg |
| productionCompany | Parabolic Pictures Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Stable Way Entertainment Wonderful Films |
| publisher | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Screen Gems Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles |
| theme | black comedy screwball comedy slapstick |