The Big Sick
The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher. Loosely based on the real-life romance between Nanjiani and Gordon, it follows an interethnic couple who must deal with cultural differences after Emily (Kazan) becomes ill.
Plot
Kumail, an Uber driver in Chicago, is a struggling stand-up comedian with a one-man show about his Pakistani American background. His immigrant parents want him to take the LSAT and continuously set him up with young single Pakistani women, expecting that he will follow their example of an arranged marriage, but he is uninterested.
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| author | Emily V. Gordon Kumail Nanjiani |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Michael Showalter |
| editor | Robert Nassau |
| genre | comedy romance |
| keywords | adult-onset still's disease arranged marriage chicago comedy festival expect homecoming induced coma lsat montreal comedy festival move muslim nothing one-man show one-night stand pakistani american psychology student stand-up comedian struggle uber white white americans young women youtube |
| musicBy | Michael Andrews |
| producer | Barry Mendel Judd Apatow |
| productionCompany | Apatow Productions FilmNation Entertainment |
| publisher | Amazon Studios Lionsgate |
| theme | independent romantic comedy |