The Comedian (2016)

  • R
  • 11/11/2016 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 2h

nobody's a bargain

Overview

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.

Taylor Hackford

Director

Jeff Ross

Screenplay

Richard LaGravenese

Screenplay

Lewis Friedman

Screenplay

Art Linson

Story, Screenplay

Cast

Robert De Niro's headshot

Robert De Niro

Jackie Burke
Leslie Mann's headshot

Leslie Mann

Harmony Schiltz
Danny DeVito's headshot

Danny DeVito

Jimmy Berkowitz
Edie Falco's headshot

Edie Falco

Miller
Harvey Keitel's headshot

Harvey Keitel

Mac Schiltz
Charles Grodin's headshot

Charles Grodin

Dick D'Angelo
Patti LuPone's headshot

Patti LuPone

Florence Berkowitz
Cloris Leachman's headshot

Cloris Leachman

May Conner

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