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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Albert Brooks |
| Actors: |
Jon Tenney |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Comedians/Comediennes · India · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
012569402829 |
| Release Date: |
2006 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 38min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (August 29, 2006)
UPC: 012569402829 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Albert Brooks |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/01/2007, p.88, Brad Stevens): "Albert Brooks' best films tend to be those in which narrative considerations are subordinated to character-based humour....[This film] ranks among his finest achievements..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Courting controversy even before it was released, Albert Brooks's LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD suffered a heady gestation period as the original distributor, Sony Pictures, balked at the title and refused to release it, leaving Warner Independent to pick up the reins. By using a mockumentary style Brooks weaves a potent satire on the shaky relations between America and the Muslim world. The film begins with Brooks being called upon by the U.S. government to travel to India and Pakistan in order to discover what makes a 300-million strong Muslim community laugh. On arrival Brooks hires an assistant, questions people in the street, and performs a hapless stand-up routine that only raises a few miserly chuckles. Floundering in an alien environment, Brooks's mission races towards its deadline with stress levels rising and precious little insight into the comic workings of the Muslim mind. <br> <br> Although the title is something of a misnomer (Brooks travels only to India and briefly to Pakistan)... |
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