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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Original title)
Date: 2015 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Alfonso Gómez-Rejón

Synopsis: Greg, a high school student who spends his spare time making short film parodies of classic films with his friend Earl gets a new perspective on life when his mother insists that he spend time with his fellow classmate Rachel who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Subjects:
Teenagers, Cancer, Friendships, Student films, Parodies
Releases
Date: 12 June 2015Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 105 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 04 September 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 105 mins 7 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)

Credits (43)
©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Production Company: Rhode Island Ave., Presents: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Presents: Indian Paintbrush, Executive Producer: Nora Skinner, Produced by: Steven Rales, Produced by: Dan Fogelman, Produced by: Jeremy Dawson, Co-producer: Michael Sledd, Co-producer: Jeff Sommerville, Unit Production Manager: Michael Sledd, Location Manager: David Weinstein, Post-production Supervisor: Stuart Macphee, 1st Assistant Director: Jonas Spaccarotelli, Casting: Angela Demo, Written by: Jesse Andrews, Based on the novel by: Jesse Andrews, Director of Photography: Chung-Hoon Chung, A Camera Operator: David Isern, Gaines/Jackson Animation: Nathan O. Marsh, Edward Bursch, Edited by: David Trachtenberg, Production Designer: Gerald Sullivan, Art Director: Sarah Pott, Costume Designer: Jennifer Eve, Make-up Department Head: Marianne Skiba, Hair Department Head: Nancy Keslar, Title Design: Jhomar Josue, Jeff Kryvicky, Titles: Collider, Original Music: Brian Eno, Music: Nico Muhly, Sound Supervision and Design: Jacob Ribicoff, [Production] Sound Mixer: Pawel Wdowczak, Sound Re-recording Mixer: Bob Chefalas, Jacob Ribicoff, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gene Harrison, Stunt Co-ordinator: David A. Buglione, Special Thanks: Thelma Schoonmaker, Special Thanks: Nora Ephron, Special Thanks: Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro
Cast (28)
Thomas Mann (Greg Gaines), Olivia Cooke (Rachel), RJ Cyler (Earl Jackson), Nick Offerman (Greg's dad), Molly Shannon (Rachel's mom), Jon Bernthal (Mr McCarthy), Connie Britton (Greg's mom), Matt Bennett (Scott Mayhew), Katherine Hughes (Madison), Masam Holden (Ill Phil), Bobb'e J. Thompson (Derrick), George Gavin Dietz (young Greg), Edward DeBruce III (young Earl), Natalie Marchelletta (Anna), Chelsea Zhang (Naomi), Marco Zappala (theatre dork), Kaza Marie Ayersman (Rachel's friend), Etta Cox (principal), Karriem Sami (Limo driver), Hugh Jackman (himself), Cheryl Klein (rabbi), Joan Augustin (elderly mourner), Mark Granatire (testimonial student 1), Kayana White (testimonial student 2), Linda Kanyarusoke (testimonial student 3), Drew Palajsa (testimonial student 4), Elly Silberstein (testimonial student 5), Nicole Tubbs (children's hospital nurse)