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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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*Forgetting Sarah Marshall* is a 2008 American comedy drama film directed by Nicholas Stoller and written by Jason Segel. The cast includes Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and Russell Brand. Produced by Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson, and Rodney Rothman under Apatow Productions, the film was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. It was filmed in Hawaii, where the narrative is also set, primarily within a hotel environment. The original motion picture soundtrack was released in 2008.
The film has a runtime of 111 or 112 minutes and was released in 2008. It has a budget of 30,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 105,173,115. Review scores include 7/10, 84%, and 67/100, while IMDb lists a rating of 7.1 based on 320,279 votes. The work is associated with the tagline "You lose some, you get some."
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6.5When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.
Cast
- Jason Segel as Peter Bretter
- Kristen Bell as Sarah Marshall
- Mila Kunis as Rachel Jansen
- Russell Brand as Aldous Snow
- Bill Hader as Brian Bretter
- Jonah Hill as Matthew Van Der Wyk
Themes
- rock star
- ex-girlfriend
- hawaii
- beauty
- vacation
- one-night stand
- celebrity
- break-up
- dumped
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Nicholas Stoller
- Written by
- Jason Segel
- Produced by
- Judd Apatow Shauna Robertson Rodney Rothman
- Starring
- Jason Segel Kristen Bell Mila Kunis Russell Brand
- Cinematography
- Russ T. Alsobrook
- Edited by
- William Kerr
- Music by
- Lyle Workman
- Production company
- Apatow Productions
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- April 18, 2008 ( 2008-04-18 )
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $105.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller in his feature directorial debut. It was produced by Judd Apatow and written by Jason Segel, who stars as a music composer who goes on vacation to Hawaii to move forward from a painful break-up. However, trouble ensues when he runs into his ex (Kristen Bell) and her new boyfriend (Russell Brand) there. Mila Kunis also stars, as Segel's new love interest.
Filming began in April 2007 at the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu Island in Hawaii. When Universal Pictures released Forgetting Sarah Marshall in North American theaters on April 18, 2008, it received critical acclaim and was a box-office hit, grossing $105 million on a $30 million production budget.
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