Title: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Original Title: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Length: 105 Minutes (1 hour 45 min)
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Genre: Comedy Drama
- Studios: Searchlight Pictures
- Distributor: 20th Century Studios
- Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: September 04 2015
- United States: June 12 2015
Plot
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directs 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl', winner of the Jury and Audience Prizes at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie is focused on a 17 year old guy called Greg, who is in every club and student association his high school has, but he hasn't got any real friends. His mother tries to help him forcing a friendship between her son and Rachel, a girl he met at Hebrew school and who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Thomas Mann, R.J. Cyler and Olivia Cooke star in 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'. Directed by Alfonso Gómez Rejón, screenplay by Jesse Andrews and music composed by Brian Eno and Nico Muhly.At 2015 was chosen Best Movie and the audience Award in Sundance Festival.
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Trivia
There are several movie references in this film including a Night of the Living Dead poster in the video store and a Dawn of the Dead patch on Greg's Jacket.
Olivia Cooke actually shaved her head for the role of Rachel
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2012 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.
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