50/50
2011
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Will Reiser is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing the 2011 film 50/50, which was based on his own experience with cancer. Early life. He is the cousin of actor and comedian Paul Reiser. [1] Reiser attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, graduating in 2003. [2] Career.
Seattle Times arts critic. TORONTO — At 24, Will Reiser was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Six years later, he’s got a clean bill of health and something else — a movie, based on his...
Mar 29, 2012 · News. General News. How ’50/50′ Writer Will Reiser Changed Lives and Became an Accidental Icon. By channeling his experience with cancer into a hit film, the young screenwriter touched many --...
By Will Reiser. Dec. 15, 2011 12 AM PT. ‘50/50” was the first feature script I ever wrote. The reason? When it came to writing, there was nothing exceptional about any of my ideas. I’d always...
Will Reiser isn't just the writer of '50/50,' he's also the true story behind the film, and we sat down with him during the Toronto Film Festival to discuss the picture.
Sep 29, 2011 · By Eric Kohn. September 29, 2011 2:23 am. Why He’s On Our Radar: Reiser translated his close call with cancer in his late twenties into an unlikely comedy, “ 50/50 ,” which was originally slated...
Sep 18, 2011 · Will Reiser and his buddy Seth Rogen tell Audie Cornish about their new movie — a comedy about cancer, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt — explaining that the humor arises not from the illness, but ...
