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The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher.
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Jul 14, 2017 · The Big Sick: Directed by Michael Showalter. With Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano. Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Michael Showalter
- 2017-07-14
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Jun 23, 2017 · Actor and writer Kumail Nanjiani fell in love with his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Emily V. Gordon, when she was in a coma. It also sounds impossible that such a story would make for a crowd-pleasing comedy, but that’s exactly what “The Big Sick” is, and so much more. Director Michael Showalter ’s film defies categorization.
Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani), in the middle of becoming a budding stand-up comedian, meets Emily (Zoe Kazan). Meanwhile, a sudden illness sets in forcing Emily to be put into a medically-induced coma.
Jul 14, 2017 · Directed by Michael Showalter (the co-creator of the Wet Hot American Summer franchise), The Big Sick was inspired by comedian/actor Kumail Nanjiani's real-life courtship with his wife, Emily Gordon (who co-wrote the film with Nanjiani).