The big sick
By: Amazon Studios and Filmnation Entertainment present ; an Apatow, Filmnation Entertainment production ; produced by Judd Apatow, p.g.a., Barry Mendel, p.g.a. ; written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani ; directed by Michael Showalter
Contributors: Kazan, Zoe, 1983- actor; Hunter, Holly, 1958- actor; Romano, Ray, actor; Kher, Anupam, 1955- actor; Shroff, Zenobia (Actor), actor; Akhtar, Adeel, actor; Burgoyne, Brian, 1979- director of photography; Nassau, Robert, editor of moving image work; Andrews, Michael, 1967- composer (expression); Amazon Studios; FilmNation Entertainment (Firm); Apatow Company; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Drama; Man-woman relationships; Comedians; Pakistanis
Other titles: Container of (work): Big sick (Motion picture); Container of (expression): Big sick (Motion picture). Spanish.
Description: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.

Based on a true story.

Widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1).

Special features: A personal journey: the making of The big sick; The real story; 2017 SXSW Film Festival panel; Cast & filmmaker commentary; The big sick: the other stuff; deleted scenes; The bigger sick: stick around for more laughs.

Director of photography, Brian Burgoyne ; editor, Robert Nassau ; music, Michael Andrews.

Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, Adeel Akhtar.

Rating: R; for language including some sexual references CHV rating: 14A.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.

English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).