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Funny Ha Ha

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.1K
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Kate Dollenmayer in Funny Ha Ha (2002)
Marnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she's still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a permanent boyfriend.
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Marnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she's still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a permanent boyfriend. She loves a guy who doesn't love her (?), ping-pongs bet... Read allMarnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she's still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a permanent boyfriend. She loves a guy who doesn't love her (?), ping-pongs between awkward romantic alternatives and even less suitable jobs.Marnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she's still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a permanent boyfriend. She loves a guy who doesn't love her (?), ping-pongs between awkward romantic alternatives and even less suitable jobs.

  • Director
    • Andrew Bujalski
  • Writer
    • Andrew Bujalski
  • Stars
    • Kate Dollenmayer
    • Mark Herlehy
    • Christian Rudder
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
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    • Director
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • Writer
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • Stars
      • Kate Dollenmayer
      • Mark Herlehy
      • Christian Rudder
    • 66User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Kate Dollenmayer
    • Marnie
    Mark Herlehy
    • Grady (tattoo artist)
    Christian Rudder
    • Alex
    Jennifer L. Schaper
    • Rachel
    Myles Paige
    • Dave
    Marshall Lewy
    Marshall Lewy
    • Wyatt
    Danny Miller
    • Gary (engineer)
    Mark Capraro
    • Travis (engineering assoc.)
    Sabrina Hawthorne
    • Laurie (engineer)
    Lissa Patton Rudder
    • Susan
    Andrew Bujalski
    Andrew Bujalski
    • Mitchell
    William Westfall
    • Jeff (party guest)
    Jed McCaleb
    • Lance (party guest)
    Sheila Dubman
    • Kimberly (temp boss)
    Justin Rice
    Justin Rice
    • Jed (roommate)
    AnitRa Menning
    • Liz (girl in car)
    Thomas Hansen
    • Prof. Garver
    Justin Sheckler
    • Chris (website employee)
    • Director
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • Writer
      • Andrew Bujalski
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    User reviews66

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    5MarieGabrielle

    A show about nothing.....

    where have we heard this before? Ah yes, Woody Allen on down to his character actor acquaintance Larry David (creator of Seinfeld), etc...., etc.... Yes, it was once a novel idea. In 1979.

    Has anyone who watched this ever seen Woody Allen's "Manhattan"? you will be interested in the parallels.

    This was filmed primarily in Allston and Cambridge, and I agree with an early reviewer, who stated that a mirror image of his own single life there was reflected. Imagine each person living in The Back Bay or South End with a similar story. After all everyone has experienced the void of dating, working in Boston,(or any metro area city) and going home alone on your birthday. Not exactly earth shattering.

    Kate Dollenmayer is not bad as the primary character, but Andrew Bujalski has so many Allen-like mannerisms, it is almost embarrassing to watch. The only members of the audience who will not pick this out would have to be 17 years old, at most.

    There are a few decent scenes, the awkwardness Kate feels with an old boyfriend, the vacuous conversation at a keg party, but really; is this considered different?. If it is, then next time you or I go to the supermarket we should tag along someone with a handy cam, start a conversation, and we too would be considered a writer/director.
    7Buddy-51

    winning independent feature

    First time filmmaker Andrew Bujalski's extremely low-budget feature "Funny Ha Ha" has many of the hallmarks of an early John Cassavetes film: grainy camera-work, minimalist storytelling, and naturalistic, ad lib performances.

    Bujalski's cast of characters is made up entirely of white urban youth in their early to mid 20's - that awkward period in life after an individual has finished college yet before he has moved on to building his own career and family. Given what appears to be their first real taste of freedom and independence, the characters do little but sit around, get drunk, and talk about their romantic relationships, but Bujalski observes all this without hysteria and judgment, thereby lending the film the aura of real life being caught on film. The focal point is an attractive young woman named Marnie (Kate Dollenmayer) who drinks a bit too much, seems vaguely directionless and lacking in energy, and is somewhat inexperienced in the ways of love, but who, nevertheless, seems reasonably well grounded and knows her own limits as a person.

    "Funny Ha Ha," despite its occasional raggedness and self-indulgence, is blessedly free of contrivance and melodramatics. These may not be the most goal-oriented or socially-conscious youth we've ever encountered in the movies, but neither are they the most troubled or self-destructive. They seem like pretty ordinary kids living in the moment and only vaguely aware that there's a world outside of themselves that they are destined to become a part of in the very near future.

    The beauty of the dialogue rests in its ability to capture with uncanny accuracy the way people in the real world actually speak. The characters interact in ways that are genuine and believable, and life just seems to be unfolding as we watch it on screen. This is due in small measure to the fine performances from a cast of virtual unknowns who know how to appear relaxed, honest and natural in front of the camera.

    With its improvisational and off-the-cuff film-making style and its abrupt, the-camera-just-ran-out-of-film ending, "Funny Ha Ha" makes us feel as if we are eavesdropping on the daily lives of a handful of relative strangers. Lucky for us, they turn out to be people in whom we can see something of ourselves reflected, and with whom we enjoy spending our time.
    5paul2001sw-1

    Whiny, unhappy people

    An ultra-low budget film about aimless twenty-somethings wasting their lives brings to mind Richard Lindlater's 'Slacker'; and while Andrew Bujalski's film lacks that movie's experimental formlessness, it does share something of the same mood. The cinematography has the feel of a super-eight home movie; but the piece is acutely observed and feels real throughout. Unfortuantly, it's just not that interesting, in part because its characters just aren't that interesting, and in a sense this isn't accidental; their directionless existence owes much to the fact that they simply haven't lived enough to have anything to care about, anything to say. And while there should be a profound sadness underpinning this, and some sociological analysis, the film never seems to scrape below its surface of whiny, unhappy people. You wouldn't dislike these people in real life, but if they have any notable attributes, they're not on display, and you wouldn't go out of your way to spend time in their company. But what's true of the characters is sadly also true of the film that contains them.
    7framptonhollis

    a mellow slice of life dramedy

    Films like this naturally annoy and disappoint many people, and it isn't hard for me to see why. This movie is plotless, not much really happens, and the ending is not an ending at all, if anything it is an anti-ending, which I found fitting. There is no real way to conclude this film unless all the main characters die in some way, or something much bigger happens to them, but anything like that at all would be totally out of place here. The point of this film is to depict the daily lives of some characters, dig deep into their emotions and thoughts, and then carelessly shrug as the film cuts to a solid black that feels especially opaque considering how seemingly random it is. The movie just ends in the middle of a scene that could easily have gone on for another few minutes, and led into some other scene which would then lead to yet another. The film has no real beginning, either. It opens up on a quick, insignificant little moment as the main character drunkenly looks around a tattoo shop and talks with the tattooist for a couple of minutes and he explains why he doesn't give tattoos to drunk people and then the scene kind of rambles off into termination. For me, the movie was very interesting and enjoyable to watch. The comedy was fittingly mild and usually rather uncomfortable, the atmosphere was lifelike but interesting, the main character was good company to be around, and those around her were fascinating in their own ways. The movie has emotion, but it also has moments of total dullness. It's entertaining, but also kind of boring, which doesn't make any sense but it's true anyway. It's a witty movie partially about relationships or lack of relationships, and it handles things with a sharp, and sometimes excruciatingly awkward, sense of humor as well as slight sorrow.
    vladgri

    Somewhat funny but not as much Ha Ha.

    Very slooooow... You'll probably have a couple of smiles but you won't be able to stop checking your watch and wondering when it is going to end. Don't waste your time unless you're really deep into independent movies.

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    • Trivia
      It is considered the first 'mumblecore' movie.
    • Quotes

      Marnie: Hey, if you could move anywhere, if you were moving out of here, just anywhere in the country, or anywhere I guess, where would you move?

      Alex: I dunno. I guess a better question is: if you were thirteen feet tall, would you rather be that or have eyes on the stalks on top of your head?

    • Connections
      Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Mal De Mer
      Written and performed by Matty & Mossy

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 2007 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Смешно, ха-ха
    • Filming locations
      • 1302 Commonwealth Ave., Allston, Massachusetts, USA(pay phone location)
    • Production companies
      • Goodbye Cruel Releasing
      • Houston King Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $77,070
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,555
      • May 1, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $88,078
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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