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A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
Zoe Saldaña
- Elaine
- (as Zoë Saldaña)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the original Joyeuses Funérailles (2007) screenplay, the character that Peter Dinklage ended up playing (named Peter) was of average height, and not written as an achondroplastic dwarf. The character was changed for him after he auditioned and was cast. He then became the only actor to reprise his role (with the name of Frank) in this remake.
- GoofsJeff says he's a pharmacology student. His father Duncan asks him how things are going at Pepperdine. Per their own website, Pepperdine has no pharmacology program. He is using term "pharmacology student" as a euphemism for "drug dealer."
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Written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
Performed by Sly and the Family Stone (as Sly & The Family Stone)
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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This film is about the funeral of a family man. the funeral turns out to be very eventful with many surprises.
"Death at a Funeral" is almost the same as the British original, be it the title or the plot. The British one was really funny, I remember myself laughing very hard when I watched it. This remake, is mildly funny, but it is just in a different league. It uses cheap humour to make people laugh, and it lacks the witty dialog of the original. Moreover, characters are less sympathetic and more annoying in this remake. Despite a few funny moments, I would stay "Death at a Funeral" is an uninspired remake of a great comedy.
Maybe filmmakers will bear in mind that remaking such a recent film in the same language with the same plot is not such a good idea, as it will inevitably draw comparisons between the original and the remake.
"Death at a Funeral" is almost the same as the British original, be it the title or the plot. The British one was really funny, I remember myself laughing very hard when I watched it. This remake, is mildly funny, but it is just in a different league. It uses cheap humour to make people laugh, and it lacks the witty dialog of the original. Moreover, characters are less sympathetic and more annoying in this remake. Despite a few funny moments, I would stay "Death at a Funeral" is an uninspired remake of a great comedy.
Maybe filmmakers will bear in mind that remaking such a recent film in the same language with the same plot is not such a good idea, as it will inevitably draw comparisons between the original and the remake.
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- Also known as
- Death at a Funeral
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- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $42,739,347
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,217,540
- Apr 18, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $49,050,886
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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