Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (film)

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Produced by Jeremy Dawson
Dan Fogelman
Screenplay by Jesse Andrews
Based on Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 
by Jesse Andrews
Starring Thomas Mann
Olivia Cooke
Jon Bernthal
Nick Offerman
Cinematography Chung-hoon Chung
Edited by David Trachtenberg
Production
company
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • June 12, 2015 (United States)
Running time
 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by Jesse Andrews, based on Andrews' 2012 debut novel of the same name. The film stars Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke and Jon Bernthal. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation.[1] It won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and the Audience Award for U.S. Drama at the festival.[2] The film is scheduled to be released on June 12, 2015.

Plot

Greg Gaines, an awkward Pittsburgh high school student befriends a classmate, Rachel, who has leukemia. Greg and his best friend Earl make low-budget films in their spare time, and together, decide to make a film for Rachel.

Cast

Production

Filming

The principal photography of the film began on June 13, 2014, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3] On June 16, they started filming high school scenes.[4][5]

Release

On January 26, 2015 the film was acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures for $12 million. On February 24, 2015 it was announced the film was scheduled for a limited theatrical release on July 1, 2015 in the United States.[6] On March 10, 2015 it was confirmed the film would be released on June 12, 2015 in a limited release.[7]

Marketing

On April 8, 2015 the film's first trailer was released, as well as the launch of the film's official website and social media websites.[8]

Reception

Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Indiewire gave the film a grade of A-, describing it as "a beautifully charming, captivating knock-out".[9] Peter Debruge wrote for Variety that the film "is destined not only to connect with young audiences in a big way, but also to endure as a touchstone for its generation."[10]

Accolades

List of Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipient(s) Result
31st Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize
(U.S. Drama)		 Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Won[11]
Audience Award
(U.S. Drama)		 Won[11]

References

  1. ↑ Debruge, Peter. "Sundance Film Review: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’". Variety. Retrieved 28 December 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ Puig, Claudia (1 February 2015). "'Me and Earl' wins top 2 Sundance awards". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Christine (June 13, 2014). "‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ begins filming in Pittsburgh". onlocationvacations.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Sostek, Anya (June 2, 2014). "'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' to start filming in East End". post-gazette.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "ON THE SET FOR 6/16/14: BOXING DRAMA ‘SOUTHPAW’ STARTS, ‘AMERICAN ULTRA’ WRAPS". studiosystemnews.com. June 16, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-release-date-sundance-1201440835/
  7. ↑ "Me & Earl & the Dying Girl release". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/08/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-trailer_n_7027152.html
  9. ↑ Perez, Rodrigo. "Sundance Review: Wonderfully Funny, Bittersweet and Inventive, ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ Is a Knock-Out". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Debruge, Peter. "Sundance Film Review: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’". variety.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Here Are Your 2015 Sundance Film Festival Winners". Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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Awards
Preceded by
Whiplash		 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic
2015 		Succeeded by
TBD