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Death at a Funeral
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Dean Craig (written by)
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Release Date:
11 July 2007 (Belgium) more
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From director Frank Oz comes the story of a family that puts the F U in funeral. more
Plot:
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins more
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Highbrow meets lowbrow: results in laughter more (159 total)

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Also Known As:
Sterben für Anfänger (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and drug content.
Runtime:
90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Frank Oz once said that it was impossible to make Peter Vaughan laugh on the set because he was so deeply into the crotchety character of Uncle Alfie. This is why there was no footage of Peter cracking up to use for the closing credit montage. more
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Continuity: When Simon gets out of the bathroom window he is completely naked, but moments later he appears in the same position leaning over to spit and you can see the edge of his underwear at the bottom right of the screen. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Daniel: [giving instructions to the pallbearers] Just, uh, straight through there and to the left, please.
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References Plane Crazy (1928) more
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Love our Time Today more

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What would have happened to the sons after attempting to murder Peter?
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125 out of 172 people found the following review useful.
Highbrow meets lowbrow: results in laughter, 6 June 2007
10/10
Author: StacyScrip from L.A.

I saw this at a screening and I had a rousing good time. It starts with a chuckle in the opening credits and slowly builds to spotty laughter, belly laughs, and loud groaning silliness. This is British farce with an expert ensemble cast. Everyone hits their marks and a couple go completely overboard and over-broad (Mr. Vaughn, we're looking at you.) Tudyk and Dinklage have the showiest parts and they feast on them. The rest of the cast is inspired and spot on.

It's a delightful combination of highbrow meeting lowbrow and everything in between. A dash of wit and charm mixed in with a few genuine surprises. A few old tropes are trotted out but there is a bit of backspin on them. If you want a laugh, go!

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