Aug 01, 20 kasdan recently produced and directed the pilots of new girl and ben and kate for fox and 20th tv. Apatow served as producer and cowriter along with director jake kasdan for the biopic spoof walk hard starring john c. Jacob jake kasdan born october 28, 1974 is an american film and television director, producer, screenwriter. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. He is the founder of apatow productions, through which he produced.
The film also features jenna fischer from nbcs the office, and was cowritten and produced by judd apatow. A brief return to the producers chair found apatow teaming with former freaks and geeks cohort jake kasdan for the 2006 comedy the tv set, and after joining will ferrell and company for a side. He has also worked in television, most notably with judd apatow, as a. Judd apatow and jake kasdan team up to take the swagger out of the traditional music biopic with this look at the troubled life of fictional music legend dewey cox john c. Reilly boogie nights, chicago, talladega nights in the same sentence and i was already sold, but based on that article, the flick sounds pretty potentially hilarious. With a writing staff that included indiefilm mainstay mike white, apatow set out to chronicle those twin crossroads of adolescence. Getty images kasdan had written and directed just one movie, the detective flick zero effect. Jun 14, 2015 the screenwriter, director and author of sick in the head. Audiokommentar mit jake kasdan, judd apatow, john c. My brother especially enjoyed being able to pop open the book to any page and enjoy some quick contents. The legend of ron burgundy and cowritten, produced, and directed by jake kasdan, john c. Jake kasdan, the son of famed 1980s hollywood screenwriter the empire strikes back, raiders of the lost ark, return of the jedi and director body heat, the big chill, silverado, grand canyon lawrence kasdan, has established a stellar track record directing quality. John francis daley, james franco, samm levine, seth rogen, jason segel, martin starr. The show follows gifted high schooler lindsay weir, who befriends a gang of slacker freaks, and her younger brother sam, as he and his geek friends navigate high school.
He is attached to direct john grisham novel calico joe to a family film. I had a major shift after working with the director jake kasdan on paul. Freaks and geeks is an american teen comedydrama television series created by paul feig and executiveproduced by judd apatow that aired on nbc during the 19992000 television season. Sony has moved the judd apatow music comedy walk hard. He has also worked in television, most notably with. The dewey cox story runs through every tired showbiz biopic plot point with a. The dewey cox story, cowritten and produced by judd apatow talladega nights. Writerdirector jake kasdan comes from a filmmaking family.
Title page present, dated may 10th, 2007, with credits for screenwriters judd apatow and jake kasdan. A love of film seemed only natural for the youngster, who went on to spend a great deal of time on film sets once his father began the second phase of his hollywood career as a director. He is best known for directing bad teacher 2011, sex tape 2014, jumanji. Hollywood superproducers attempts at selfdeprecation dont combine well. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 262007 and 5102007. Jake kasdan script by apatow author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. All i needed to hear was jake kasdan zero effect, judd apatow the 40yearold virgin and john c. Not only has he helped fellow landsmen rogen, rudd, and hill rise to prominence, but every movie he touches turns to gold. Together with director jake kasdan, they have created a sharp parody worthy of mad magazine. Additionally, apatows book, sick in the head, in which he interviews comedy icons such as jerry seinfeld. Judd apatow, born december 6, 1967, syosset, new york, u. Grasso and mark lonow this will only hurt a little. No, the king of comedy is writerproducerdirector judd apatow. His notable credits included the films the 40yearold virgin 2005, knocked up 2007, superbad 2007, bridesmaids 2011, and trainwreck 2015.
The son of renowned writerdirector lawrence kasdan, filmmaker jake kasdan laid to rest any potential charges of unearned nepotism with a string of quirky, intelligent and wellregarded feature films. Walk hard is a movie that didnt seem to get the recognition it deserved like other judd apatow movies. Kasdan recently produced and directed the pilots of new girl and ben and kate for fox and 20th tv. Hey, theres jack black and paul rudd asno kiddingpaul mccartney and john. Nov 18, 2014 kasdan has directed six theatrical films. Thankfully, the oneman comedy factory judd apatow and official frat pack member john c. Conversations about life and comedy, owns a lot of books. Jake and jonathan are nephews of writerproducer mark kasdan. An ensemble comedy drama about a group of misfits growing up in the detroit suburbs in the early 80s, freaks and geeks was the brainchild of executive producer judd apatow. The dewey cox story is a 2007 american comedy film directed by jake kasdan, and written by kasdan and coproducer judd apatow. Well, the book opens with a james agee story called a mothers tale, which. Jun 15, 2015 judd apatows new book is a love letter to standup comedy. The dewey cox story 2007, written by judd apatow, jake kasdan, directed by jake kasdan, and with john c. Judd apatow, paul feig and jake kasdan play commentary 2.
He was deeply scarred as a youth by his parents divorce, and his anger over their breakup would become a. I think this movie shouldnt be over looked because it didnt do well at the box office. Apatow and kasdan worked together previously on the critically acclaimed tv show freaks and geeks. Thats part of the reason he was asked to edit a new book called i found. Jacob jake kasdan born october 28, 1974 is an american film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Judd apatow, american writer, director, and producer known for creating offbeat comedies featuring unconventional protagonists. Apatow and kasdan noted that they watched various types of biopics for inspiration, including those of jimi hendrix and marilyn monroe. The writers wanted to produce something that would represent the average high school experience, but the network wanted to produce something that would make high school seem cool. He previously helmed the pilots for judd apatows freaks and geeks and undeclared.
Comedy from cindy chupack, jake kasdan gets pilot production. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 2007 please retry. John c reilly, jenna fischer, raymond j barry, margo martindale, kristen wiig, tim meadows, chris parnell, matt besser spoofing the doors, walk the line and other airbrushed tales of artistic torment, this innuendostrewn biopic of fictional music legend dewey cox gives reilly free rein to perform. The movie written by judd apatow knocked up and director jake kasdan orange county is a. Jake kasdan brought the idea to his friend and fellow director judd apatow.
His younger brother, jon kasdan, also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer. Danny leiner, jake kasdan, judd apatow, ken kwapis, ken olin, lesli linka glatter, miguel arteta. Michael humphries beardsley, arnold the vegan freeman, kibbles the rocker on phone, samm levine beers and weirs play commentary 1. Jake kasdan celebrity profile check out the latest jake kasdan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Judd apatows vision and jake kasdens direction make this overthetop story as sarcastically and dryly comical as possible, and i love every minute of it.
Linda cardellini, jason segel, judd apatow, paul feig, jake kasdan and j. The movie written by judd apatow knocked up and director jake kasdan orange county is. He has also worked in television, most notably with judd apatow, as a consulting producer on freaks and geeks and as a director on undeclared. At first this walk the line sendup sounds more like a sketch than a movie, before director jake kasdan and cowriterproducer judd apatow broaden it to include every tic of the musical. He was raving about this book and its collections of mr. The screenwriter, director and author of sick in the head. Reilly stars as an alabama singer who swings with the times and covers all genres in his upanddown fivedecade career. Reilly, jenna fischer, tim meadows and kristen wiig.
A teenage judd apatow interviewed a number of comedians, including jay leno, in 1984. Jacob jake kasdan born october 28, 1974 is an american film and television director. Posted by your humble blogger may 16, 2008 august 24, 2018 posted in 2 stars, movies tags. Judd apatow is an american filmmaker, actor and comedian. Jake kasdan, tara timpone, uta briesewitz, anya colloff, lew morton, debra mcguire, jefferson sage, steve welch, judd apatow, clayton townsend. The tv set 2006 is kasdans masterpiece, a razorsharp satire of the television industry with standout performances by the entire cast, including david duchovny, sigourney weaver, ioan gruffudd, and judy greer, among others. Freaks and geeks the complete series description its the 1980s and at mckinley high, theres two different groups of teenagers, the freaks with cool and charismatic daniel desario and tomboy lindsay weir and the geeks with lindsays shy younger brother sam, gentle bill haverchuck, and selfproclaimed ladies man neal schweiber. Reilly, judd apatow, paul rudd 2 comments on jake kasdan spoofs the musical biopic in walk hard. For everyone else, the book is a glimpse into the mind of a comedianor 38 of themand the legacy of laughterinducing honesty they live to protect. Apatows dialogues with various modern day comedians. Barry, margo martindale, kristen wiig, tim meadows, chris parnell, david krumholtz, harold ramis, john michael higgins, frankie muniz, jack white, eddie vedder, jackson browne, jewel kilcher, ghostface killah. Doug benson, judd apatow, melissa gilbert and sean corvelle directed by.
I had a major shift after working with the director jake kasdan on paul feigs. Apatow and kasdan both write and produce, while freaks and geeks and orange county director kasdan steps into the directors chair. Learn more about jake kasdan at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. The lessons i learned from those people judd apatow, paul. The pixarlike roll of judd apatow the 40yearold virgin, knocked up. Based loosely i presume upon the reallife trials of judd apatow during his years on freaks and geeks and other programs, this hilarious film depicts show. Jake was educated at hampshire college, in amherst, massachusetts, and the university of california, in santa cruz, california, but did not graduate. Judd apatow hired 24yearold jake kasdan to direct the pilot without ever seeing his work.
Kasdan entered the world of television for the first of many collaborations with future comedy guru judd apatow, who saw kasdans youthful, wry wit as a good fit for the teen comedy series he was developing. He dropped out of his studies to focus on his budding career as a writer. I have actually convinced myself that buying books is the same as. Jake kasdan was born on october 28, 1974 in detroit, michigan, usa as jacob kasdan. Conversations about life by judd apatow for my brother.