Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are re... Read allDave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA group of political activists in South Korea reportedly planned to purchase 100,000 copies of the film with Korean subtitles and drop DVDs and USB sticks containing it over North Korea using balloons. There are tight restrictions on foreign movies in North Korea, but a black market exists, and many citizens have private access to DVD players and other devices.
- GoofsThroughout the film, several North Koreans refer to their country as "North Korea." No North Korean would refer to the country by that name. The official name for the country is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and they view themselves as the sole legitimate government of the entire Korean peninsula.
- Quotes
Dave Skylark: They hate us because they ain't us!
- Crazy creditsThe movie opens with the Columbia Pictures logo used until 1976.
- ConnectionsEdited into Conspiracy: The Hollywood Syndicate (2015)
Featured review
Not quite up to the hype
Saw this film recently and I must say that it doesn't quite live up to the hype that has been generated by all the talk of hacking into Sony.
The film is essentially a buddy comedy where a talk show host played by James Franco and his producer played by Seth Rogen head to North Korea to interview Kim Il Un. Before they go the CIA however gives them the task of assassinating the leader.
The movie plays on the opposites that are the characters with Franco's being a somewhat dumb, naive and hotheaded character with Rogen's being more level headed.
A lot of the comedy is derived on the interaction and dialog of Rogen and Franco but it is here that I find it doesn't always work. Franco's character is just far too over the top, a bit obnoxious even, and just gets on your nerves quite quickly.
The plot line gets pretty absurd quickly but that is of course to be expected. The film has it's moments and it is funny at times but I find it ends up being just mediocre and you keep wishing that Franco's character wouldn't speak as much.
Passable entertainment but nothing spectacular. 6/10
The film is essentially a buddy comedy where a talk show host played by James Franco and his producer played by Seth Rogen head to North Korea to interview Kim Il Un. Before they go the CIA however gives them the task of assassinating the leader.
The movie plays on the opposites that are the characters with Franco's being a somewhat dumb, naive and hotheaded character with Rogen's being more level headed.
A lot of the comedy is derived on the interaction and dialog of Rogen and Franco but it is here that I find it doesn't always work. Franco's character is just far too over the top, a bit obnoxious even, and just gets on your nerves quite quickly.
The plot line gets pretty absurd quickly but that is of course to be expected. The film has it's moments and it is funny at times but I find it ends up being just mediocre and you keep wishing that Franco's character wouldn't speak as much.
Passable entertainment but nothing spectacular. 6/10
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- matjusm
- Dec 24, 2014
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Cuộc phỏng vấn
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $44,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,105,175
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,794,666
- Dec 28, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $11,782,625
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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