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The Big Sick

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's

Director

Michael Showalter

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$42,873,127

Production

FilmNation Entertainment,Apatow Productions,Story Ink

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 100 nominations total

Homepage

http://thebigsickmovie.com

Kumail

Kumail Nanjiani

Emily

Beth

Terry

Azmat

Sharmeen

Naveed

CJ

Mary

Chris

Kurt Braunohler

Khadija

Nurse Judy

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Bob Dalavan

Andy Dodd

David Alan Grier

Sam Highsmith

Fatima

Shenaz Treasury

Jesse

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Zubeida

Yazmin

Denise

Nurse Bette

Dr. Wright

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Dr. Cunningham

Dr. Whelan

Dr. Spellman

Dr. Platt

Dr. Lewin

Lawrence Ballard

Sumera

Shunori Ramanathan

Racist Heckler

Tina (Khadija's Mother)

Farhan (Khadija's Father)

Fast Food Cashier

Matty Cardarople

Waiting Room Person 1

Waiting Room Person 2

William Stephenson

Waiting Room Person 3

Waiting Room Person 4

Waiting Room Person 5

Waiting Room Person 6

Party Goer 1

Party Goer 2

Party Goer 3

Party Goer 4

Restaurant Boy

Bethany

Stephanie DiFiore

Kumail's Uber Passenger Staring at Phone

Woman Next to CJ at Kumail's Final Gig

Emily V. Gordon

Leandra

Chrissy

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Terry Kumail Beth Emily Sharmeen Cj Chris Sam Highsmith

- Poor gal.
- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- Poor gal. - [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

Your notes are just,
"Add more fucks into the bit." - The Big Sick

Your notes are just, "Add more fucks into the bit."...

Bob Dalavan works
for the Montreal Comedy Festival, - The Big Sick

Bob Dalavan works for the Montreal Comedy Festival,

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] - The Big Sick

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[WHOOPS LOUDLY] - The Big Sick

[WHOOPS LOUDLY]

We urinate all over
ourselves and puke. - The Big Sick

We urinate all over ourselves and puke.

- Confidence. Poise.
- You know this man. - The Big Sick

- Confidence. Poise. - You know this man.

Chris He's like if a serial killer - The Big Sick

Chris He's like if a serial killer

I was in bed with my girlfriend, - The Big Sick

I was in bed with my girlfriend,

We are on one little rock
orbiting one star in a galaxy - The Big Sick

We are on one little rock orbiting one star in a galaxy

- Who gives a shit?
- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- Who gives a shit? - [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

- [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
- [MAN WHOOPS] - The Big Sick

- [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] - [MAN WHOOPS]

Uh, I saw these news reports,
so I looked up what cheese is, - The Big Sick

Uh, I saw these news reports, so I looked up what cheese is,

Cheese is Tylenol PM and heroin. - The Big Sick

Cheese is Tylenol PM and heroin.

[SCATTERED LAUGHTER] - The Big Sick

[SCATTERED LAUGHTER]

[EMILY WHOOPS LOUDLY] - The Big Sick

[EMILY WHOOPS LOUDLY]

[CHUCKLES] - The Big Sick

He just gave you Montreal?
Like, you don't have to - The Big Sick

He just gave you Montreal? Like, you don't have to

Like, I wanted to struggle.
I wanted... I wanted a story - The Big Sick

Like, I wanted to struggle. I wanted... I wanted a story

He said,
"Those guys performed." - The Big Sick

He said, "Those guys performed."

Now that the niceties
are out of the way, um, - The Big Sick

Now that the niceties are out of the way, um,

I didn't heckle you - The Big Sick

I didn't heckle you

But yelling anything
at a comedian - The Big Sick

But yelling anything at a comedian

So, if I...
If I yelled out, like, - The Big Sick

So, if I... If I yelled out, like,

- You scared my friend off now.
- [LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- You scared my friend off now. - [LAUGHS]

Yeah. We're all grad students
at the University of Chicago. - The Big Sick

Yeah. We're all grad students at the University of Chic...

Oh, so you're gonna sit
on a couch, and, like, - The Big Sick

Oh, so you're gonna sit on a couch, and, like,

Right now I'm just
doing fieldwork - The Big Sick

Right now I'm just doing fieldwork

["SEEN HIM" BY JIM BROWN
PLAYING] - The Big Sick

["SEEN HIM" BY JIM BROWN PLAYING]

[TV PLAYING] - The Big Sick

[TV CONTINUES PLAYING] - The Big Sick

[TV CONTINUES PLAYING]

Should I take my shoes off
or is this a shoes-on bed? - The Big Sick

Should I take my shoes off or is this a shoes-on bed?

That is totally, uh,
an inflated mattress. - The Big Sick

That is totally, uh, an inflated mattress.

I did think it might be
an actual mattress, - The Big Sick

I did think it might be an actual mattress,

KUMAIL:
Night of the Living Dead? - The Big Sick

KUMAIL: Night of the Living Dead?

Okay, so, basically,
the dead start rising. - The Big Sick

Okay, so, basically, the dead start rising.

- Mmm-hmm.
- And the good guys, um... - The Big Sick

- Mmm-hmm. - And the good guys, um...

- Text Lauren.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES] - The Big Sick

- Text Lauren. - [CELL PHONE CHIMES]

SIRI: What do you want
to say to Warren? - The Big Sick

SIRI: What do you want to say to Warren?

SIRI: That may be beyond
my abilities at the moment. - The Big Sick

SIRI: That may be beyond my abilities at the moment.

Oh, they're, uh,
smallpox vaccination. - The Big Sick

Oh, they're, uh, smallpox vaccination.

Well, I'm from Pakistan, - The Big Sick

Well, I'm from Pakistan,

They called me Chashmullee. - The Big Sick

They called me Chashmullee.

It roughly translates
to "dweeb." - The Big Sick

It roughly translates to "dweeb."

Were you, like, voted, like,
most sexy? - The Big Sick

Were you, like, voted, like, most sexy?

I, uh, had acne,
and I was a goth, and... - The Big Sick

I, uh, had acne, and I was a goth, and...

Um, yeah, the kids
called me Beetlejuice. - The Big Sick

Um, yeah, the kids called me Beetlejuice.

Yeah, but we were, like,
in the throes of passion then, - The Big Sick

Yeah, but we were, like, in the throes of passion then,

Listen I had a really nice time - The Big Sick

Listen I had a really nice time

I'm just gonna, like,
call an Uber, go home, - The Big Sick

I'm just gonna, like, call an Uber, go home,

Were you available for rides while we were fucking - The Big Sick

Were you available for rides while we were fucking

So, maybe I'll, uh, run into you
at the club sometime, - The Big Sick

So, maybe I'll, uh, run into you at the club sometime,

Um, I'm not...
[CHUCKLES] - The Big Sick

Um, I'm not... [CHUCKLES]

And I actually have
a pretty strict two-day rule - The Big Sick

And I actually have a pretty strict two-day rule

So, since we hung out
for two days, - The Big Sick

So, since we hung out for two days,

Yesterday and today
'cause it's after midnight. - The Big Sick

Yesterday and today 'cause it's after midnight.

So, today is actually tomorrow, - The Big Sick

So, today is actually tomorrow,

You see,
I don't date time-nerds, - The Big Sick

You see, I don't date time-nerds,

[LAUGHING]
That works out - The Big Sick

[LAUGHING] That works out

I'm, like, very strict
about a.m./p.m. stuff and... - The Big Sick

I'm, like, very strict about a.m./p.m. stuff and...

So, wait.
So, just to establish, - The Big Sick

So, wait. So, just to establish,

A lot of ethnic material,
which I think is a crutch, - The Big Sick

A lot of ethnic material, which I think is a crutch,

And I discovered that he
and that white woman - The Big Sick

And I discovered that he and that white woman

And then I hacked into Tumblr,
and I discovered that - The Big Sick

And then I hacked into Tumblr, and I discovered that

- Oh. Oh, Dave. Dave.
- [FATIMA LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- Oh. Oh, Dave. Dave. - [FATIMA LAUGHS]

No one is going to visit
that baby, and that baby, - The Big Sick

No one is going to visit that baby, and that baby,

SHARMEEN:
It is very sad. Kumi, - The Big Sick

SHARMEEN: It is very sad. Kumi,

- Hurry up, Bhai. Ice cream.
- [FATIMA LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- Hurry up, Bhai. Ice cream. - [FATIMA LAUGHS]

- Stop.
- [FATIMA LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- Stop. - [FATIMA LAUGHS]

[MAN SHOUTS ON VIDEO] - The Big Sick

[MAN SHOUTS ON VIDEO]

- No, no, no.
- [DOORBELL RINGS] - The Big Sick

- No, no, no. - [DOORBELL RINGS]

I'm guessing it's a young,
single Pakistani woman - The Big Sick

I'm guessing it's a young, single Pakistani woman

- Well...
- And I'm also guessing - The Big Sick

- Well... - And I'm also guessing

- She just dropped in.
- Salaam. - The Big Sick

- She just dropped in. - Salaam.

"The truth is out there."
[LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

"The truth is out there." [LAUGHS]

[DOOR CLOSES] - The Big Sick

Brought your A-game
with NAVEED, - The Big Sick

Brought your A-game with NAVEED,

EMILY: So, are you ever gonna
let me sit in the front seat? - The Big Sick

EMILY: So, are you ever gonna let me sit in the front seat?

- It's surging right now.
- [LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- It's surging right now. - [LAUGHS]

Okay, the year is 1969. - The Big Sick

Okay, the year is 1969.

MGM has had
a string of failures, - The Big Sick

MGM has had a string of failures,

Like the way some people are
with Vonnegut or Big Lebowski? - The Big Sick

Like the way some people are with Vonnegut or Big Lebowski?

I just want to share
this movie with you, - The Big Sick

I just want to share this movie with you,

How many women have you
shown a "B" horror movie to - The Big Sick

How many women have you shown a "B" horror movie t...

Just close your eyes
'cause when the menu comes on, - The Big Sick

Just close your eyes 'cause when the menu comes on,

[YAWNS] - The Big Sick

[LAUGHS] Sorry.
Just have that weird, like, - The Big Sick

[LAUGHS] Sorry. Just have that weird, like,

[LAUGHING] - The Big Sick

PHIBES ON TV:
Your loss. Nine times nine. - The Big Sick

PHIBES ON TV: Your loss. Nine times nine.

Uh, thanks for the ride home,
but we got to stop doing this. - The Big Sick

Uh, thanks for the ride home, but we got to stop doing this.

The Big Sick poster

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Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Showalter

Writer: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani

Production: FilmNation Entertainment,Apatow Productions,Story Ink

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $42,873,127

Released: 14 Jul 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 100 nominations total

Homepage: http://thebigsickmovie.com