I Used to Be Funny Movie Details:
Country | Country |
Language | English |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Release date | March 13, 2023 (SXSW) June 7, 2024 |
Running time | 1hr 45min |
Starring | Rachel Sennott Olga Petsa Sabrina Jalees Caleb Hearon Ennis Esmer Dani Kind Jason Jones |
Directed by | Ally Pankiw |
Written by | Ally Pankiw |
Produced by | James Weyman Jason Aita Breann Smordi |
Cinematography by | Nina Djacic |
Edited by | Curt Lobb |
Music by | Aimee Bessada |
Production Company | Barn 12 |
Distributor | Levelfilm |
I Used to Be Funny Movie Cast & Characters:
- Rachel Sennott as Sam Cowell
- Olga Petsa as Brooke Renner
- Jason Jones as Cameron Renner
- Sabrina Jalees as Paige
- Caleb Hearon as Philip
- Ennis Esmer as Noah
- Dani Kind as Jill
- Hoodo Hersi as Zara
- Dan Beirne as Tim
- Stephen Alexander as Nathan
Storyline:
Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search for a missing teenage girl she used to nanny.
About I Used to Be Funny Movie:
I Used to Be Funny is a Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Ally Pankiw. The film stars Rachel Sennott as Sam, a stand-up comedian living in Toronto who is struggling with depression that has impacted her career after Brooke (Olga Petsa), a young girl for whom she previously served as a nanny, goes missing. Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, Ennis Esmer, Dani Kind, and Jason Jones also star.
I Used to Be Funny premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 13, 2023, distributed by Levelfilm in Canada. It later screened at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in May. That August, Utopia acquired distribution rights in the United States. At the 2023 Woodstock Film Festival, it screened on September 28 and October 1.
The film was released in the United States and in Canada on June 7, 2024.
I Used to Be Funny Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | N/A |
Opening Weekend | $29,499 |
Domestic Collection | $171,756 (US & Canada) |
Worldwide Collection | $171,756 |