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If you spend any time at all in the
workplace, chances are you’re may get laid off, down-sized,
let go, out-sourced, axed, terminated, canned, cancelled, dismissed…
FIRED!
Fired! features interviews with a who’s-who of top-rated
comedians and actors, including Tim Allen, Sarah Silverman, David
Cross, Illeana Douglas, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Dick, Fred Willard and
more. The film also examines the state of employment in this country,
interviewing laid-off GM workers in Lansing, Michigan, economist
(and comedian) Ben Stein, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich,
and even the recently fired White House chef. It seems everyone
has been touched by the epidemic known as “downsizing.”
"A frank and funny look at job loss
and downsizing."
-- Madeline Osberger, Associated Press
When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody
Allen, she wondered how she would cope with being downsized by a
cultural icon. Turning to friends in show business she was assured
she was not alone. Once the subject had been broached, everyone
she knew, from her rabbi to her gynecologist, offered advice and
their own accounts of getting the boot. This set her off on a journey
to answer the question: was being fired going to be the best thing
or worst thing that had happened in her working life. This journey
included a series of live literary events that were broadcast on
NPR in the spring of 2005, a hugely popular book published by Simon
and Schuster in 2006, and finally, a movie.
"The best kind of comedy -- rooted
in empathy."
-- Patrick Beach, Cox News Service
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Quotes from the Film
"They faxed me. No, they faxed my agent.”
- Sarah Silverman (on being fired from SNL)
"I’d love to be fired by Woody
Allen!” - Economist Robert Reich
"They said, ‘they’re proceeding
without you.’ Where are they going? Can I go too?” -
Fred Willard
"I‘ve been fired more than anybody.
I should wear a t-shirt that says “Fire me” at all times!!”
- Jeff Garlin
"Later it can be funny, Pain plus Time
equals Comedy” - Judy Gold
"You were fired from a play? You must
have really sucked!” - Jeffrey Ross |
