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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Documentary
Written by: Annabelle Gurwitch
Directed by:
Chris Bradley
Kyle LaBrache
Release Date:
Theatrical: February 2, 2007
DVD: June 5, 2007
Running Time: 71 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Sarah Silverman, Tim Allen, Fred Willard, David Cross, Andy Dick, Harry Shearer, Tate Donovan, and Fisher Stevens
When Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody Allen, she was devastated. She started asking friends in show business if they had ever been fired and began collecting the stories. Her journey has grown into this documentary look at what it means to be both hired and fired as an American worker in the global economy.
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What The Critics Said
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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Just when the film seems to be getting bogged down in "before I made it big" anecdotes -- around the time she and Andy Dick, who was once dismissed from a food-service gig, spend a day operating a mobile lunch stand -- Gurwitch wisely broadens her focus, interviewing ordinary victims of corporate "right-sizing," plant closings.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Sid Smith
A pleasant, leisurely 71 minutes, frequently beguiling thanks to Gurwitch's soft-sell version of the urbane, Second City-esque female noodge.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore
While unlikely to set the documentary market afire, is entertaining enough.
Read Full Review >Variety Joe Leydon
Modestly amusing in fits and starts, Fired! proves most potent when on-screen interviewees are playing for keeps, not for laughs.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michelle Orange
While "maybe it's for the best" proved happily prophetic for her actor pals, those words of comfort sound more like a clueless bromide when you consider the 30,000 people laid off in Lansing after the film wrapped.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
Having written a book about being fired, Annabelle Gurwitch has now made a documentary as well, and it's something of a mess.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Lael Loewenstein
Fired! is missing the one thing it could have used most: a career objective.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
At one point, David Cross tells Gurwitch to enjoy being unemployed, because "When you're fired, you're interesting." But as Fired! proves, that ain't necessarily so.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Fred Camper
The video is heavy on actors and other showbiz types, and the self-centered Gurwitch doesn't distinguish between a factory worker laid off after decades on the job and an actor getting rejected during tryouts.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Feels like a desperate attempt to stretch a flimsy half-hour made-for-cable concept into a feature film.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Would that somebody had fired Gurwitch before she could have finished Fired!
Read Full Review >Washington Post John Maynard
It's a shame Allen fired her from that play. After all, then she might not have had the time to make this documentary.
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