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Fired!

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Fired! reviews
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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.

What The Critics Said

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63

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.

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63

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.

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50

The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore

While unlikely to set the documentary market afire, is entertaining enough.

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50

Variety Joe Leydon

Modestly amusing in fits and starts, Fired! proves most potent when on-screen interviewees are playing for keeps, not for laughs.

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50

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.

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50

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.

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40

Los Angeles Times Lael Loewenstein

Fired! is missing the one thing it could have used most: a career objective.

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33

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.

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30

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.

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30

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.

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25

New York Post V.A. Musetto

Would that somebody had fired Gurwitch before she could have finished Fired!

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20

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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What Our Users Said

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