Seth as: Ira Wright
  Additional Cast: Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann
  Director: Judd Apatow
  Genre: Comedy / Drama
  Written by: Judd Apatow
  Release Date: July 31, 2009
  Status: Completed
  Rated: R
  Runtime:146 min. (153 min. Unrated Version)

When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

- Leslie Mann plays mother to her real-life daughters (with director Judd Apatow) Maude Apatow and Iris Apatow, just as she did in Knocked Up (2007).

- In Knocked Up (2007), there is a scene where the guys are sitting around talking about that, if they “got laid”, it was because of Eric Bana in Munich (2005).

- The characters of George and Ira were written specifically for Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.

- George (Simmons) and Ira (Wright) are named after the composer/lyricist brothers George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

- Judd Apatow considered Bill Hader for the role of Mark but decided to give it to Jason Schwartzman instead.

- Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler were old roommates. The footage seen in the opening sequence was recorded back then. Sandler would regularly make prank phone calls and one day Apatow decided to start filming them.

- The plot of the film and its characters are loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’.

- Adam Sandler said he felt guilty about saying such filthy jokes in the film about women because of his two young daughters at home.

- Aziz Ansari’s character, Randy, proved to be so popular on the set with the cast and crew that Judd Apatow shot a Randy “documentary” and is developing a Randy feature film. Ansari also incorporated Randy into his regular stand-up act. Ansari has said that he based Randy on Soulja Boy. He imagined what if Soulja Boy was a stand-up comedian and wrote jokes based on that idea.

- All featured footage of a younger George Simmons is real footage of a younger Adam Sandler, although all of the movies of George Simmons are fake.

- The cameo by James Taylor at the MySpace show at which George and Ira performs was originally intended for Bruce Springsteen.

- A poster for The Last Detail (1973) can be seen in Ira’s apartment, which is one of Seth Rogen’s favorite movies.

- The opening video with the prank calls is a real video shot by Judd Apatow when he and Adam Sandler were younger. The two other people appearing in this video are Janeane Garofalo and Ben Stiller.

- The scene in which Ira (Seth Rogen) is waiting for George to pick him up for the MySpace gig, he is talking to Leo and Mark on the balcony. During the shot of Ira speaking you can see a Green Hornet poster on the dresser in the back. Seth Rogen is set to star in the movie adaptation of the Green Hornet in 2011.

- The reoccurring mention of Ira Wright’s weight loss is a reference to Seth Rogen’s own weight loss for the film, The Green Hornet (2011).

- Eric Bana made his character Australian to allow him to improvise easier.

- When Seth Rogen’s character talks about his camp experience at a camp called “Miriam”, this is a reference to the camp that Rogen went to growing up. This camp is a Jewish camp located in Vancouver affiliated to the youth movement Habonim Dror.

- Judd Apatow has said that if Adam Sandler had not been able to take the role as George Simmons, he would have most likely cast either Paul Rudd or Jason Bateman.

- Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

- Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, USA

- Los Angeles, California, USA

- Paramount, California, USA (Albertson’s supermarket)

- San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, USA

- Sausalito, California, USA

George Simmons: So, Ira Wright? That’s not your real name. You’re hiding some Judaism.
Ira Wright: I don’t think I can hide that. My face is circumcised.

Leo: If you put “cute kitten” in the title of your YouTube video, you’re gonna get a million hits. And then I link that to my website and you can see my stand-up on my website. It’s genius.
Ira Wright: Why don’t you just call it like, “Megan Fox Blows Someone”? And then more people would Google that.

Laura: I used to do a lot of TV, like 90210. I always played bitchy parts.
Ira Wright: You must have been a good actress, because you don’t seem like a bitch to me.

George Simmons: So, which room is yours?
Ira Wright: Prepare to take a hike, because you’re standing in it.

George Simmons: I’m surprised nothing happened with you and that girl.
Ira Wright: She told me she had a boyfriend.
George Simmons: She told me the same thing, when she was sucking my cock.

Mark: Did you know that Leo played a part on Yo, Teach?
Ira Wright: Yes I did.
Mark: So you saw it?

George Simmons: I know you want the Mer-Man poster.
Ira Wright: I liked Mer-Man.
George Simmons: Five year olds like Mer-Man.
Ira Wright: I thought it was genius.

Ira Wright: I can’t believe you slept with her.
Mark: I gave you an extra 11 days.
Daisy: What are you guys talking about?
Ira Wright: Nothing, don’t worry about it. Stupid guy stuff.

Ira Wright: Fuck Facebook in the face!

Ira Wright: I masturbate so much with hand cream, I forget people use it for shit other than masturbating. Literally, when I’m in public and I see someone pull out hand cream, I’m like “This guy’s about to jerk off!”

Ira Wright: Would you fuck my roommate if he was James McAvoy or Jude Law?
Daisy: Probably.

Ira Wright: I’m going up at the Comedy & Magic Club doing stand-up. You should come watch me.
Deli Manager: Don’t let him suck you in. He’s not funny.
Chuck: Nah, he’s right man. No way, man. That shit was painful. I mean, it was hard watching you suffer up there. I had fucking nightmares after that.
Ira Wright: That was a long time ago. That was months ago. I’ve gotten a lot funnier since then.
Chuck: Then you bored my wife to sleep. I couldn’t get no pussy that night, man.
Ira Wright: Don’t blame me for your pussy issues.

Ira Wright: Do you ever get tired of singing the same songs, you know, over and over?
James Taylor: Do you ever get tired of talking about your dick?

Ray Romano: How did he know he had it?
Ira Wright: He said he was feeling dizzy and tired. So he went to the doctor, and it was in his blood work.
Ray Romano: That sucks, ’cause I get dizzy and tired. Anybody gets sick and I think I’m gonna get it. Is it contagious? It’s not contagious, is it?
Ira Wright: No. No, I’ve been around him a lot. I feel fine.
Ray Romano: Okay, ’cause when you were talking, a little bit of your spit hit my lip. Not that you got it, but he spits on your lip, you spit on mine, and the next thing you know, I’m dead, and my wife’s fucking George Lopez.

Ira Wright: One of my roommates told me that he was Joe Pesci’s son, I believed him for three years. I still get shit about that.

Eminem: Everyone in this fucking room is either staring at us, wanting to take a fucking picture.
Ira Wright: [Ira takes a picture of Eminem and George from across the room] Yeah. Got it.
Ray Romano: E-mail that to me.
Ira Wright: I will. That’s awesome.
Ray Romano: Yeah.
Eminem: Who the fuck is that guy right there?
Eminem: [Eminem points at Ray] That fucking guy right there.
George Simmons: What? Ray Romano’s bothering you?
Eminem: Who? Ray, Ray who?
George Simmons: Ray Romano, the guy from Everybody Loves Raymond.
Eminem: I don’t give a fuck what show he’s on. I’ll fuck this motherfucker up, man!
George Simmons: Hey.
Eminem: Hey, Ray!
Ray Romano: Hello, Marshall.
Eminem: Fucking problem here, buddy?
[Ray shakes his head confused]
Eminem: Would you like to fuck me? Is that what this is?
Ray Romano: [to Ira] I don’t get it, man. What’s going on?
Eminem: Would you like me to fucking bend over for you right now?
Ira Wright: [whispering] Say no.
Ray Romano: No, man.
Eminem: [to George] I just gotta always be on my toes, man. You know?
George Simmons: I see that, but not with Ray Romano.
Ray Romano: [to Ira] This is why I don’t go out of the house.
Ira Wright: I thought everybody loved you.

George Simmons: Am I not allowed to be happy or something? I’ve been living alone and alone and alone. That’s my life. This is the only girl I’ve ever loved and I’m not supposed to do anything about this? When am I supposed to be happy? Why does everyone else get to be happy?
Ira Wright: Look, George, I’m just gonna tell you this, as a friend. From where I’m sitting it seems like your happiness might be coming at the cost of destroying this family.