John Hamburg is a very funny guy. After starting a humor magazine called The Dalton Lampoon in high school and making a popular comedic short film about "slacker bomb defusers" while attending NYU's graduate filmmaking program, Hamburg wrote and directed the crime comedy "Safe Men", which played at Sundance and spawned a devoted cult following. A sure-thing comedy closer, the New York City native built hilarious set pieces and character work into "Meet the Parents", "Zoolander", and "Meet the Fockers" that not only helped lift them to huge box office but also pushed a few new catchphrases into the American lexicon. A veteran of the uncredited production rewrite, Hamburg also wrote and directed the romantic comedy "Along Came Polly" in 2004. In this amusing interview, Hamburg discusses how he developed his talent for writing actor-hooking dialogue in the humorous monologues he performed in college, why he'd do a thousand test screenings if he could, and what it's like to hand a new scene to Robert De Niro and stand there waiting to see if he likes it.
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Cast:
Mike De Luca
John Hamburg
Crew:
Mark Palansky as Director
Jay Fernandez as Producer
Aleks Horvat as Producer
Dave Moldavon as Producer
Larry Shuman as Producer
Leslie Wade as Crew
Nick Wood as Crew
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