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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

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Thomas Mann

Greg
RJ Cyler

Earl
Olivia Cooke

Rachel
Nick Offerman

Greg's Dad
Connie Britton

Greg's Mom
Molly Shannon

Denise
Jon Bernthal

Mr. McCarthy
Matt Bennett

Scott Mayhew
Katherine Hughes

Madison

(as Katherine C. Hughes)
Masam Holden

Ill Phil
Bobb'e J. Thompson

Derrick
Gavin Dietz

Young Greg

(as George Gavin Dietz)
Edward DeBruce III

Young Earl
Natalie Marchelletta

Anna
Chelsea Zhang

Naomi

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Director:

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Writers:

Jesse Andrews (screenplay by), Jesse Andrews (based on the novel by)

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17 wins & 29 nominations.

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During the scene where Greg is on the phone to Rachel for the first time, Taxi Driver (1976) is the movie on the television. Specifically, the scene where Travis is calling to ask Betsy out on a date. During that scene in Taxi Driver (1976), the ... ...

Quotes

Rachel: Is that a black power salute?
Greg: No, I was going in for a fist bump.
Rachel: I can't fist bump you from up here.
Greg: Yeah, I realize that.

Goofs

When Greg is playing the video that Earl left at his house, the Mac video player that he is playing it in reads 00:00:00 throughout and there is no active pointer running through the time line at the bottom (as is standard)