Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Sep 11, 2021

1h 30m

★ 5.0

Tragedy + Time + Comedy = Healing.

Overview

From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have used often-controversial jokes to unite and heal in the face of tragedy.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Hazy Mills Productions

Pulse Films

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 Trailers

Cast

Self

Gilbert Gottfried

Self

Doug Stanhope

Self

Janeane Garofalo

Self

David Cross

Self

Marc Maron

Self

Cedric the Entertainer

Self

Nathan Lane

Self

Rob Riggle

Self

Matthew Broderick

Self

Michael Schur

Self

Aasif Mandvi

Self

Chris Kattan

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

5.2

Feed Me

Oct 6, 2022

Following the death of his wife, a broken man spirals into an abyss of night tremors and depression and finds himself in the home of a deranged cannibal who convinces him to take his own life in the most horrific way imaginable.

6.9

Dead or Alive 2: Birds

Dec 2, 2000

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.

6.0

Little Siberia

Mar 20, 2025

A pastor's faith turns upside down when a meteorite lands in his small Finnish town, its impact stirring up chaos and criminal intentions.

7.5

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Mar 9, 1994

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

6.7

Repo Man

Mar 2, 1984

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

5.4

Dead Man on Campus

Aug 21, 1998

Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.

6.0

CB4

Mar 12, 1993

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...

5.6

Mini's First Time

Jul 14, 2006

Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.

6.6

Taxidermia

Aug 23, 2006

Grotesquely surreal offering charting three male generations of the same bizarre family, including a pervert who constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater, and a passionate embalmer.

5.8

Noise

Nov 6, 2007

A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.

4.7

Guy X

Jun 6, 2005

A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.

6.8

The Pentagon Wars

Feb 28, 1998

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

6.0

The Cable Guy

Jun 10, 1996

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.

6.5

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

Oct 6, 2006

The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail, upon release they decide to pull off "The Big Dirty", a plan to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever.

6.2

The Big White

Oct 27, 2005

To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.

7.2

Man Bites Dog

Aug 20, 1992

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

6.1

Problem Child

Jul 27, 1990

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

6.6

Something Wild

Nov 7, 1986

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.