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The Big Sick

20177.3 / 10120 min

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Overview

An awkward true story.

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

Cast

Kumail Nanjiani

Zoe Kazan

Emily Gardner

Holly Hunter

Beth Gardner

Ray Romano

Terry Gardner

Anupam Kher

Azmat Nanjiani

Zenobia Shroff

Sharmeen Nanjiani

Adeel Akhtar

Naveed Nanjiani

Bo Burnham

Aidy Bryant

Mary

Kurt Braunohler

Chris

Vella Lovell

Khadija

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Nurse Judy

Jeremy Shamos

Bob Dalavan

David Alan Grier

Andy Dodd

Ed Herbstman

Sam Highsmith

Shenaz Treasury

Fatima Nanjiani

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Jesse

Kuhoo Verma

Zubeida

Mitra Jouhari

Yazmin

Celeste Arias

Denise

Shana Solomon

Nurse Bette

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Dr. Wright

Linda Emond

Dr. Cunningham

Holly Chou

Dr. Whelan

Andrew Pang

Dr. Spellman

Alison Cimmet

Dr. Platt

Lawrence Ballard

Dr. Lewin

Shunori Ramanathan

Sumera

Spencer House

Racist Heckler

Susham Bedi

Tina (Khadija's Mother)

Rahul Bedi

Farhan (Khadija's Father)

Matthew Cardarople

Fast Food Cashier

Myra Turley

Waiting Room Person 1

William Stephenson

Waiting Room Person 2

Marilyn Torres

Waiting Room Person 3

Kerry Flanagan

Waiting Room Person 4

Jack O'Connell

Waiting Room Person 5

Charles Gould

Waiting Room Person 6

Isabel Shill

Party Goer 1

Lauren Patten

Party Goer 2

Keilly McQuail

Party Goer 3

Zach Cherry

Party Goer 4

Sophia Muller

Chrissy (uncredited)

Jack Corrigan

Restaurant Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Joe Schultz

Driver

Tara A. Paul

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Judd Apatow

Producer

Barry Mendel

Producer

Michael Showalter

Director

Kumail Nanjiani

Screenplay

Emily V. Gordon

Screenplay

Sarah Mae Burton

Costume Designer

Jeremy Kipp Walker

Executive Producer

Brandon Tonner-Connolly

Production Design

Brian Burgoyne

Director of Photography

Robert Nassau

Editor

Michael Andrews

Original Music Composer

Lauren J. Brown

Property Master

William Smith

Set Dresser

Jeremy Kipp Walker

Unit Production Manager

Anthony F. Gamiello

Grip

Anthony Taratunio

Set Dresser

Lauren Colbert

Costume Coordinator

Jason Velez

Gaffer

Mariana Hellmund

Script Supervisor

Larhn Laurens Davitt

Dolly Grip

Brent Poleski

Key Grip

Kumail Nanjiani

Executive Producer

Jack Mortellaro Jr.

Leadman

Megan Sanders

Wardrobe Supervisor

Richard Hebrank

Construction Coordinator

Alec Jarnagin

Steadicam Operator

Anthony S. Calypso

Assistant Property Master

Gayle Keller

Casting

Nicholas Bell

First Assistant Director

Cliff Alphonse

Grip

Adam J. Bernard

Second Assistant Director

Sally Foster

Grip

Francesco Pinna

Best Boy Electric

Shane Aitchison

Art Department Coordinator

Glen Basner

Executive Producer

Parissh McClean

Grip

Christina Nickas

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jeremy Sample

Stunt Coordinator

Annie Tan

Production Supervisor

Nicole Rivelli

Still Photographer

Maeve Kelly

Assistant Costume Designer

Elizabeth Rodrick

Set Decoration

Bill C. Bishop

Leadman

Amanda Glaze

Co-Producer

Ben Browning

Executive Producer

Yousheng Tang

Steadicam Operator

Andy Eklund

Art Direction

Joe Rudge

Music Supervisor

Emily V. Gordon

Executive Producer

Nuno Oliveira

Grip

Liz Wagner

Set Production Assistant

Luis Cuevas

Assistant Editor

Tom Paul

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Jackman

Post Production Supervisor

Dann Fink

ADR Voice Casting

Jeff Brink

Special Effects Coordinator

Matthew McCoubry

Set Production Assistant

Jon Santos

Set Production Assistant

Isaac Gotterer

Set Production Intern

Pam DeMetruis-Thomas

Foley Editor

Josh Gericke

Hairstylist

Yadeed Mellman

Set Production Assistant

Fangge Chen

Digital Compositors

Saffia Rahimtoola

Digital Compositors

Toni Roman-Grimm

Key Hair Stylist

Ed Elliot

Driver

Azniv Korkejian

Music Editor

Roberto González Arévalo

Production Office Assistant

Jillian Stricker

Location Manager

Paul Reed

Utility Sound

Junior Cyrus Baron

Utility Sound

Bob Papini Jr.

Driver

PJ Ford

Driver

Mike Devereaux

Driver

Robert Maasin

Set Production Assistant

Leo Won

Makeup Department Head

Alex Spear

Set Production Assistant

Ella Gibney

Set Production Intern

Peter Link

Driver

Ryan Murphy

Driver

Leah Tuscano

Assistant Editor

Jerry 'Niru' Cox

Boom Operator

Bert Reo Anderson

Hairstylist

Adrienne Enderle

Set Production Assistant

Lauren Meckleberg

Set Production Intern

Mike Murphy

Driver

Adam Kersh

Publicist

Johnny Holland

Production Accountant

George Holtzer

Transportation Captain

Mike McElroy

Driver

Sean Garnhart

Sound Effects Editor

Cynthia Chou

Production Coordinator

Aaron Schoonover

Casting Associate

Lucien Harriot

VFX Supervisor

Raquel Vivve

Makeup Artist

Tonia Ciccone

Hair Department Head

Matt Merksamer

Set Production Assistant

Dan Edelstein

ADR Editor

Mark Linden

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bruce Winant

ADR Voice Casting

Jocelyn Magsumbol

Production Office Assistant

Brad Gage

Actor's Assistant

Anthony Pennachio

Set Production Assistant

Alex Lilja

Set Production Assistant

Nicole P. Hearon

Casting Associate

Tom Paul

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Constance Conrad

Digital Compositors

Nicki Slack

Assistant Production Coordinator

Ava Myint

Set Production Intern

Allison Kirschner

Casting Associate

Damon Tragni

Driver

Melissa Kivell

VFX Production Coordinator

Kirsten Sylvester

Key Makeup Artist

Jasmine Brotzman

Set Production Assistant

Bobby Mackston

Sound Editor

Aaron Becker

Title Designer

Bill Orrico

Dialogue Editor

Charles R. Hunt

Production Sound Mixer

Zach Wolf

Assistant Editor

Michael Elliott

Transportation Co-Captain

Dave Kloc

Thanks

Dana Gould

Thanks

Nicole Eckenroad

Thanks

Moshe Kasher

Thanks

Alec Berg

Thanks

Chuck Schumer

Thanks

Christine Nangle

Thanks

Lisa Goldberg

Thanks

Dominic Dierkes

Thanks

Sean Clements

Thanks

Casey Shaw

Thanks

Krister C. Johnson

Thanks

Jared Logan

Thanks

Pete Holmes

Thanks

James Gunn

Thanks

Emily Heller

Thanks

Glenn D. Feig

Legal Services

Noor Ahmed

Legal Services

Joshua Shabani

Legal Services

Brady Smoot

Legal Services

Dr. Jonathan Foster

Medical Consultant

Rachel Schneider

Post Production Accountant

Neal Jonas

Visual Effects

Todd Burke

Scoring Mixer

Sebastian Henshaw

Foley Artist

Carl Shillito

Foley Mixer

Keith Gordon

Best Boy Grip

Connor Dwyer

Best Boy Grip

Chris Keenan

Grip

Scott Bowers

Second Second Assistant Director

Ari Issler

"A" Camera Operator

Andrew Juhl

First Assistant "A" Camera

Blake Johnson

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Frank Larson

"B" Camera Operator

Pierrot Colonna

"B" Camera Operator

Htat Htut

First Assistant "B" Camera

Fillip Penson

First Assistant "B" Camera

Casey David Johnson

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Ashton Green

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Matt Harding

Loader

Nicole Capogna

Costumer

Eva Marie Lopez

Costumer

Ismyrne Geffrard

Costumer

Ember Roth

Costumer

Scott Griswold

Set Dressing Buyer

Gregor Telfer

On Set Dresser

Andrew Schoentube

On Set Dresser

Paul Reed

Utility Sound

Isabelle Decauwert

Additional Hairstylist

Brittany Sugarman

First Assistant Accountant

Gabriel Gonzalez

Assistant Location Manager

Michael L. Mizrahi

Assistant Location Manager

Adam Williams

Location Assistant

Sharmain Perry

Location Assistant

Alcy Sivyer

Assistant Craft Service

Wendy Cohen

Clearances Consultant

Stanley D. Burns

Medical Consultant

Liz Burns

Medical Consultant

France Iann

Medical Consultant

Susan Millard

Medical Consultant

Carol A. Compton

Script Researcher

Umberto Ramero

Catering

Rich Elmiler

Catering

Brian Havens

Catering

Alvero Castillo

Catering

Rich Alfieri

Catering

Jorge Ramirez

Catering

Eric Vidomouels

Catering

John Lee

Catering

Sam Fishell

Producer's Assistant

Ryan Bernstein

Producer's Assistant

Leigh Pruden

Producer's Assistant

Hannah Getts

Executive Producer's Assistant

Alex Bickel

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Andrew McKay

Digital Intermediate Producer

Claudia Guevara

Digital Intermediate Producer

Sean R. Smith

Digital Conform Editor