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The Interview

The Interview

The film hackers tried to get banned.

20146.21h 52m

Overview

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

Directed by Evan Goldberg
Written by Dan Sterling, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
Box OfficeBudget: $44.0MRevenue: $12.3M

Top Cast

James Franco

James Franco

Dave Skylark

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Aaron Rapaport

Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan

Agent Lacey

Randall Park

Randall Park

President Kim Jong-un

Diana Bang

Diana Bang

Sook

Timothy Simons

Timothy Simons

Malcolm

Reese Alexander

Reese Alexander

Agent Botwin

James Yi

James Yi

Officer Koh

P

Paul Bae

Officer Yu

Geoff Gustafson

Geoff Gustafson

Cole

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)socialismcoup d'etatassassination attemptevil dictatornorth koreadisdainfuldisgusteddoubtfuldubiousenthusiasticeuphoricfrustrated

About The Interview

The Interview is a action, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), socialism, coup d'etat, assassination attempt, evil dictator, north korea. Directed by Evan Goldberg, it stars James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan. Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

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