Things to Know: Me and Earl and The Dying Girl

Here’s what you should know about this funny and touching film about 2 teens who befriend a girl with cancer.

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00:00Things to Know About the Sundance Award Winner, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

00:04It's a story about two teens who befriend a girl with cancer.

00:08Rachel Kushner has been diagnosed with leukemia.

00:10That sucks.

00:11It sucks.

00:12It sucks quite a bit.

00:14So they decide to make a movie for her.

00:16Hi, Rachel.

00:16I don't really know you, but...

00:18I believe in you.

00:18I know you're Jewish, but God has a plan for you.

00:21Out of all the people in the school, I don't hate you.

00:24Damn.

00:24What follows is a lot of stuff that'll probably make you laugh and cry.

00:28But don't take my word for it.

00:30Take it from the most trusted man in America, even without his mustache.

00:35It's just a really funny and touching story.

00:38So what's the key to making a movie that's both heartbreaking and hilarious?

00:42Just cast Molly Shannon.

00:43I've been obsessed with Molly Shannon for a very, very long time.

00:46Sometimes if we're having a tough time in the editing room, we just bring up her dailies and just watch those and just laugh.

00:54Good news, Alfonso.

00:55The admiration is mutual.

00:56He just elevates the material.

00:59So it was just a dream job.

01:01If this was a touching romantic story, suddenly we would be furiously making out with the fire of a thousand suns.

01:06But this isn't a touching romantic story.

01:08Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is in theaters this Friday.

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