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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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