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Albert Brooks, a Jewish-American comedian, is asked by the United States government to travel to India and Pakistan to find out "what makes Muslims laugh." References are made to Brooks's earlier films, including Finding Nemo, Lost In America and Defending Your Life, along with his earlier stand-up comedy material.
With Penny Marshall, Victoria Burrows, Paul Jerome, Albert Brooks. To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
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- Comedy
- Albert Brooks
- 2006-01-20
This is the second film directed by Albert Brooks where his character is called by his real life name. He also used his real life name in his first directed film Real Life (1979).
Bidding adieu to his wife and young daughter,and accompanied by two government bureaucrats, Albert opens up an office in New Delhi, hires a pretty Secretary, Maya, and goes around asking people at random as to what makes them laugh.
Jan 19, 2006 · When a Muslim woman asks him, “Are you a Jew?” he’s set up for a slam-dunk, but he walks away from it. He acts not like a comic wiseguy but like a clueless citizen sent on a baffling State Department mission.
Directed by Albert Brooks. To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Apr 10, 2019 · You’re primed for a tricky collision between two ways of looking at the world (and the next world), but the protagonist’s idea of research is collaring Muslims at random on New Delhi streets...
