holly hunter played the mom in the big sick.
holly hunter played the mom in the big sick.
who plays the mom in the big sick?
holly hunter
in february 2016, zoe kazan joined the cast, along with holly hunter and ray romano in april 2016. unlike many of the other portrayals in "the big sick", romano's and hunter's roles in the film were not modeled after emily v. gordon's actual parents. instead, hunter said that she never contacted or spoke with gordon's mother before playing the part, as she wanted to "feel my own freedom with the character". in may 2016, aidy bryant, bo burnham, adeel akhtar and kurt braunohler also joined the cast of the film. david alan grier was cast in "the big sick" after he met with emily v. gordon when she was a writer for "the carmichael show". grier's role was part of a larger subplot that was ultimately cut from the film's release.
the big sick
in a review for the "toronto star", peter howell gave "the big sick" four stars out of four, praising the film as "hilarious and heartbreaking", as well as applauding the performances of the entire cast. richard roeper similarly gave the film four stars out of four in his review for the "chicago sun-times", labeling it as "without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies i have seen in a long time." "the big sick" was also selected as an "nyt critic's pick" by manohla dargis of "the new york times". in her review, dargis praised michael showalter's direction and the screenplay by emily v. gordon and kumail nanjiani for "revitalizing an often moribund subgenre with a true story of love, death and the everyday comedy of being a 21st-century american. richard roeper of the "chicago sun-times" praised the film: "it is funny and smart and wise and silly, it is romantic and sweet and just cynical enough, and it is without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies i have seen in a long time."
the big sick