The Big Sick

Kumail is an Uber driver and struggling stand-up comedian in Chicago. His parents are first-generation immigrants from Pakistan, who live in the suburbs. One evening, after performing at the local comedy club, Kumail sleeps with a graduate student from the University of Chicago named Emily. He drives her home and they agree not to meet again.

Kumail visits his family over the weekend, where his mother tries to set him up for an arranged marriage. Kumail is not interested but plays along. Meanwhile, Kumail and Emily continue hooking up and eventually start dating. Emily confesses to him her past divorce, then reveals she feels strongly about him. Kumail, however, dodges any requests to meet her parents. When she discovers that he has been seeing other women for potential marriage, she breaks up with him.

Although heartbroken, Kumail moves on, focusing on stand-up and securing an audition for the Montreal Comedy Festival. One night, he is informed that Emily has been admitted to the hospital. He goes to drive her home, but is pressured by doctors into giving permission to place Emily into an induced coma for treatment. Kumail signs the medical release, then informs Emily's parents, Terry and Beth, in North Carolina.

Arriving the next day, they are hostile to Kumail for his break-up with Emily, but Terry allows Kumail to continue visiting. Emily undergoes surgery for a rapidly spreading infection, but fails to stabilize. Doctors are unable to diagnose her illness, and Beth ponders moving her to a better hospital.

Distracted with Emily's condition, Kumail ignores his parents' continued demands about marriage. He tells them about Emily and they refuse to speak with him. Meanwhile, Emily's infection grows unchecked. Kumail learns that she could die, causing him to fail his Montreal audition.

The next morning, Emily's health suddenly improves and she is brought out of the coma. Terry and Beth, who have grown to like Kumail during this time, ask him to visit. Emily is diagnosed with a rare adult-onset Still's disease. She will fully recover but has lower inhibitions, and rebuffs Kumail when he arrives to see her. At a party celebrating her recovery, Kumail asks Emily to get back together, but she refuses.

Emily later watches a video of Kumail's Montreal audition. She realizes the extent of his efforts to keep seeing her despite family pressure, and visits him at the local theater. Kumail informs her that he is moving to New York City to pursue stand-up. Emily is disappointed but wishes him luck.

Kumail starts to patch his relationship with his family before leaving Chicago. In New York, he performs at a local club and is heckled, albeit encouragingly, by a female audience member. He turns to see that it is Emily, and she hints that she is there to meet him. End credits show his marriage with Emily, in which he reconciled with his parents.

{{Cast listing|

• Kumail Nanjiani as a fictionalized version of himself, an aspiring stand-up comic
• Zoe Kazan as Emily Gardner, Kumail's girlfriend. She is a fictionalized version of Kumail's wife Emily V. Gordon
• Holly Hunter as Beth Gardner, Emily's mother
• Ray Romano as Terry Gardner, Emily's father
• Anupam Kher as Azmat Nanjiani, Kumail's father
• Zenobia Shroff as Sharmeen Nanjiani, Kumail's mother
• Adeel Akhtar as Naveed Nanjiani, Kumail's brother
• Bo Burnham as CJ, a stand-up comic and Kumail's friend
• Aidy Bryant as Mary, a stand-up comic and Kumail's friend
• Kurt Braunohler as Chris, a stand-up comic and Kumail's friend and roommate
• Vella Lovell as Khadija, a woman Kumail's parents set him up with

• Jeremy Shamos as Bob Dalavan, a talent agent
• David Alan Grier as Andy Dodd, the owner of the Playground Stadium and MC for its comedy shows
• Ed Herbstman as Sam Highsmith, a stand-up comic who is not liked by the others
• Shenaz Treasurywala as Fatima Nanjiani, Kumail's sister-in-law
• Rebecca Naomi Jones as Jesse
• Kuhoo Verma as Zubeida
• Mitra Jouhari as Yazmin
• Celeste Arias as Denise
• Jeff Blumenkrantz as Dr. Wright
• Linda Emond as Dr. Cunningham
• Susham Bedi as Tina, Khadija's mother
• Rahul Bedi as Farhan, Khadija's father

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In December 2015, it was announced Kumail Nanjiani would star in the film from a screenplay written by him and wife Emily V. Gordon, while Judd Apatow would produce alongside Barry Mendel, under their Apatow Productions banner, while FilmNation Entertainment would finance the film.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/filmnation-to-fully-finance-and-sell-judd-apatow-produced-the-big-sick-kumail-nanjiani-1201653066/|title=FilmNation To Fully Finance And Sell Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Ali|last=Jafaar|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2016}} Michael Andrews composed the film's score.{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/12/16/michael-andrews-to-score-michael-showalters-the-big-sick/|title=Michael Andrews to Score Michael Showalter's 'The Big Sick'|website=FilmMusicReporter|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016}}

In February 2016, Zoe Kazan joined the cast,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/berlin-zoe-kazan-kumail-najiani-big-sick-1201704013/|title=Berlin: Zoe Kazan Joins Kumail Nanjiani in 'The Big Sick'|website=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=February 11, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2016}} along with Holly Hunter and Ray Romano in April 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/vinyls-ray-romano-batman-v-supermans-holly-hunter-join-romantic-comedy-the-big-sick-exclusive/|title='Vinyl's' Ray Romano, 'Batman v Superman's' Holly Hunter Join Romantic Comedy 'The Big Sick' (Exclusive)|website=The Wrap|first=Thom|last=Geler|date=April 13, 2016|access-date=June 22, 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".{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/movies/holly-hunter-interview-the-big-sick/|title=Holly Hunter On Creating A Sense Of Intimacy In 'The Big Sick'|first=Bill|last=Hanstock|work=Uproxx|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}} In May 2016, Aidy Bryant, Bo Burnham, Adeel Akhtar and Kurt Braunohler also joined the cast of the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-aidy-bryant-joins-judd-893604|title=Cannes: Aidy Bryant Joins Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/adeel-akhar-cast-judd-apatow-produced-the-big-sick-kumail-nanjiani-1201761273/|title=Adeel Akhtar Joins Judd Apatow-Produced 'The Big Sick'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Ali|last=Jafaar|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2016}} David Alan Grier was cast in The Big Sick after he met with 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.{{cite AV media|url=http://pix11.com/2017/07/07/comedy-legend-david-alan-grier-on-the-carmichael-show-the-big-sick-and-whats-next/|title=Comedy legend David Alan Grier on 'The Carmichael Show,' 'The Big Sick' and what's next|publisher=WPIX|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}}{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/in-contention/playback-podcast-kumail-nanjiani-the-big-sick-silicon-valley-1202466311/|title=Playback: Kumail Nanjiani on 'The Big Sick' and the Need for Representation|first=Kristopher|last=Tapley|magazine=Variety|date=June 16, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}}

Anupam Kher's casting in the film was reported in June 2016. He was directly contacted by Kumail Nanjiani, as Nanjiani's father had recommended Kher play the role. According to Kher, his character's last scene in the film was the first scene he had filmed for the production. The Big Sick marks Kher's 500th appearance in a feature film.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-revealed-anupam-kher-s-500th-film-is-a-hollywood-flick-titled-the-big-sick-2223634|title=Revealed: Anupam Kher's 500th film is a Hollywood flick titled 'The Big Sick'|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=August 5, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/07/09/anupam-kher-the-big-sick/#B.ijEeQ2Buq8|title=Fun fact: The Pakistani dad is the biggest movie star in 'The Big Sick'|first=Proma|last=Khosla|publisher=Mashable|date=July 9, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-finishes-shooting-for-the-big-sick-2860749/|title=Anupam Kher finishes shooting for The Big Sick|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=June 18, 2016|access-date=August 5, 2017}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0mtllLH2M|title=Conversation with Anupam Kher of THE BIG SICK|first=Joe|last=Neumaier|publisher=SAG-AFTRA Foundation|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}}

The screenplay for The Big Sick is written by Emily V. Gordon and her husband Kumail Nanjiani and is loosely based on the real-life courtship between them before their marriage in 2007. According to Nanjiani, the idea to make a script about them was first inspired by the film's eventual co-producer Judd Apatow when the two met while appearing in a 2012 episode of the You Made It Weird podcast.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/kumail-nanjiani-on-the-art-of-crafting-a-masterful-911-joke-and-being-accosted-by-trump-supporters|title=Kumail Nanjiani on the Art of Crafting a Masterful 9/11 Joke and That Time He Was Accosted by Trump Supporters|first=Marlow|last=Stern|work=The Daily Beast|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}} Developed over the course of three years, the script has been called semi-autobiographical because, in addition to the two lead characters modeled after them, many of the events occurring during Gordon and Nanjiani's relationship are noted as being portrayed to an extent in the film.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/08/kumail-nanjianis-culture-clash-comedy|last=Marantz|first=Andrew|title=Kumail Nanjiani's Culture-Clash Comedy|magazine=The New Yorker|date=May 8, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/meet-the-husband-and-wife-team-behind-judd-apatowproduced-comedy-the-big-sick-20170801-gxncj2.html|first=Karl|last=Quinn|title=Meet the husband and wife team behind Judd Apatow-produced comedy The Big Sick|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/12/536822055/how-a-medically-induced-coma-led-to-love-marriage-and-the-big-sick|first=Terry|last=Gross|title=How A Medically Induced Coma Led To Love, Marriage And 'The Big Sick'|work=NPR|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-big-sick-kumail-nanjiani-emily-gordon-relationship-advice-20170623-htmlstory.html|first=Jen|last=Yamato|title=5 reasons Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon stayed married after turning their love life into 'The Big Sick'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/06/21/533826224/the-big-sick-is-a-wonderful-movie-and-an-imperfect-milestone|first=Justin|last=Chang|title='The Big Sick' Is A Wonderful Movie And An Imperfect Milestone|work=NPR|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}

Though not part of the original script, a real-life incident involving Holly Hunter heckling an unnamed player during a US Open tennis match inspired a similar scene in the film where Nanjiani's character is heckled during one of his stand-up sets.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/holly-hunter-the-big-sick|title=Holly Hunter Doesn't Want to Talk About That Time She Heckled Someone|first=Yohana|last=Desta|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}}

Principal photography began on May 11, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-51316-paul-rudd-starts-rolling-on-an-ideal-home-gal-gadot-wraps-shooting-on-wonder-woman/|title=On the Set for 5/13/16: Paul Rudd Starts Rolling on 'An Ideal Home', Gal Gadot Wraps Shooting on 'Wonder Woman'|website=SSN Insider|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429193126/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-51316-paul-rudd-starts-rolling-on-an-ideal-home-gal-gadot-wraps-shooting-on-wonder-woman/|archive-date=April 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}}

The Big Sick premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/sundance-2017-premieres-midnight-special-events-robert-redford-rashida-jones-1201864406/|title=Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, 'Rebel In The Rye' & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 5, 2016}} Shortly after, Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film, after bids from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features and Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/the-big-sick-judd-apatow-sundance-8-figure-deal-michael-showalter-amazon-sony-focus-1201891561/|title=Amazon Wrapping Up $12 Million Deal For Sundance Pic 'The Big Sick:' Sources|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 22, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2017}} The $12 million acquisition marked the second-largest deal of the 2017 festival.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/01/18/the-biggest-deals-at-sundance-film-festival-2017/|title=Netflix Leads $100 Million-Plus Worth Of Deals At Sundance Film Festival 2017 [Updated]|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|date=January 18, 2017|work=Forbes|access-date=May 5, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-2017-acquisitions-20170127-story.html|title=The big deals at Sundance: Why the movies sold and how they might succeed|last1=Zeitchik|first1=Steven|date=January 28, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 5, 2017|last2=Olsen|first2=Mark}} Lionsgate partnered with Amazon on the U.S. release, and spent around $20 million on marketing the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-sick-release-date-amazon-lionsgate-sets-kumail-nanjiani-film-june-debut-976043|title=Sundance Hit 'The Big Sick' Gets June Release Date|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Ashley|last=Lee|date=February 14, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-spiderman-homecoming-box-office-weekend-1202128838/|title='War For The Planet Of The Apes' Reaps $5M Thursday Night |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 14, 2017}} It also screened at South by Southwest on March 16, 2017, where it won an Audience Award in the category Festival Favorites.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sxsw-2017-audience-award-winners-1202011563/|title=SXSW Announces 2017 Audience Award Winners|last=Kelley|first=Seth|date=March 18, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=May 5, 2017|language=en}} The film began a limited release on June 23, 2017, before going wide on July 14, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/the-big-sick-will-spread-to-theaters-this-summer-1201911478/|title='The Big Sick' Will Spread To Theaters This Summer|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 14, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2017}}

There was backlash against the movie due to South Asian women being portrayed as stereotypical and undesirable.{{Cite news |last=Deb |first=Sopan |date=2017-07-23 |title='The Big Sick,' South Asian Identity and Me |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/23/movies/the-big-sick-south-asian-identity-and-marriage.html |access-date=2022-07-21 |issn=0362-4331}} Also, Vella Lovell, a half White and Black actress who is not of South Asian descent, played a Pakistani love interest with a strained accent.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-22 |title='grown-ish' Can Do Better When it Comes to Pushing The Envelope of Representation |url=https://decider.com/2018/02/22/grownish-representation/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Decider |language=en-US}}

In 2021, Kumail Nanjiani said, "Our movie was the first one in a long time where there were multiple Desi female characters, and the first few you see are reduced...People wanted to see themselves. It's something I completely regret. I would not do it that way now."{{Cite web |last=Jung |first=E. Alex |date=2021-10-12 |title=Kumail Nanjiani's Feelings |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/kumail-nanjiani-eternals-profile.html |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}

The Big Sick grossed $42.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $13.4 million in other territories, for a total gross of $56.2 million.

In the film's limited opening weekend, it made $421,577 from five theaters (a per-theater gross of $84,315, the best of 2017 until Lady Bird in November), finishing 17th at the box office.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/|title=Why 'Transformers' Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; 'Wonder Woman' & 'Cars 3' Fight Over 2nd Place|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 25, 2017}} The film expanded to 2,597 theaters on July 14, 2017, and was projected to gross $9–11 million over the weekend. It grossed $7.6 million over the weekend, finishing fifth at the box office.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-spiderman-homecoming-box-office-weekend-1202128838/|title='War For The Planet Of The Apes' Hangs Onto $56.5M Opening In The Midst Of Sluggish Summer|work=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 16, 2017 |access-date=July 16, 2017}} On July 25, the film crossed $26 million, becoming the second highest-grossing independent film of 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/highest-grossing-indie-films-2017-1201764229/|title=The 20 Highest Grossing Indies of 2017 (A Running List) – IndieWire|first=Kate|last=Erbland|work=IndieWire|date=June 6, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://businessinsider.com/the-big-sick-is-best-romantic-comedy-since-knocked-up-2017-7|title='The Big Sick' is the best romantic comedy in recent memory — and you can see it now|website=Business Insider}}

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 303 reviews, with an average rating of 8.30/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Big Sick uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_big_sick/|title=The Big Sick (2017)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 30, 2020}} It was rated as Rotten Tomatoes' #1 summer movie of 2017.{{cite web|title=Summer Movie Scorecard 2017|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/summer-movie-scorecard-2017/4/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=November 17, 2017}} On Metacritic, the film received an average score of 86 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-big-sick|title=The Big Sick reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=August 4, 2017}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/06/29/the-big-sick-breathes-life-into-romantic-comedy-review.html|first=Peter|last=Howell|title=The Big Sick breathes life back into romantic comedy: review|work=Toronto Star|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}} 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."{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/the-big-sick-turns-unorthodox-courtship-into-smart-silly-rom-com/|first=Richard|last=Roeper|work=Chicago Sun-Times|title=The Big Sick turns unorthodox courtship into smart, silly rom-com|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/movies/the-big-sick-review-kumail-nanjiani.html?_r=0|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|work=New York Times|title=Review: In 'The Big Sick,' Comedy Is Hard, Love Harder|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}

While praising the lead performances, Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph wrote a mixed review for The Big Sick. Collin contends that director Showalter "never comes close to dampening down its leading couple's inextinguishable appeal."{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/big-sick-review-good-chemistry-keeps-culture-clash-romcom-rude/|first=Robbie|last=Collin|author-link=Robbie Collin|title=The Big Sick review: good chemistry keeps this culture-clash romcom in rude health|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=July 28, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}} In a negative review for The New Yorker, Richard Brody wrote that the film "suffers from an excess of pleasantness, and this very pleasantness thins out its substance, blands out its tone, weakens its comedy."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-bland-likability-of-the-big-sick|first=Richard|last=Brody|title=The Bland Likability of The Big Sick|magazine=The New Yorker|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017}}

According to a poll conducted by AwardsDaily in July 2017, polling one hundred critics, The Big Sick was voted the second best film of 2017 so far, behind Get Out.{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2017/07/12/ad-critics-poll-get-best-movie-2017-far/|title=AD Critics Poll: 'Get Out' tops the chart of 2017 favorites, so far|work=AwardsDaily|date=July 12, 2017}}

• Satte Pe Satta. At minute 1:54:56 in The Big Sick, the father of the co-star (played by Kumail Nanjiani) reveals that he and the mother saw Satte Pe Satta on their first date.

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