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Enemies of Laughter

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Enemies of Laughter

Released Nov 9, 2000

1h 30m

Comedy

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Though he considers himself a bust, playwright and screenwriter Paul (David Paymer) is drawing lots of attention from the creative community. Theatrical producer Carla (Rosalind Chao) wants to mount a production of one of Paul's scripts, and documentarian Sam's (Judge Reinhold) latest project will focus on Paul's career. Because his last play bombed, Paul is gun-shy about returning to the theater. He'd rather devote his time to romancing Carla, but that just might not be in the cards.

Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

An all too apt title for a would-be comedy in which everyone in it and everything about it seems willfully designed to be unfunny.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 31, 2003

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

If Paymer and Chao had any chemistry together we might be more interested in their budding romance

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 26, 2004

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Eric Campos

Film Threat

Pretty ballsy of the filmmakers to go with the title "Enemies of Laughter," seeing that it's a comedy.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 29, 2003

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Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2003

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Brent Simon

Entertainment Today

A small, delightful indie flick with a singular voice and spry wit. Rarely is a title so willfully far from accurate.

Rated: B+

Aug 5, 2003

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E! Staff

E! Online

This slow, stilted comedy just sits there and whines... kind of like its lead.

Rated: C-

Aug 1, 2003

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Joey Travolta

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Synopsis

Though he considers himself a bust, playwright and screenwriter Paul (David Paymer) is drawing lots of attention from the creative community. Theatrical producer Carla (Rosalind Chao) wants to mount a production of one of Paul's scripts, and documentarian Sam's (Judge Reinhold) latest project will focus on Paul's career. Because his last play bombed, Paul is gun-shy about returning to the theater. He'd rather devote his time to romancing Carla, but that just might not be in the cards.

Director: Joey Travolta
Screenwriter: Glen Merzer
Distributor: Eternity Pictures [us]
Production Co: Sferrazza Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 2000, Original
Release Date (DVD): Aug 31, 2004
Runtime: 1h 30m