Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater

"Buy The Thing"

2011 1h 2m EN

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 263

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Synopsis

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Recorded November 10th, 2011 as part of the New York Comedy Festival, and only available for purchase online, Louis C.K. follows up his 2010 concert film Hilarious with a new hour’s worth of shrewdly observed and periodically profane material. He starts with making his own kind of please-turn-off-your-cell-phone announcement, as well as a warning not to text or tweet during the show: “Just live your life,” he asks. Whether he’s talking about a unique way to drop a rental car off at an airport or describing why a man in his 40s should not smoke dope, it’s terrific, humane, carried-to-crazed-extremes stuff.

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Cast

Louis C.K.
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis C.K.
Writers: Louis C.K.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Louis C.K. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis C.K., shot by Paul Koestner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Louis C.K. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis C.K. directs. Paul Koestner behind the camera. Louis C.K. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
4Released 15 years ago.
5Part of the "Louis C.K. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Louis C.K., shot by Paul Koestner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Editor Louis C.K. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Marketing tagline: "Buy The Thing".
10IMDB entry: tt2112999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Paul Koestner
Editing: Louis C.K.
Production design: Louis C.K.
Runtime: 62 min · 1h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $250,000
Box office: $1,000,000
Return: 400% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011)

Part of

Louis C.K. Collection

Louis C.K. was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA as Louis Szekely. He is a writer and producer, known for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), Louie (2010) and Down to Earth (2001).