

The $32 million movie started as this chaotic 8-minute argument in a kitchen.
Originally a roughly eight-minute short comedy film. It was adapted into a feature film, This Is the End. It follows the two friends and actors who have shut themselves in their apartment and argue over their predicament during some unspecified end-of-the-world event.
Acting
Rogen and Baruchel's lived-in bickering feels unscripted.
Writing
Economic setup: world ends, they fight over cereal.
Director
Jason Stone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rogen and Baruchel shot this in one day at a friend's apartment using borrowed equipment and their own clothes.
This became the proof-of-concept that convinced studios that 'actors playing themselves' in apocalyptic LA could actually work as a feature.
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