Trainwreck (film)

Trainwreck
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Judd Apatow
Written by	Amy Schumer
Produced by	Judd Apatow Barry Mendel
Starring	Amy Schumer Bill Hader Brie Larson Colin Quinn John Cena Tilda Swinton LeBron James
Cinematography	Jody Lee Lipes
Edited by	William Kerr Paul Zucker
Music by	Jon Brion
Production company	Apatow Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15) (SXSW) July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) (United States)
Running time	125 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million[2]
Box office	$140.8 million[3]

Trainwreck is a 2015 American romantic sex comedy film directed and co-produced by Judd Apatow and written by and starring Amy Schumer along with an ensemble supporting cast that includes Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Vanessa Bayer, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, Mike Birbiglia, Norman Lloyd, and NBA player LeBron James. The film is about a hard-drinking, promiscuous, free-spirited young magazine writer named Amy Townsend (Schumer) who has her first serious relationship with a prominent orthopedic surgeon named Aaron Conners (Hader). The film received positive reviews from critics, praising the performances of Schumer, Hader, James, and the screenplay.

Principal photography began on May 19, 2014, in New York City. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 17, 2015, by Universal Pictures. The film won several awards and was nominated for numerous others, including two Golden Globe Awards (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.