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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘50/50’ With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 6, 2011 - 12:16am
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The movie poster for “50/50” with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick.
Image credit: Summit Entertainment
How has cancer touched your life or the life of someone you know?
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© 2011 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC
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CHICAGO – In our latest comedy/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “50/50” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick!
“50/50” also stars Anjelica Huston, Bryce Dallas Howard, Marie Avgeropoulos, Julia Benson, Lauren Miller, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Philip Baker Hall, Will Reiser, Laura Bertram, Sugar Lyn Beard, Luisa D’Oliveira and Andrew Airlie from director Jonathan Levine and writer Will Reiser.
The film opens on Sept. 30, 2011. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “50/50” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: Summit Entertainment
Here is the plot description for “50/50”:
Inspired by personal experiences, “50/50” is an original story about friendship, love, survival and finding humor in unlikely places. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen star as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis. Rogen also serves as producer along with Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin. Jonathan Levine directs from a script by Will Reiser.
“We worked with Will on ‘Da Ali G Show’ and it was shortly after that we learned he was sick.” Rogen recalls. “As shocking, sad, confusing and generally screwed up as it was, we couldn’t ignore that – because we were so ill-equipped to deal with the situation – funny things kept happening. Will got better, and when he did, we thought the best way to pull something good out of the situation was to get him to write a screenplay.”
Rogen added: “Ideally we wanted to make a film that would be as funny, sad and hopefully as honest as the experience we went through. As soon as the script was completed, it quickly became a passion project for all of us. It helped us come to terms with Will’s struggle as well as our own experiences.”
“50/50” is the story of a guy’s transformative and, yes, sometimes funny journey to health. “50/50” draws its emotional core from Will Reiser’s own experience with cancer. The film reminds us that friendship and love – no matter what bizarre turns they take – are the greatest healers.
The movie trailer for “50/50” can be watched now below.
To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required. Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this question:
Like all Hookups here, this Hookup is simple: Just submit your comment below and we will award 40 admit-two tickets randomly via e-mail for our “50/50” Hookup. Winners need to arrive early as seats are consumed on a first-come, first-served basis. Winners are typically e-mailed our advance-screening passes two days before the screening date. Good luck!
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 | By ADAM FENDELMAN |
Friend of Breast Cancer Survivors
Having at least three friends diagnosed with and surviving breast cancer has a humblingeffect on me. These courageous woman live with disnity, zest, friendliness, open heartedness, and much more positive qualities. They impat me because I realize that I must “celebrate each Day” and take on some of their positive chararcteristics.
Family History 50/50
Many on my paternal side are afflicted by cancer, but none (so far) on my maternal side of the family. Does that count as family history of 50/50?
Friend of Breast Cancer Survivors is Positively Impacted
Having 3 friends diagnosed with and “cured” of breast cancer has had a humbling impat on me.These gals live with goodness in their hearts, positive attitudes, genuine hospitality to all.They are mentors to me and model that each day needs to be celebrated with a motto of “Celebrate Today.”
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To tell you the truth it hasn’t Ive seen ppl in movies and what not that have play the role of a cancer patient or survivor but it would be a major big difference to see a comedy of someone with cancer. i really don’t know much abt cancer u can say im ignorant. but maybe seeing this movie would teach me more abt cancer .
Yes, my mom had a form of
Yes, my mom had a form of cancer in her salivary gland, fortunately they were able to remove the growth and so far things seem to be going well.
Leukemia
My cousin was diagnosed with cancer over a year ago. It was difficult to see him in the hospital looking so unlike himself. We almost lost him but he pulled through and is now in remission. He is excited about seeing this movie and so am I.
Yes. My 3 year old COusin.
Yes. My 3 year old COusin. She survived and is now 23!
50/50
Cancer has affected me dearly in my short lifetime. My mother was diagnosed with cancer but luckily was able to fight through it and survive. After things of this nature happen in your life you are motivated to live life to the fullest, knowing that every day is not promised to no one. Cancer hasn’t hasnt affected me but it has definitely affected my life in more ways than one.
cancer
My granddad died from cancer a year ago and my grandma passed from it when I was younger.
Cancer
My mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2004. She thought she wasnt gonna make it. But we encouraged her everyday that there was hope and that she would make it through and after all the Kemo treatments and tests and surgeries she was cancer in the spring of 2006. There were some real touch and go moments there but the main thing is that we kept believing that God would bless her with a renewed lease on life and He did.