holly hunter played the mother in the big sick.
who played the mother in the big sick?
holly hunter
in february 2016, zoe kazan joined the cast, along with holly hunter and ray romano in april 2016. unlike many of the other portrayals in "the big sick", romano's and hunter's roles in the film were not modeled after emily v. gordon's actual parents. instead, hunter said that she never contacted or spoke with gordon's mother before playing the part, as she wanted to "feel my own freedom with the character". in may 2016, aidy bryant, bo burnham, adeel akhtar and kurt braunohler also joined the cast of the film. david alan grier was cast in "the big sick" after he met with emily v. gordon when she was a writer for "the carmichael show". grier's role was part of a larger subplot that was ultimately cut from the film's release.
the big sick
on review aggregator rotten tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 258 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. the site's critical consensus reads, "funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, "the big sick" uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore." it was rated as rotten tomatoes' #1 summer movie of 2017. on metacritic, the film received an average score of 86 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "universal acclaim." audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of "a" on an a+ to f scale. according to a poll conducted by awardsdaily in july 2017, polling one hundred critics, "the big sick" was voted the second best film of 2017 so far, behind "get out".
the big sick