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Writer-director John Hamburg has been a fixture of the comedy scene
since his debut feature,
Safe Men
, premiered in 1998. He has since
written and directed the popular comedy
Along Came Polly
, the
commercial and critical hit
I LoveYou, Man
, and has also co-written
Meet the Parents
,
Zoolander
and
Meet the Fockers
.
His latest movie,
Why Him?
, was written by Hamburg and Ian Helfer,
based on a story by Hamburg, Helfer and Jonah Hill. The film follows Ned
Fleming (Bryan Cranston), a Midwest father who brings his family along for
Christmas to the Silicon Valley home of his daughter’s new boyfriend, Laird
(James Franco). Ned takes an immediate dislike to Laird, a wealthy tech
mogul with more eccentricities than a traditional Midwest patriarch can
stomach, and hilarity ensues as the pair get to know one another.
Fresh from post-production on the film, Hamburg explains his interest in
the story and the joys of improvising new material on set.