If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Directed byDanny Gold
Written by
  • Danny Gold
  • Michael Mayhew
Produced by
  • Danny Gold
  • Aimee Hyatt
  • Sheila Nevins
  • George Shapiro
  • Howard West
Starring
Narrated byCarl Reiner
Cinematography
  • Harris Done
  • Larry Herbst
  • Matthew Wachsman
  • Chad Wilson
Edited byMichael Mayhew
Music byAh2 Music Jeff Lippencott & Mark T. Williams
Production
companies
  • Shapiro/West Productions
  • Gold Entertainment Group
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Danny Gold that premiered on May 19, 2017 on HBO.

Premise

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast follows Carl Reiner as he poses the question, "'What's the secret to living into your 90s – and loving every minute of it?' Reiner tracks down several celebrated nonagenarians, and a few others over 100, to show how the twilight years can truly be the happiest and most rewarding. Jerry Seinfeld — who's already reserved the stage at Caesar's Palace for his 100th birthday show — is also in the film, as is longevity expert Dan Buettner."[1]

Production

On April 5, 2017, it was announced that HBO would premiere the documentary on June 5, 2017.[2]

Release

Marketing

On May 12, 2017, the official trailer for the documentary was released.[1]

Premiere

On May 17, 2017, the film held its official premiere at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, California. A question-and-answer session moderated by Tom Bergeron was held after the screening that included Dick Van Dyke, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, and Norman Lear.[3]

Reception

Critical response

The film has been met with a positive response from critics since its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 100% approval rating based on 6 reviews.[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 81 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Narrator Carl Reiner Nominated [6][7]
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Dave Grusin (for "Just Getting Started") Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Busch, Anita (May 12, 2017). "'If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast' HBO Trailer Debuts – Watch". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Busch, Anita (April 6, 2017). "'If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast' Documentary About 90+ Generation Gets June Bow On HBO". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. ^ King, Susan (May 18, 2017). "Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke Wow Crowd at 'If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast' Premiere". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Hipes, Patrick (July 12, 2018). "Emmy Nominations: 'Game Of Thrones, 'The Americans', 'Atlanta', Defending Champ 'Handmaid's Tale' Among Top Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (September 9, 2018). "Anthony Bourdain, 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Saturday Night Live' Win Big on Night 2 of Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2018.


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