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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
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[edit]

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]

Persons featured[edit]

Production[edit]

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

Release[edit]

Marketing[edit]

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

Premiere[edit]

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[edit]

Critical response[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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