Enemies of Laughter

Enemies of Laughter is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Joey Travolta and starring David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, Rosalind Chao, Marilu Henner, Bea Arthur and Peter Falk.^[1][2] This was Arthur's final film.

Enemies of Laughter
Directed by	Joey Travolta
Screenplay by	Glen Merzer
Produced by	Joey Travolta Richard Salvatore
Starring	David Paymer Judge Reinhold Rosalind Chao Marilu Henner Bea Arthur Peter Falk
Cinematography	Kristian Bernier
Edited by	Will Wuorinen
Production company	Sferrazza Productions
Distributed by	Outrider Pictures
Release date	November 9, 2000 (2000-11-09) (Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The story of a playwright and screenwriter named Paul whose story is told by enemies. Paul is shy about returning to the theater since his last play bombed and would rather devote time to romancing his girlfriend Carla.

Cast

• David Paymer as Paul
• Judge Reinhold as Sam
• Rosalind Chao as Carla
• Bea Arthur as Paul's Mother
• Peter Falk as Paul's Father
• Vanessa Angel as Jennifer
• Christina Fulton as Regina
• Kathy Griffin as Cindy
• Marilu Henner as Dani
• Paul Sampson as The Waiter
• Daphne Zuniga as Judy
• Glen Merzer as Josh

Reception

The film has a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 47 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[4]