7 Days in Hell
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Comedy Mockumentary |
| Written by | Murray Miller |
| Directed by | Jake Szymanski |
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| Narrated by | Jon Hamm |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Jonathan Buss |
| Cinematography | Craig Kief |
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| Running time | 45 min. |
| Distributor | HBO Films |
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| Original network | HBO |
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7 Days in Hell is a mockumentary directed by Jake Szymanski and written by Murray Miller. The film premiered on July 11, 2015 on HBO and July 8 on HBO Now.
Aaron Williams (Andy Samberg) and Charles Poole (Kit Harington) are professional tennis players who face off in what becomes the longest match in history. The mockumentary explores the backgrounds of the two competitors.
Aaron Williams is considered "The Bad Boy of Tennis." He was found on the streets and adopted by Richard Williams, who raised Aaron with his daughters, Venus and Serena Williams. He begins to engage in risky behavior with Rod Stewart and David Copperfield when his tennis career takes off. At the 1996 Wimbledon Finals, on his championship point, his serve hits a line judge, who has an immediate heart attack and dies. Williams falters and loses the championship. At the ceremony following the match, Williams lashes out and pushes Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent (Howie Mandel), and disappears.
Charles Poole is a child prodigy. While physically gifted and being very attractive, Poole was forced into a tennis career by his mother (Mary Steenburgen), who sped his education along by sending him to a vocational school where he earned a degree as a truck driver. Thus, Poole is very dim-witted and his mother threatens to disown him if he loses. He appears on a local show hosted by Caspian Wint (Michael Sheen) as a 15 year old and is on track to become the youngest professional tennis player in history. He tells Wint that he idolizes Aaron Williams.
Williams resurfaces in Sweden creating a male underwear line which causes groin chafing. Because Williams runs out of funds, he descends into pornography and an addiction to PCP. He is arrested, convicted, and is sent to a Swedish prison.
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