7 Days in Hell

The epic battle for epicness.
7 Days in Hell (2015)
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Director
Scenario
Photo Murray Miller
Murray Miller
Actors
Photo Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg
Aaron Williams
Photo Kit Harington
Kit Harington
Charles Poole
Photo Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm
Narrator
Photo Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
Caspian Wint
Photo Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan
Lily Allsworth
Photo Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham
Lanny Denver
Photo Will Forte
Will Forte
Sandy Pickard
Photo Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
Edward Pudding
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Short description

7 Days in Hell is a mockumentary about two tennis players whose rivalry culminates in a match that stretches across seven days. Aaron Williams, played by Andy Samberg, and Charles Poole, played by Kit Harington, face each other on court and refuse to give way, trading sets and endurance in a contest that becomes a media spectacle. The film presents their backgrounds and the build-up to the encounter through interviews and archival-style footage, with Jon Hamm narrating and Michael Sheen appearing as Caspian Wint. Karen Gillan and Lena Dunham are also among the cast.

Jake Szymanski directed the film, which followed his 2010 debut Presidential Reunion and preceded Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Tour de Pharmacy, The Package and Bad Day. Murray Miller wrote the screenplay for the HBO production, which runs 43 minutes and was released in 2015.

On IMDb the film holds a 7.1 rating from roughly 22,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.5 from a much smaller base of 437 votes. A critics' rating of 7.6 from 38 reviews places it above the audience scores recorded on both platforms. The combination of a large IMDb electorate and a small TMDB sample suggests a modest but engaged viewership rather than a broad mainstream one.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Andy Samberg played tennis in his youth and didn't even practice before filming. Keith Harrington got by with just one session with a professional coach.
  • The film's plot is inspired by the first-round match of the 2010 Wimbledon tournament between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days and became the longest match in the history of tennis at official tournaments. Isner won the fifth set with a score of 70:68.
  • The film was shot in 3 days.

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