Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim
Written by	Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim Jonathan Krisel Doug Lussenhop Jon Mugar
Produced by	Will Ferrell Adam McKay Dave Kneebone Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim
Starring	Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim Zach Galifianakis Will Ferrell John C. Reilly
Narrated by	Michael Gross
Cinematography	Rachel Morrison
Edited by	Daniel Haworth Doug Lussenhop
Music by	Davin Wood
Production companies	2929 Productions Gary Sanchez Productions Funny or Die Abso Lutely Films
Distributed by	Magnet Releasing
Release dates	January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) (Sundance Film Festival) March 2, 2012 (2012-03-02) (U.S.)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000
Box office	$201,436[1]

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is a 2012 American absurdist black comedy film starring, written, directed, and produced by the comedy duo Tim & Eric (Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) in their feature directorial debuts. The plot follows Heidecker and Wareheim, playing fictionalized versions of themselves, who are forced to re-open an abandoned mall to pay back a wasted billion-dollar loan. The supporting cast includes Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ray Wise, Twink Caplan, Robert Loggia, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Odenkirk, and Will Forte.^[2]

The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters on March 2, 2012, before being released to iTunes and on-demand January 27, 2013.^[3] It received generally negative reviews from critics upon its original release.