--- description: Written by Schumer and directed by Judd Apatow title: Watch the Trailer for Amy Schumer's 'Trainwreck' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3de409598777784e/698768033c1639b07844fe15/amy-schumer.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Trailer for Amy Schumer's Movie _Trainwreck_  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2015 5:36 PM CUT  Amy Schumer arrives for the "Late Show with David Letterman" at Ed Sullivan Theater on April 1, 2014 in New York City. Amy Schumer arrives for the "Late Show with David Letterman" at Ed Sullivan Theater on April 1, 2014 in New York City.Donna Ward—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2015 5:36 PM CUT Amy Schumer’s upcoming movie _Trainwreck_, which she wrote and stars in, marks the first time Judd Apatow has directed a movie he didn’t write — _that’s_ how great his confidence is in the _Inside Amy Schumer_ mastermind. In the movie, Schumer plays a journalist whose messy personal life is shaken up when her the subject of her latest magazine assignment (Bill Hader) has the potential to become more than just a forgettable fling. Schumer’s co-star Brie Larson, who plays Schumer’s sister, Kim, [told TIME in December](http://time.com/3643472/brie-larson-the-gambler-mark-wahlberg/ "undefined") that much of _Trainwreck_ is based on true events. “The film is loosely based off her life,” Larson said. “A lot of the names are real, and there’s a lot of us reenacting moments from her life. I had to reenact a bunch of old photos she has with her sister, like bad vacation photos with disposable cameras.” _Read TIME’s December_ [_2014 profile of Amy Schumer_](http://time.com/3639421/amy-schumer-americas-class-clown/ "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3705308/amy-schumer-trainwreck-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3705308/amy-schumer-trainwreck-trailer/"},"headline":"Watch the Trailer for Amy Schumer's Movie Trainwreck","datePublished":"2015-02-11T17:36:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:20:12.437Z","description":"Written by Schumer herself and directed by Judd Apatow","url":"https://time.com/3705308/amy-schumer-trainwreck-trailer/","keywords":["movies","Judd Apatow","Amy Schumer","Trainwreck"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3de409598777784e/698768033c1639b07844fe15/amy-schumer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3de409598777784e/698768033c1639b07844fe15/amy-schumer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Amy Schumer arrives for the \"Late Show with David Letterman\" at Ed Sullivan Theater on April 1, 2014 in New York City.","caption":"Amy Schumer arrives for the \"Late Show with David Letterman\" at Ed Sullivan Theater on April 1, 2014 in New York City.","creditText":"Donna Ward—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3705308/amy-schumer-trainwreck-trailer/","name":"Watch the Trailer for Amy Schumer's Movie Trainwreck"}}]}] ```