The Clapper is an American comedy film written and directed by Dito Montiel, based upon Montiel's novel Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper. It stars Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried, Brenda Vaccaro, Leah Remini. The Clapper is an American comedy film written and directed by Dito Montiel, based upon Montiel's novel Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper. It stars Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried, Tracy Morgan, Adam Levine, Mickey Gooch Jr, and Russell Peters. The film marks the final film role of Alan Thicke, who died December 13, 2016.The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2017. It was released on January 26, 2018, by Momentum Pictures.The film tells about an "infomercial clapper” who gets an opportunity to have his own TV series.