Me and Orson Welles (2008)
- Directed by
- Richard Linklater
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 211 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenager in 1937 New York gets cast in Orson Welles's stage production of Julius Caesar. He falls for a production assistant while navigating the chaos of the theater world and Welles's demanding personality.
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What happens
Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles's groundbreaking stage adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar who becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant. The film was shot in London and New York and on the Isle of Man in February, March and April 2008, and was released in the United States on November 25, 2009, and the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009. The film received generally positive reviews. McKay's portrayal of Welles was recognized with a multitude of accolades, and Me and Orson Welles was named one of the top ten independent films of the year by the National Board of Review. The film was box office disappointment, grossing $2.3 million against a budget of $25 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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