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Overview
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Release Date:
26 December 2003 (Greece)
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Tagline:
Read between the lies. more
Plot:
The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 10 wins
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17 nominations
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(52 articles)
Topics/Questions/Exercises Of The Week—18 December 2009
(From The Auteurs. 18 December 2009, 8:51 AM, PST)
Peter Sarsgaard: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 December 2009, 3:40 PM, PST)
(From The Auteurs. 18 December 2009, 8:51 AM, PST)
Peter Sarsgaard: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 December 2009, 3:40 PM, PST)
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Liar, liar
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hayden Christensen | ... | Stephen Glass | |
| Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Charles 'Chuck' Lane | |
| Chloë Sevigny | ... | Caitlin Avey | |
| Rosario Dawson | ... | Andy Fox | |
| Melanie Lynskey | ... | Amy Brand | |
| Hank Azaria | ... | Michael Kelly | |
| Steve Zahn | ... | Adam Penenberg | |
| Mark Blum | ... | Lewis Estridge | |
| Simone-Elise Girard | ... | Catarina Bannier | |
| Chad Donella | ... | David Bach | |
| Jamie Elman | ... | Aaron Bluth | |
| Luke Kirby | ... | Rob Gruen | |
| Cas Anvar | ... | Kambiz Foroohar | |
| Linda Smith | ... | Gloria (as Linda E. Smith) | |
| Ted Kotcheff | ... | Marty Peretz |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, sexual references and brief drug use.
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Runtime:
94 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Australia:89 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:AL |
France:U |
Iceland:L |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39469) |
USA:TV-14 (TV rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:S |
Norway:A |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:12A |
Canada:PG
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When the original cut was screened before a test audience, many in the audience insisted that the movie couldn't be a true story because no real life magazine would have nearly all of its journalists in their early to mid twenties (when in fact this really was the case). This resulted in place cards added to the opening of the film which stated that the median age of journalists working for the New Republic was 26.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Chuck confronts Stephen in his office after realizing that Stephen's brother was the voice of George Sims. An expletive describing the voice mail was dubbed over to preserve the film's PG-13 rating.
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Quotes:
Stephen Glass:
I don't know what you're talking about, okay. Those are all real people.
Chuck Lane: They are?
Stephen Glass: Yeah.
Chuck Lane: Look at me... and say that again.
Stephen Glass: (beat) Those are all real people.
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Chuck Lane: They are?
Stephen Glass: Yeah.
Chuck Lane: Look at me... and say that again.
Stephen Glass: (beat) Those are all real people.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes (#31.11)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Chance for Love
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This is, without a doubt, one of the best films of the current season. It is a movie that makes one think about our values, and above all, how low will some people go to get their 15 minutes worth of fame by lying, cheating and taking down the same institutions they are trying to break into.
The idea of this picture is based on actual facts, so there is nothing fabricated in it, as we are presented an ambitious man working his way up the editorial ladder. Stephen Glass, is such a person. This is a very intelligent individual who goes to extremes to write fiction and make the reader believe that what he is reading is fact. Heaven help us from the Stephen Glasses of the world.
Stephen Glass was the perfect person to be hired by the New Republic, a magazine for the elite. It is a magazine that prides itself in only running text and no pictures. Well, it would have helped the publication to have demanded photographic proof from Mr. Glass, as the receptionist clearly points out at the end.
The cast assembled by director Billy Ray for this film is flawless. The work of Hayden Christensen as Stephen Glass, and Peter Sarsgaard as Jack Lane are brilliant. This was an inspired choice as both bring to the film the right tone, complementing one another. These actors will go far, no doubt.
The ensemble cast is also very effective. Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Hank Azaria and Steve Zahn make you believe they are the people they are supposedly playing, which, in itself, is no small accomplishment.