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Shattered Glass (2003)

PG_13  94 min  -  Drama | History   -  26 December 2003 (Greece)
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The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles.

Director:

Billy Ray

Writers:

Buzz Bissinger (article), Billy Ray
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayden Christensen ...
Peter Sarsgaard ...
Chloë Sevigny ...
Rosario Dawson ...
Melanie Lynskey ...
Hank Azaria ...
Steve Zahn ...
Mark Blum ...
Lewis Estridge
Simone-Élise Girard ...
Catarina Bannier
Chad Donella ...
David Bach
Jamie Elman ...
Aaron Bluth
Luke Kirby ...
Rob Gruen
Cas Anvar ...
Linda Smith Linda Smith ...
Gloria (as Linda E. Smith)
Ted Kotcheff Ted Kotcheff ...
Marty Peretz
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Storyline

This film tells the true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass (Christensen), who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at "The New Republic" for three years (1995-1998), where 27 of his 41 published stories were either partially or completely made up. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down... Written by Kaliya Warner  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Read between the lies. See more »

Genres:

Drama | History

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual references and brief drug use See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Greece) See more »

Also Known As:

A hazugsággyáros See more »

Filming Locations:

Bethesda, Maryland, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$77,540 (USA) (2 November 2003) (8 Screens)

Gross:

$2,944,752 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)  | Australia:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Charles Lane, who was the real-life editor of The New Republic, was invited by writer/director Billy Ray to observe filming of some of the movie's scenes. The one scene shot while he was in attendance was the one where the TNR writers bad-mouth Lane behind his back. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: At the end of the film, Stephen Glass and Chuck Lane and their respective lawyers had a meeting to determine which of Glass's articles were fraudulent. In the DVD commentary, both director Billy Ray and the real life Chuck Lane stated that such a meeting did occur, however, neither Glass or Lane attended the meeting, only their lawyers were present. See more »

Quotes

Stephen Glass: [sweating and nervous] Chuck, will you come with me because I'm afraid I might do something.
Chuck Lane: [ignores him]
Stephen Glass: Did you hear what I said?
Chuck Lane: Yeah I did... It's a hell of a story.
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Soundtracks

"Blitzkrieg Bop"
(1976)
Written by Joey Ramone (as Jeffrey Hyman), Johnny Ramone (as John Cummings),
Dee Dee Ramone (as Douglas Colvin) and Tommy Ramone (as Thomas Erdelyi)
Performed by Ramones
Published by WB Music Corp. obo Itself and Taco Tunes, Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing See more »