August (2008)

August centers on two brothers fighting to keep their start-up company afloat on Wall Street during August 2001, a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Director:

Austin Chick

Writer:

Howard A. Rodman

Stars:

Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Adam Scott

Cast

Credited cast:
Josh Hartnett	...	Tom Sterling
Naomie Harris	...	Sarrah
Adam Scott	...	Joshua Sterling
Robin Tunney	...	Melanie Hanson
Andre Royo	...	Dylan Gottschalk
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Morela Sterling
Laila Robins	...	Ottmar Peevo
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	Nancy Sterling
Alan Cox	...	Barton
David Bowie	...	Cyrus Ogilvie
Rip Torn	...	David Sterling
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeremy Bobb	...	Suit #3 (Mason Neuberger)
Jason Calacanis	...	Himself
Joie Chen	...	Newscaster (voice)
Athena Currey	...	Girl in Bathroom

Storyline

Tom and Josh Sterling have a start-up dot-com. It's gone public to initial success. Josh is the technical genius. Tom is the fast-talking and abrasive CEO, in charge of the business side. It's August, 2001, less than a month before they can sell their shares and, perhaps, make lots of money. But the company is running out of cash, its main client is stalling, and share values are falling. For Tom to maintain the firm's appearance, he must find cash: investors could rescue him, but at a high cost of his potential wealth and company control. Tom goes to his brother for a loan. At the same time, an old flame, Sarrah, comes back to the city. Can Tom hold things together, bravura and all?

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Plot Keywords:

ceo | money | business | party | reference to tom cruise | 

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Taglines:

Excess breeds success.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

ContentFilm International [uk] Imagem Filmes [br]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2009 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Agosto

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,092 (USA) (11 July 2008)

Gross:

$11,762 (USA) (18 July 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

57th & Irving Productions, Original Media, Periscope Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Un Chien Andalou (1929)

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Soundtracks

"Five"
Written by Andrew Barlow, Lou Rhodes (as Louise Rhodes)
Performed by Lamb
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Dull and Bland!

Perhaps its because i don't really know anything about the stock market and my ignorance in that area relates to how much i enjoyed the film, maybe if i knew anything about stocks i would have enjoyed the film as much as some of the other people who have commented...but i didn't. I am a fan of josh hartnett and thought the acting was good i just don't think he and the rest of the cast had anything to work with. Perhaps if there was more information about there struggling company as well as more general background info i would have spent less time staring blankly at the wall and more time staring at the film.

i wouldn't recommend this film to someone like me who knows nothing about wall street but then again i wouldn't recommend this even if you worked on wall street, without more background i think this film has greatly reduced its target audience which could have been potentially every one to a small percentage.