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

"After You've Gone"
Written by Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
Performed by Benny Goodman
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Competent performances and a definite surprise

Josh Harnett's portrayal of Tom, a super confident ballsy CEO of an internet start-up who sees it all go wonky is much better than expected.

The film scores even more points for avoiding simple messages and instead turns a captivating tale of an internet start-up bankrolled to the hilt who finds its IPO is going south fast into something richer, a true character study.

The relationships, family, work, ex-girlfriend are all handled with a nice touch of real human values, the conversations (mostly) ring true.

And yes, Bowie is great, if rather brief.

All in all, a real surprise, beautifully shot, and well-crafted, and who knew, Josh Harnett can deliver complex characters...

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