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What Just Happened (2008) -- Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer (De Niro) who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.

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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers (WGA):

Art Linson (written by)
Art Linson (book)

Contact:

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Release Date:

28 November 2008 (UK) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

In Hollywood, everybody can hear you scream. more

Plot:

Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made. full summary | full synopsis

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User Comments:

Oh dear more (82 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Ben

Sean Penn ... Himself

Catherine Keener ... Lou Tarnow

Bruce Willis ... Actor

John Turturro ... Dick Bell

Robin Wright Penn ... Kelly

Stanley Tucci ... Scott Solomon

Kristen Stewart ... Zoe
Michael Wincott ... Jeremy Brunell
Jason Kravits ... Pollster (as Jason Kravitz)

Mark Ivanir ... Johnny
Remy K. Selma ... Jimmy (as Remy Selma)
Christopher Evan Welch ... Studio Marketing Guy

Lily Rabe ... Dawn
Sam Levinson ... Carl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

What Just Happened? (International: English title) (long title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violent images, sexual content and some drug material.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS


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Trivia:

Though the book "What Just Happened: Bitter Hollywood Tales From the Front Line" is a non-fiction account of Art Linson's experiences as a film producer, Linson chose to adapt it as a work of fiction, taking inspiration from the book. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ben: Vanity Fair named me as one of the 30 most powerful producers in the business. Power is an elusive term, but in Hollywood it's everything, I don't care what they say, you either have it, want it, or you're afraid of losing it. Where you stand at these things, or who you may be standing next to, may not seem like the most important thing, but it *really* matters.
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Movie Connections:

References "The Lone Ranger" (1949) more

Soundtrack:

Flow of Experience more


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27 out of 47 people found the following comment useful.
Oh dear, 1 December 2008
Author: losriley-1 from United Kingdom

This film was really poor. I went with two friends and they both really hated the film. People started walking out of the cinema halfway through. Essentially the film is so condescending and self indulgent. I have no doubt that the movie luvvies who are parodied in the film love it. However for the general public it is a real bore. The over loud gun reports. Bruce Willis wants to keep his beard, big deal.Robert De Niro is late for meetings, that's drama.The moments in the film that appear that are meant to be subtle are laided on with a trowel. Big cast real letdown. Still I am sure everyone involved was well paid. And movie critics will over praise the film to feel like they are part of this oh so wacky world.

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Dull exept for Wincott as the director, is he supposed to be... Wrathschild
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this whole movie seemed like it was just about bruce willis's beard elementj314
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