The Release (30 Jul. 2006)

Vince may still get a break now that the studio is launching Queens Boulevard commercially, but he agrees with the director their re-cut is artistic murder. Johnny has an Edward Burns pilot... See full summary »

Director:

Patty Jenkins

Writers:

Doug Ellin (creator), Brian Burns,

Stars:

Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Connolly	...	Eric Murphy
Adrian Grenier	...	Vincent Chase
Kevin Dillon	...	Johnny 'Drama' Chase
Jerry Ferrara	...	Turtle
Debi Mazar	...	Shauna
Jeremy Piven	...	Ari Gold
Rex Lee	...	Lloyd
Rhys Coiro	...	Billy Walsh
Kate Albrecht	...	Christy
Julie Warner
Peter Jacobson
Bryan Callen	...	Rob Rubino
Michael Mantell
Scott Alan Smith	...	CAA agent
Terry Bozeman

Storyline

Vince may still get a break now that the studio is launching Queens Boulevard commercially, but he agrees with the director their re-cut is artistic murder. Johnny has an Edward Burns pilot audition, but throws a ridiculous tantrum, during which his car is stolen, so he isn't even on time. Now Terrance has signed Ari's settlement, he sets up his agency. As soon as Terrance finds out about the agency, he decides vindictively to stop payments and litigate regardless of cost. Just when people discover they won't be paid, probably for months, Terrance's ex offers Ari a way out.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to hitler | reference to tori spelling | title directed by female

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Leverage Management

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The reflection of a camera can be seen when Turtles and Drama leave the house in their black SUV.

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Quotes

Johnny "Drama" Chase: You know Eddie burns offered me "Brothers McMullen." True story. But I took a TV show instead.
Turtle: Was that when you did your full-frontal "Red Shoe Diary?"
Johnny "Drama" Chase: No that's when I did my three episode arc on 90210, sexually harassing Tori Spelling.
Turtle: Nice choice.

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Connections

References Red Shoe Diaries (1992)

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Soundtracks

"My House"
Performed by Lloyd Banks

User Reviews

What ELSE the episode teaches...

Your comment on "art" vs. commercial films is idealistic and unrealistic. Who do you think finances this "art" films. If it's not the studio offshoots, Picturehouse, Vantage, Sony Classics, Fox Searchlight, then it's a group of doctors, lawyers, or large Wall Street investors. In other words, rarely if ever, the artist.

Obviously, this leads to a certain responsibility to the investor, if the artist desires to see his film get distribution, and more importantly, the ability to make another one. So Hollywood and the artists it supports have a co-dependent relationship, like it or not.

Of course there are always certain tasteless "suits" who will try to inflict their opinion on a film in order to better its odds of a return to investors, but have the interest of the artists at heart as well, because nobody wants to anger them for fear that they flee to a rival agency/studio. That's pretty well covered in the Entourage series and there are treatises on how FEAR is behind every move "Hollywood" makes.