Hollywood Renegade (2012)

HOLLYWOOD RENEGADE traces the many lives of Budd Schulberg who spent his life fighting for social justice and racial equality. The son of Hollywood pioneer B. P. Schulberg, Budd was a young... See full summary »

Director:

Benn Schulberg

Writer:

Benn Schulberg (narration)

Stars:

Budd Schulberg, Spike Lee, Christopher Plummer

Cast

Credited cast:
Budd Schulberg	...	Himself
Spike Lee	...	Himself
Christopher Plummer	...	Himself
Joe Pantoliano	...	Himself
Jerry Stahl	...	Himself
Janet Yang	...	Herself
Patricia Neal	...	Herself
Victor Navasky	...	Himself
Richard Schickel	...	Himself
Walter Bernstein	...	Himself
Arthur Laurents	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Stiller	...	Himself
Warren Beatty	...	Himself
Tony Curtis	...	Himself
Mike Tyson	...	Himself

Storyline

HOLLYWOOD RENEGADE traces the many lives of Budd Schulberg who spent his life fighting for social justice and racial equality. The son of Hollywood pioneer B. P. Schulberg, Budd was a young Communist Party member when he was threatened with a Hollywood blacklist in the late 1930s - not for being a Communist but for writing his searing industry expose, What Makes Sammy Run? At the same time that the studios were blackballing him, he turned against the Party when it became clear that its writers, including Budd, would not be permitted artistic freedom either in the US or in the Soviet Union. These early decisions would brand Budd Schulberg as a Hollywood renegade, and force him to leave Los Angeles for two decades. He is known to millions as the screenwriter of On The Waterfront and as the Communist who turned against the party and "named names." To his son Benn, he was simply "Dad." Shortly before Budd's death in 2009, Benn plunged into a no-holds-barred exploration of his father's ...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

From Hollywood

Box Office

Budget:

$450,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Hour Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jerry Stahl: He was raised in the belly of the beast and he took a knife to it. He didn't just burn the bridge, he blew it up behind him.