Project Greenlight 

The second season of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's movie making reality series goes a different route when it's two professionals realizing their vision on screen instead of just one: writer and director.

Creator:

Alex Keledjian

Stars:

Chris Moore, Jeff Balis, Ben Affleck

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chris Moore	...	Himself 33 episodes, 2001-2005
Jeff Balis	...	Himself 20 episodes, 2001-2003
Ben Affleck	...	Himself 15 episodes, 2001-2015
Pete Jones	...	Himself 15 episodes, 2001-2015
Matt Damon	...	Himself 14 episodes, 2001-2015

Storyline

The second season of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's movie making reality series goes a different route when it's two professionals realizing their vision on screen instead of just one: writer and director.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | filmmaking | non fiction | 

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Taglines:

Witness the horror of making a movie.

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official website (HBO) Project Greenlight

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Project Greenlight 2

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adaptive Studios, Bravo Cable, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

453 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The entire shoot schedule had to be rearranged following the casting of 'Shia LaBeouf' in the lead role as he had a prior commitments to publicize Holes (2003).

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Connections

Spin-off Project Greenlight Australia 2 (2006)

User Reviews

Hold your breath and stomp your feet

This film rates an "8" for the pleasure it was to watch this mess. What happens when a cocky first time director (Jason Mann) pushes around Mentor/Producer's Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and the big wigs at HBO - "The Leisure Class". Mann, a Columbia University student director in the MFA program, beat out several other qualified student directors for the opportunity to direct a $3 million HBO film, working along side Affleck, Damon, the Farrelly brothers (Peter and Bobby - "There's Something About Mary"), Season 1 Winner Pete Jones and HBO movie exec Len Amato. Over the season of the show, the audience watched as Mann stomped his feet and held his breath regarding his demands. What should have been a season about a first time direct making a large film, instead turned out to be season on what it takes to be a Line Producer, as Jeff Balis and Effie Brown fought tooth and nail to hold the production together. When all the dust settled and "The Leisure Class" aired, neither Mann, Affleck, Damon or HBO came out winners.