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JT LeRoy

Original title: Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy
  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.5K
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Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart in JT LeRoy (2018)
A young woman named Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart) spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law (Laura Dern).
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A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,969
1,756
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    • Director
      • Justin Kelly
    • Writers
      • Savannah Knoop(memoir "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy")
      • Justin Kelly
    • Stars
      • Kristen Stewart
      • Laura Dern
      • Jim Sturgess
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Justin Kelly
    • Writers
      • Savannah Knoop(memoir "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy")
      • Justin Kelly
    • Stars
      • Kristen Stewart
      • Laura Dern
      • Jim Sturgess
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, and Jim Sturgess in JT LeRoy (2018)
    Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart in JT LeRoy (2018)
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    Kristen Stewart
    Kristen Stewart
    • Savannah Knoop
    Laura Dern
    Laura Dern
    • Laura Albert
    Jim Sturgess
    Jim Sturgess
    • Geoff Knoop
    Diane Kruger
    Diane Kruger
    • Eva Avalon
    Kelvin Harrison Jr.
    Kelvin Harrison Jr.
    • Sean
    James Jagger
    James Jagger
    • Ben
    Courtney Love
    Courtney Love
    • Sasha
    David Lawrence Brown
    David Lawrence Brown
    • Bruce
    • (as Dave Brown)
    Alicia Johnston
    Alicia Johnston
    • Isabelle
    Eric Plamondon
    Eric Plamondon
    • Gaspard
    Craig Haas
    Craig Haas
    • Ennio
    Adam Hurtig
    Adam Hurtig
    • Darren
    Will Woytowich
    Will Woytowich
    • Cassian
    Bobby Robidoux
    • Elliot
    Sarah Constible
    Sarah Constible
    • Bookstore Manager
    Jeff Avenue
    • Queer Kid
    • (as Jeff Reyes)
    Aqqalu Meekis
    Aqqalu Meekis
    • Party Goer
    Andres Collantes
    Andres Collantes
    • Party Goer
    • Director
      • Justin Kelly
    • Writers
      • Savannah Knoop(memoir "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy")
      • Justin Kelly
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The real Savannah Knoop served as a consultant on the film.
    • Goofs
      In multiple shots, the Bay Bridge can be seen illuminated with artist Leo Villareal's installation "The Bay Lights". This installation was installed early January 2013 and opened officially March 2013. The film is set in the late 1990s/early 2000s and as such the work would not have been installed on the bridge.
    • Quotes

      Laura: You're as much a part of JT as me.

    User reviews20

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    Top review
    5/10
    One Great Actor, One Very Much Not!
    This was an interesting true story was not aware of until trailer on someone's blog. I knew nothing of it beforehand so that was nice as very much pop culture person. Now back to my review title. Laura Dern is great as in almost every role acted in. Kristen Stewart like most strong opinion not a good actor. If JT was played by different actor I think this would be better movie overall. Kristen is same in every role, enough said! Give it a look see just to know how crazy this true story is! 5/10
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    • davidsask
    • May 6, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Elevated Films
      • The Fyzz Facility Film One
      • Ingenious Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,754
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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