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JT LeRoy

Original title: Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy
  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.7K
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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.

  • Director
    • Justin Kelly
  • Writers
    • Savannah Knoop
    • Justin Kelly
  • Stars
    • Kristen Stewart
    • Laura Dern
    • Jim Sturgess
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Justin Kelly
    • Writers
      • Savannah Knoop
      • Justin Kelly
    • Stars
      • Kristen Stewart
      • Laura Dern
      • Jim Sturgess
    • 21User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, and Jim Sturgess 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
    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
      • Justin Kelly
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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 reviews21

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    7/10
    WIGOUT
    Based on a true story that was based on a big fat lie, J.T. LeRoy is first and foremost, a delicious vehicle for thespian wonder Laura Dern, and second, a bit of mishandled mess.

    Messes can be good though, and this curious ride delivers the old truth is crazier than fiction roller coaster thrill of thin celebrity skin, and those infatuated with peeling back layers at all costs. A gender fluid teen, Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy was the pen name of Laura Albert. Which would have been fine, and in literary circles, not that uncommon, except that Albert decided to bring her greatest fictional character to life.

    J.T. LeRoy, the film, zooms in on the tightening noose Albert has created with her tepid boyfriend's sister - a wonderfully understated, uncomfortable, unnerved, silly wigged Kristen Stewart. As the controlling director of white lie operations, Dern is fabulous as both the manipulative author, and as the uptight handler Speedy she creates to oversee her mystery puppet.

    As complicated as all this all sounds, it is much more than that. The role of gender variations is a key underlying theme, and unfortunately, is fumbled. Too bad, cuz there is a pretty good movie here, and one helluva story.
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    • Apr 23, 2019

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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
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    Technical specs

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

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