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What Just Happened

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
29K
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Robert De Niro in What Just Happened (2008)
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Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writer
    • Art Linson
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • John Turturro
    • Stanley Tucci
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    29K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Art Linson
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • John Turturro
      • Stanley Tucci
    • 137User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:33
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    Top Cast99+

    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Ben
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Dick Bell
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Scott Solomon
    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Sean Penn
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Lou Tarnow
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Actor
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Kelly
    • (as Robin Wright Penn)
    Kristen Stewart
    Kristen Stewart
    • Zoe
    Michael Wincott
    Michael Wincott
    • Jeremy Brunell
    Jason Kravits
    Jason Kravits
    • Pollster
    • (as Jason Kravitz)
    Mark Ivanir
    Mark Ivanir
    • Johnny
    Remy K. Selma
    • Jimmy
    • (as Remy Selma)
    Christopher Evan Welch
    Christopher Evan Welch
    • Studio Marketing Guy
    Lily Rabe
    Lily Rabe
    • Dawn
    Sam Levinson
    Sam Levinson
    • Carl
    Logan Grove
    Logan Grove
    • Max
    Alessandra Daniele
    • Sophie
    • (as Alessandra Danielle)
    Karina Friend Buck
    • Verna
    • (as Karina Buck)
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Art Linson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Satire
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    Showbiz Drama
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The subplot involving Bruce Willis refusing to shave his beard for a movie is based on a real-life incident writer and producer Art Linson had with Alec Baldwin on the set of The Edge (1997).
    • Quotes
      • Ben: [discussion about Bruce Willis] I suppose it took him a long time to grow it, he probably just wants to wait 'til the last minute.
      • Cal: That's what I thought last week, but after seeing him today, I got the sense this is going to be his "look", it's an artistic-choice...
      • Ben: The extra weight is too? It can't be.
      • Cal: It's a feeling.
      • Ben: Cal, we got the studio to pay him $20 million to be a leading man. For that kind of money there is an expectation.
      • Cal: They expect a good performance...
      • Ben: No, no, no no, Cal. For that kind of money they expect millions of menstruating women to want to have intercourse with him. You understand what I'm saying? You want a poster that says "See Santa Run"?
    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 229: Funny People and The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Flow of Experience
      Written & Performed by Steve Kornicki
      Courtesy of MS-Pro

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    FAQ1

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 31, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • French
    • Also known as
      • What Just Happened?
    • Filming locations
      • Rose Hills Cemetery - 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 2929 Productions
      • Art Linson Productions
      • Linson Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,090,947
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $192,508
      • Oct 19, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,759,057
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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