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Me & Orson Welles (2009)

Me & Orson Welles (2009)
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High-school student Richard (Zac Efron) dreams of a life on the stage, so he takes trips into Manhattan and, on one of these occasions -- thanks to his drum- and ukulele-playing skills -- manages to BS his way into the cast of Orson Welles' (Christian McKay) newest production. The impressionable kid immediately gets swept up into this exciting new world. As he learns from his brilliant, mercurial new mentor, Richard attempts to win the affections of Sonja Jones (Claire Danes), an ambitious secretary at the theater who has designs on meeting David O. Selznick. Young Richard also befriends fellow actors Joseph Cotten (James Tupper) and Norman Lloyd (Leo Bill), leading to a wager among the trio of men over who will be the first of the three to seduce the heretofore unattainable Sonja. What Richard doesn't expect is that he will have to compete not with them, but with Welles himself for her attention. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Zac Efron, Claire Danes, (more)
Director(s):
Richard Linklater
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Me & Orson Welles

High-school student Richard (Zac Efron) dreams of a life on the stage, so he takes trips into Manhattan and, on one of these occasions -- thanks to his drum- and ukulele-playing skills -- manages to BS his way into the cast of Orson Welles' (Christian McKay) newest production. The impressionable kid immediately gets swept up into this exciting new world. As he learns from his brilliant, mercurial new mentor, Richard attempts to win the affections of Sonja Jones (Claire Danes), an ambitious secretary at the theater who has designs on meeting David O. Selznick. Young Richard also befriends fellow actors Joseph Cotten (James Tupper) and Norman Lloyd (Leo Bill), leading to a wager among the trio of men over who will be the first of the three to seduce the heretofore unattainable Sonja. What Richard doesn't expect is that he will have to compete not with them, but with Welles himself for her attention. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
113 mins

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Director(s):
Richard Linklater
Writer(s):
Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo, Vincent Palmo Jr.
Producer(s):
Richard Linklater, Ann Carli, Marc Samuelson
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Smoking, Sexual Situations)
Categories:
Drama
Me & Orson Welles Awards:
  • 2009 - Austin Film Critics - Breakthrough Artist
  • 2009 - National Board of Review - Best Independent Film
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    CrazyMovieBo Y.

    This movie is very long and very slow. Not sure what I was expecting but the first 45 minutes I almost fell asleep. I finally got hooked a little later on but if you are not a patient person, you better do like I did and rent the DVD so you can get up and take breaks. This early era theatrical adaptation-interpretation of Caesar by Orson Welles is full of love, heartbreaks, and lessons in life's ups and downs. Even though it stars Zach Efron, My advice is young kids won't be able to sit still for more than 10 minutes of this movie but still glad I watched it. Good for one watch and maybe theater students would also enjoy it.

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    CATHRYN L.

    Delightful movie with great acting. It was just charming. If you're a fan of Orson Welles, this one is definitely not to be missed.

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    Kimberly G.

    I thought this was a great lil non-publicized period film. People involved in theater will probably enjoy it more. Zac Efron is a great actor - as is Christian McKay who plays Orson Welles! Lovely.

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