Shattered Glass (2003)

Synopsis of Shattered Glass

Before Jayson Blair made headlines for his plagiarized New York Times reporting, Stephen Glass defamed the weekly current events magazine The New Republic with a series of eye-catching, entertaining, and completely fabricated stories. Now Glass' trail of lies gets the big-screen treatment in writer/director Billy Ray's Shattered Glass, featuring Hayden Christensen in the title role. The film chronicles Glass' time at the magazine in the late '90s, when his colorful coverage of a hedonistic Young Republican convention, superstar web hackers, and the circus surrounding the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal made him the toast of the publishing world, garnering attention from such national publications as George and Rolling Stone. Barely out of college, the eager Glass ingratiates himself with the office staff, including his mentor, managing editor Michael Kelly (Hank Azaria). But when Kelly is unceremoniously fired and replaced with editor Chuck Lane (Peter Sarsgaard), Glass' pieces come under a greater degree of scrutiny, until one in particular threatens to expose his tall tales to the rest of the world. Based in part on a Vanity Fair article by journalist Buzz Bissinger, Shattered Glass premiered at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals before its limited fall theatrical release. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

94 mins

Director(s):

Billy Ray

Writer(s):

Billy Ray

Producer(s):

Adam Merims, Gaye Hirsch, Craig Baumgarten

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Suitable for Teens, Profanity, Adult Situations)

• 2003 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor
• 2003 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor
• 2003 - San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actor
• 2003 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor

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