Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

  • Director: Richard Linklater
  • Writer: Robert Kaplow,Holly Gent,Vincent Palmo Jr.
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, Isle of Man, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 18, 2009
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Me & Orson Welles
    • "Me And Orson Welles" is a feature film based on Robert Capalo's novel of the same name, directed by Richard Stuart Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay and Claire Catherine Danes . It was released in 2009.
    The film tells the story of 17-year-old Richard Samuel returning to school after experiencing a series of events and intending to become a screenwriter instead of an actor in the future.

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    Details

    • Release date December 18, 2009
    • Filming locations Crystal Palace Park, Penge, London, England, UK
    • Production companies CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film, Framestore

    Box office

    Budget

    $25,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,190,003

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $63,638

    Gross worldwide

    $2,336,172

    Movie reviews

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    • By Cary 2022-10-06 21:32:27

      The underrated "Me and Orson Wells"

      Under the glimpse of light, this biopic of "I and Orson Wells" is not much different from other biopics. The flashy background of the times tells an exciting story in the extraordinary life of a genius, as if it were Hollywood. The standard product on the assembly line has its own features, such as the structure of the play in the play, such as the narrative angle of the bystander, but it seems to be the only thing.

      In fact, "Orson Wells and Me" is very special. The in-play does not...

    • By Victoria 2022-10-06 21:23:51

      Zac's role is redundant

      I just finished watching it today, purely for supporting Zac Efron. I don’t have much to say about the acting, but I don’t know whether the protagonist of this film should be Richard or Orson... Just take a good picture of your biography and change your perspective. It’s okay, but the protagonist should be Orson after all... How did the lens focus on Zac’s character in the end? It makes people think that this is talking about Richard’s life. But if it’s really talking about Richard’s life, the...

    • By Zella 2022-10-06 16:41:03

      Me and Orson Welles

      Watching a movie in the school theater, Richard Linklater "Me and Orson Welles" (2008). The high school physiology check entered the Wells Mercury Theatre to play a small role in "Caesar", which raised questions about growth, Wells' genius and self-centeredness. Wells's theater, radio, and film achievements have made him a god-like figure. Jazz and Japanese bombing of Shanghai in 1937.

      The temperament is a bit like "The New Yorker", a little bourgeoisie, a little yuppie, a little...

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    • By Emmanuel 2023-09-30 03:50:34

      It's good to see. The performance of a drama stage depicts the characters and life choices of several protagonists. The last stage play is not...

    • By Maxine 2023-09-28 18:29:32

      Since I don't know the background, I look at Zac Efron completely. It's a pity that, aside from Orson Welles, none of the other characters have been...

    • By Deangelo 2023-09-27 09:50:43

      sometimes you remember a week for the rest of your life. Sometimes you remember a week for the rest of your life. When Richard said this, I no longer regarded him as an 18-year-old boy. Zac succeeded in shaping a young man who chased his dreams, and I like this...

    • By Greta 2023-09-17 18:39:16

      It's a rare experience to be with a bastard like...

    • By Loren 2023-09-06 13:03:39

      It's completely aimed at ORSON, that's all I can...

    Movie plot

    In New York in 1937, 17-year-old Richard Samuel ( Zac Efron ) wanted to be an actor and was very tired of school life. By coincidence, he met the stage director Orson Welles ( Christian McKay ) and joined the rehearsal of the William Shakespeare stage play Julius Caesar directed by Wells . In the crew, he met Sonia, who was also eager for the stage. Richard fell in love with Sonia ( Claire Catherine Danes ), but when she confessed to...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    ·The film was shot in Isle of Man, British Dependency in Ireland , London and New York. Since the crew only visited New York for a short period of time, many New York scenes were shot in London. The crew used a green screen and digitally recreated New York in 1937.
    ·Until the filming was over, Zac Efron didn't think he was the best candidate to play Richard Samuel.
    ·The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Robert....
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    Reappearing New York in 1937

    New York, as one of the largest cities in the world, changes every day. And today's New York, compared with 1937, is "unrecognizable". So, one of the biggest problems facing the cast and crew of the crew is how to reproduce New York in 1937. Producer Mark Samuels even regarded the search for location as the most difficult part of the film.
    Director Richard Stuart Linklater said: "The location needed for the film is simply missing. On...
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    Novel script and actors

    Robert Caparo wrote a novel called "Me And Orson Welles" a few years ago, and the novel has topped the sales charts of " The New York Times " as soon as it was published . In 2008, this novel was photographed by independent filmmaker Linklater, who has directed "Before Sunrise" and "Rock Campus", and moved to the screen. When talking about the novel, Linklater said: "It's very good, it's simply overwhelming. The author imagines himself...
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    Evaluation action

    Not only is the appearance very similar to Orson Wells, Christian McKay is also the same as Orson Wells in sound. With such a protagonist, where is the possibility of this movie being boring? - ( Comment on "Variety Show" )
    The focus of the film is still to show the talent of the young Orson Wells. And Christian McKay also used his own performance, especially his own voice, to perfect this "juvenile genius". --(" Hollywood Report "...e
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    Movie quotes

    • Orson Welles: Where is thou ukulele?

      Richard Samuels: I think some asshole... doth... stole it

    • Orson Welles: Do you know Booth Tarkington's "The Magnificent Ambersons?" Tarkington was a family friend. The character of Eugene, the inventor, is based on my father who died when I was fifteen. My mother when I was nine. "Ambersons" is about how everything gets taken away from you.

    • Orson Welles: Look at us, Runyon. Me without my story and you without your girl. We can't ever tell what will happen at all, can we? Once I stood in Grand Central Station to say goodbye to a pretty girl. I was wild about her. In fact, we decided we couldn't live without each other, and we were to be married. When we came to say goodbye we knew we wouldn't see each other for almost a year. I thought I couldn't live through it - and she stood there crying. Well, I don't even know where she lives now, or if she is living. If she ever thinks of me at all, she probably imagines I'm still dancing in some ballroom somewhere... Life and money both behave like quicksilver in a nest of cracks. And when they're gone we can't tell where - or what the devil we did with 'em...

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