The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (film)

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Promotional film poster
Directed byRawson Marshall Thurber
Screenplay byRawson Marshall Thurber
Based onThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh
by Michael Chabon
Produced byMichael London
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Pete Chiarelli
Jason Ajax Mercer
Thor Benander
StarringJon Foster
Sienna Miller
Peter Sarsgaard
Mena Suvari
Nick Nolte
CinematographyMichael Barrett
Edited byBarbara Tulliver
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Production
company
Distributed byPeace Arch Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 10, 2009 (2009-04-10) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$80,238[1]

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 2008 comedy-drama film based on Michael Chabon's 1988 novel of the same name. The film was written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. It was produced by Michael London and executive produced by Omar Amanat. Shooting in Pittsburgh ended in October 2006,[2] with the film set for release in 2008. It made its world premiere in January 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival.[3] Set in 1980s Pittsburgh, the film follows the affairs of two young men with one woman, and later also with each other.

  1. ^ "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Hayes, John (October 6, 2006). "Semi-famous actress dumps on the 'Burgh". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
  3. ^ "Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition". sundance.org. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.