Jem and the Holograms (film)

Jem and the Holograms
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon M. Chu
Screenplay byRyan Landels
Based onJem
by Christy Marx
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlice Brooks
Edited by
  • Jillian Moul
  • Michael Trent
Music byNathan Lanier
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[2][3]
Box office$2.3 million[3]

Jem and the Holograms is a 2015 American musical drama film produced and directed by Jon M. Chu, written by Ryan Landels, and starring Aubrey Peeples (as the title character), Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko, Aurora Perrineau, Ryan Guzman, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis. Very loosely based on Christy Marx's 1980s animated television series Jem, the film was produced by Allspark Pictures (a subsidiary of Hasbro Studios) and Blumhouse Productions.

Chu's interest in developing a film adaptation of Jem is based on having grown up watching the original series with his sisters.[4] He had attempted to make the film 11 years earlier, but was rejected by Universal due to the cost.

Jem and the Holograms was theatrically released on October 23, 2015, by Universal Pictures. The film was a financial failure, grossing $2.3 million worldwide on a $5 million budget, received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Only 'Goosebumps' Will Prevail In Five-Pic Logjam – Box Office Preview". deadspin.com. October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Jem and the Holograms (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Yamato, Jen (October 21, 2015). "How Justin Bieber Insipred 'Jem and the Holograms'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 2, 2017.