Judy (film)

Judy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRupert Goold
Screenplay byTom Edge
Based onEnd of the Rainbow
by Peter Quilter
Produced byDavid Livingstone
Starring
CinematographyOle Bratt Birkeland
Edited byMelanie Oliver
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) (Telluride)
  • 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) (United States)
  • 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[3]
Box office$46 million[4][2]

Judy is a 2019 biographical drama film based on the life of American entertainer Judy Garland. Directed by Rupert Goold, it is an adaptation of the Olivier- and Tony-nominated West End and Broadway play End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter. The film stars Renée Zellweger,[5][6] Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon.[7][8]

The film follows Garland's career during the last year of her life, when she relocated her stage career to England, coupled with flashbacks of her childhood, most prominently the shooting of her part as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), her most famous film role. After some initial success in a run of sell-out concerts at the Talk of the Town in London, her efforts eventually stop making progress and even start to worsen as her health deteriorates.

Judy premiered at the 46th Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, and was released in the United States on 27 September 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019. The film received generally positive reviews, with Zellweger's performance garnering widespread acclaim. For her portrayal of Garland, Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award.

  1. ^ "Film Review: Renée Zellweger in 'Judy'". Variety. 31 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Judy (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Is Judy going to revive Renee Zellweger's career?". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Judy (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ Clarke, Stewart (23 October 2017). "Renee Zellweger to Play Judy Garland in London-Set 'Judy'". Variety.
  6. ^ "Renee Zellweger to play Judy Garland on screen". BBC News. 23 October 2017.
  7. ^ Nightingale, Benedict (29 September 2023). "Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' Films, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. ^ Wiegand, Chris (28 September 2023). "Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, dies aged 82". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2023.