Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Linklater
Screenplay by
  • Holly Gent
  • Vincent Palmo, Jr.
Based onMe and Orson Welles
by Robert Kaplow
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDick Pope
Edited bySandra Adair
Music byMichael J McEvoy
Production
companies
  • CinemaNX
  • Hart/Lunsford Pictures[1]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 5, 2008 (2008-09-05) (Toronto)
  • November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25) (United States)
  • December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
113 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[3]
Box office$2.3 million[3]

Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles's groundbreaking stage adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar who becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

The film was shot in London and New York and on the Isle of Man in February, March and April 2008, and was released in the United States on November 25, 2009, and the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009.

McKay's portrayal of Welles was recognized with a multitude of accolades, and Me and Orson Welles was named one of the top ten independent films of the year by the National Board of Review.

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  2. ^ "Me and Orson Welles (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 9, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
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