Movie 43

Movie 43
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Steve Baker
  • Ricky Blitt
  • Will Carlough
  • Tobias Carlson
  • Jacob Fleisher
  • Patrik Forsberg
  • Will Graham
  • James Gunn
  • Claes Kjellstrom
  • Jack Kukoda
  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Bill O'Malley
  • Matthew Alec Portenoy
  • Greg Pritikin
  • Rocky Russo
  • Olle Sarri
  • Elizabeth Wright Shapiro
  • Jeremy Sosenko
  • Jonathan van Tulleken
  • Jonas Wittenmark
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byRelativity Media
Release date
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[1]
Box office$32.4 million[1]

Movie 43 is a 2013 American anthology comedy film conceived by producer Charles B. Wessler. Featuring fourteen different storylines, each by a different director, including Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, Will Graham, and Jonathan van Tulleken, the film stars an ensemble cast led by Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Anna Faris, Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Justin Long, Jeremy Allen White, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Chris Pratt, Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman, Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet. Julianne Moore, Tony Shalhoub, Bob Odenkirk, Anton Yelchin and Shane Jacobson appear in storylines not included in the film's theatrical release.

The project took almost a decade to get into production, and was eventually picked up by Relativity Media for $6 million. Filming took place over a period of several years, as casting also proved to be a challenge. Some, including George Clooney, declined to participate, while others, such as Richard Gere, attempted to get out of the project.

Released on January 25, 2013, after having been originally slated for release on April 13, 2012,[2] Movie 43 was panned by critics, although it was a modest commercial success, grossing $32.4 million against a budget of $6 million. Considered one of the worst films of all time, the film received three awards at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture.[3]

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  2. ^ "Relativity Unveils More 2012 Film Dates". deadline.com. May 3, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ King, Susan (March 1, 2014). "'Movie 43' is named worst film of 2013 at the 34th Razzie Awards". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2014.