What Just Happened (2008 film)

What Just Happened
A headshot of Robert De Niro, his mouth covered by a ticket saying "Admit Nothing"
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarry Levinson
Written byArt Linson
Based onWhat Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line
by Art Linson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStéphane Fontaine
Edited byHank Corwin
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
companies
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19) (Sundance)
  • May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) (Cannes)
  • October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million
Box office$6.7 million[1]

What Just Happened is a 2008 American satirical comedy-drama directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert De Niro. The supporting cast includes Catherine Keener, Robin Wright Penn, Stanley Tucci, Moon Bloodgood, John Turturro, Sean Penn, Michael Wincott, and Bruce Willis. It is an independent film, produced by 2929 Productions, Art Linson Productions, and Tribeca Productions, and it was released on October 17, 2008.[2]

The film is based on the 2002 book What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line by Art Linson, about his experiences as a producer in Hollywood.[3]

This film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "What Just Happened? (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  2. ^ a b "2008 Cannes Film Festival Lineup". voices.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Linson, Art (2002). What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line. Bloomsbury. ISBN 1-58234-240-7.