The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 28 nominations
Owen Roth
- Ian Restil
- (as Owen Rotharmel)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaMany members of the test audience didn't believe the story was true. They thought no real-life magazine would have so many journalists in their early to mid 20s, even though the New Republic did. A place card added to the opening of the film stated that the median age of journalists working for the New Republic was 26.
- GoofsWhen Marty sits in on the editors' meeting, Caitlin is wearing a light blue sleeveless top. When the camera cuts back to the editors sitting down and checking the paper for "comma errors", she is wearing a dark blue button-up shirt with short sleeves.
- Quotes
Stephen Glass: [Outside the closed restaurant] I didn't do anything wrong, Chuck.
Chuck Lane: I really wish you'd stop saying that.
- Alternate versionsThere are three versions available, of different lengths. Runtimes are: "1h 34m (94 min)", the most available, theatrical cut, "1h 29m (89 min) (Australia)" and "1h 39m (99 min) (Toronto International) (Canada)" film festival original cut.
- SoundtracksWild Thing
Written by Chip Taylor
Performed by X
Used by permission of EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Featured review
The best American film about journalism since ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN.
This fascinating study of journalistic malpractice is not only one of the best American films of 2003, but the best movie about journalism itself since ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. It's a complex, intimate character study that's simultaneously tragic and funny thanks to a brilliant performance by Hayden Christensen, who in his portrayal of New Republic writer Stephen Glass is almost nauseatingly amoral yet strangely sympathetic--like the other characters in the film (all of whom are excellently played by the best ensemble cast since TRAFFIC), the viewer roots for Glass to be innocent of journalistic fraud in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. And if the movie is entertaining and emotionally involving on the micro-level of ensemble character study, on the macro-level of social and historical sweep it's an absolute masterpiece, a witty and terrifying satire about what Americans want from their news media and how easy it is to lie and be lied to in a society that values sensationalism over substance. First-time director Billy Ray uses the 'scope frame expressively yet with subtlety and restraint--there isn't a moment in this film in which the camera fails to find the perfect way of emphasizing the dynamic drama that's already there on the page and in the performances.
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- Sep 2, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,220,008
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $77,540
- Nov 2, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $2,944,752
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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