Shattered Glass

"He'd do anything to get a great story."

2003 1h 34m EN

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Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.

“He'd do anything to get a great story.”

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Cast

Hayden Christensen
Stephen Glass
Peter Sarsgaard
Charles 'Chuck' Lane
Chloë Sevigny
Caitlin Avey
Rosario Dawson
Andy Fox
Melanie Lynskey
Amy Brand
Hank Azaria
Michael Kelly
Steve Zahn
Adam Penenberg
Mark Blum
Lewis Estridge

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Behind the camera

Director: Billy Ray
Writers: Billy Ray
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 49% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Billy Ray, shot by Mandy Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hayden Christensen and Peter Sarsgaard and Chloë Sevigny carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He'd do anything to get a great story.".

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The take

Billy Ray directs. Mandy Walker behind the camera. Mychael Danna scores. Jeffrey Ford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 49% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 23 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Billy Ray, shot by Mandy Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hayden Christensen and Peter Sarsgaard and Chloë Sevigny carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He'd do anything to get a great story.".
9IMDB entry: tt0323944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mandy Walker
Original score: Mychael Danna
Editing: Jeffrey Ford
Production design: François Séguin
Costume design: Renée April
Makeup / hair: Corald Giroux
Sound: Elliot Tyson
Stunt coordinator: David McKeown
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $2,944,752
Return: 49% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Shattered Glass (2003)

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gownpolitician2014-10-18
Story portrayed as interestingly as possible. Christensen well-cast as someone reprehensible.
CinemaSerf2022-04-15
★ 7/10
Long before Donald Trump became obsessed with fake news, there was Stephen Glass (here played by Hayden Christensen). Here is an ambitious and creative man who successfully manipulated the verification processes at Washington DC's prestigious "New Republic" magazine leading it to publish over twenty long form articles that had no basis in fact. It's only when the editor of a competing online outlet questions one of his own journalists - Adam Peneberg (Steve Zahn) as to why he didn't get the story, that some detailed investigations into his sources start to reveal a tissue of fantasy. The half lies and lies he tells grow into whoppers as his own editor Chuck Lane (Peter Sarsgaard) uses his own considerable investigative journalism skills and soon the young shyster is on the ropes. Christensen is good here - not phrase I will say often, and Billy Ray manages to makes us squirm a little as we feel the pressure mount on this serial journalistic fantasist. The fact that even his friends take him on face value, and are prepared to resign if he is ultimately fired proves just how much we take on trust until presented with a different fait-accompli! Certainly better than I was expecting.

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