The Pretenders (2018 film)

The Pretenders is a 2018 American drama film directed by James Franco from a screenplay by Josh Boone. It stars Jack Kilmer, Jane Levy, Shameik Moore, Juno Temple, Brian Cox, Dennis Quaid and Franco.

The Pretenders
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Franco
Written byJosh Boone
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Zeitlinger
Music byMark Kozelek
Production
companies
Distributed byCleopatra Entertainment
Release dates
  • November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24) (Torino)
  • September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the Torino Film Festival on November 24, 2018. It was released on September 27, 2019, by Cleopatra Entertainment.

Cast

Production

In November 2016, it was announced James Franco would direct the film, from a screenplay by Josh Boone, with Franco, Jack Kilmer, Shameik Moore, Jane Levy, Brian Cox and Juno Temple joining the cast of the film. Vince Jolivette, Jay Davis, Shaun Sanghani, Jordan Yale Levine, Scott Levenson and Katie Leary served as producers on the film under their Rabbit Bandini Productions, SSS Entertainment and Yale Productions banners, respectively.[1]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Torino Film Festival on November 24, 2018.[2] Shortly after, Cleopatra Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[3] It was released on September 27, 2019.[4]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 10 reviews are positive, and the average rating is 4.3/10.[5] On Metacritic — which assigns a weighted mean score — the film has a score of 14 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[6]

References

  1. Ford, Rebecca (November 17, 2016). "James Franco to Direct 'The Pretenders' With Trio of Rising Stars (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. "The Pretenders". Torino Film Festival. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (March 24, 2019). "James Franco's 'The Pretenders' Lands At Cleopatra Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. "The Pretenders". Village East Cinema. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. "The Pretenders". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. "The Pretenders Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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