What Just Happened?
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Barry Levinson
Alessandra Daniele
Bernt Rose
Dey Young
Sean Penn
Michael Wincott
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Middle-aged Hollywood producer Ben is already in over his head trying to balance the tug-of-war of having two ex-wives and two different families with his latest business venture--the boldly "visionary" movie "Fiercely" starring Sean Penn when everything that can go wrong goes completely screwy. "Fiercely" looks like an audience-offending flop which draws the ire of iron-gloved studio chief Lou, who forces him into tangling with the film's rebellious and drug-addled director Jeremy. Meanwhile, he's confused and bewitched by his ex Kelly who can't make up her mind about him; shocked by his daughter Zoe, who seems to have grown up overnight; infuriated by his screenwriter friend Scott who's trying to make a deal with him while making moves on his former wife; horrified by a hirsute Bruce Willis and flummoxed by Willis' nebbishy agent Dick, who's scared to death of his own clients. Somehow amidst all the madness, treachery, deceit, runaway egos, rampant commercialism, personal politics and atrocious behavior of America's dream-making machinery, Ben has to find a way not just to make it to Cannes with a finished film, but to cope.
Director
Barry Levinson
Cast
Alessandra Daniele
Bernt Rose
Dey Young
Sean Penn
Michael Wincott
Bruce Willis
John Turturro
Lombardo Boyar
Stanley Tucci
Christopher Evan Welch
Peter Jacobson
Ari Barak
Tienne Vu
Jacques Maroun
Sam Levinson
Bess Rous
Karina Friend Buck
John Warner
Catherine Keener
Alex Norca
Viginia Nguyen
Remy Selma
Ron Li-paz
Cayleen Davies
Robert De Niro
Ayla Kell
Logan Grove
Kristen Stewart
Annie Parisse
Kate Burton
Robin Wright
Paydin Lopachin
Terrance Yates
Paul Lieber
Jonathan Charles Kaplan
Paul Herman
William Ragsdale
Moon Bloodgood
Emily Alpren
Marin Hinkle
Brandon Keener
Thao Le
Jean-michel Richaud
Mark Ivanir
Philip C. Canfield
Jason Kravits
Lindy Booth
Lily Rabe
John Schiappa
Crew
Jessica Aichs
Mara Alcaly
Jill Alexander
Nikki Amorosino
Juan Carlos Anaya
Juan Carlos Anaya
Rand Angelicola
James Atkins
Charles Austin
Todd Avery
Melanie Banders
Les Baxter
Abby Bean
Steve Beeson
John Bernardo
Lark Bernini
Peter Betulia
Robin Bishop
Kent Blocher
Arthur Blum
Art Borquez
David Boulton
Patrick Bratchell
Eddie Braun
Kelly Britt
Howard Brooks
Kenneth Brzozowksi
Robert Buckman
Kate Bulpitt
Trevor Byrne
Andrew Max Cahn
Stephen Caldwell
Graeme Campbell
Debbie Canfield
Shannon Canfield
William Canfield
Steve Cantamessa
Byron Carter
Stefania Cella
Kam Chan
Mishell Chandler
James Chesterman
Mike Chiado
Walter Chomero
Curtis E Clark
Richard Cody
Danie Coe
Wendy Cohen
Cathy Colby-grauer
Daniel B Cone
Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte
Bill Corso
Hank Corwin
Janette C. Cosby
Kathy Cossu
Marko Costanzo
Kyle Coventry
Todd Crawford
Brendon Crigler
James Crispino
Mark Cuban
Lisa Cubero
Chris Cunningham
Rocco Curatolo
Lisa Joelle Curtis
Ben D'andrea
Camille Dalmais
David Davenport
Kristen Davis
Robert De Niro
Ted Deiker
Julian Delacruz
Leo Delibes
Adrian Delude
Rich Devine
Marius Devries
Ricky Diaz
Paulie Dicocco
Srdjan Dobic
Nicole Dome
Tyrone Dotson
Shawn Downing Jr.
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Douglas Dresser
Doug Drieser Jr.
Damon Dulas
Jennifer Dunnington
Manny Duran
Damian Dydyn
Jim Eberle
Michael Eichner
Kate Eisemann
Brent Ekstrand
Robert Elhai
Michelle Elkin
Casey Engelhardt
Kendall Errair
Gil Espinoza
Juan A Espinoza
Leigh Evans
Richard Fellegara
Christopher Ferraro
Jason Fesel
Aaron Fitzgerald
Audrey Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Flaherty
Tom Fleischman
Sttphane Fontaine
Rebekah Frankel
Trevor Fulks
Wende Gaither
Brian Gallagher
Jamie Gallagher
Steve Gallo
Eric Gearity
Eugene Gearty
Eugene Gearty
Eugene Gearty
Gordon H Gertsen
Mike Gerzevitz
Kim Gibbons
Chris Gibson
Bryan Gilbert
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Steven Givens
Ryan Gomez
Ann Gray
Nicole Greenbaum
Cecile B Greenfield
Clarence Greenwood
James Gregory
Didi Gutman
Josh Hakian
John Halligan
Sandra Handloser
Kevin Harrigan
Melissa Harrison
Geno Hart
Jim Hartz
Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood
Scott Henry
Michael Hernandez
Chad Herr
Gary Hilderbrand
William Hilt
Donn Hook
Harry Hope
Richard K Hoppe
Matt Horochowski
Brian Hurley
Lauren Hurst
Aaron Hurvitz
Kirk Huston
Michael Hyde
Gloria Inzitari
Olga Ishkahnova
Homero Jazquez
Lee Jennings
Gregor Joackim
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Malaika Johnson
Susan Dee Johnson
John R Johnston
Brian Jones
Sue Jones
Michael Jortner
Timothy S Kane
David Katz
Zoa Keith
Kevin Kelly
Steven Kenyon
Matthew Ker
Frank Kern
Keith Kerrigan
Karreem Khybery
S Dylan Kirkland
Graham Klatt
Anthony Klein
Mark A Klein
Simon Knights
Mark Knopfler
William Kolpin
Eric Kopeloff
Eric Kopeloff
Steve Kornicki
Steve Kornicki
Donald A Kozma
Thom Lairson
Roger Lang
George Lara
Scott Larue
Alyson Latz
Raam Lazman
Raam Lazman
Ben Leddick
Scott Leonard
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States October 17, 2008
Released in United States Fall October 17, 2008
Released in United States on Video February 24, 2009
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States July 2008
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Official Selection - Out of Competition) July 4-12, 2008.
Based on the book "What Just Happened: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line" by Art Linson; published by Bloomsbury May 2, 2002.
Previously set at up HBO as a possible TV series in 2003.
Limited Release in United States October 17, 2008
Released in United States Fall October 17, 2008
Released in United States on Video February 24, 2009
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States July 2008 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Official Selection - Out of Competition) July 4-12, 2008.)
