Shattered Glass
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| Shattered Glass | |
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| Directed by | Billy Ray |
| Produced by | Tove Christensen Marc Butan Gaye Hirsch Adam Merims Craig Baumgarten |
| Written by | Billy Ray, Buzz Bissinger |
| Starring | Hayden Christensen Peter Sarsgaard Chloë Sevigny Steve Zahn Rosario Dawson Hank Azaria |
| Music by | Mychael Danna |
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Editing by | Jeffrey Ford |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
| Release date(s) | 10 August 2003 (premiere) |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$6,000,000 |
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Shattered Glass is a 2003 film about the fast rise and steep fall of Stephen Glass's journalistic career at the The New Republic magazine during the mid-1990s when his serial journalistic fraud was exposed. The film is based on real events and also captures the high-pressure world of national political journalism.
The film was developed following detailed research and interviews with major players in the story. Some scenes, based on recordings, are almost verbatim.
The film stars Hayden Christensen as New Republic writer Stephen Glass, Peter Sarsgaard as New Republic editor Chuck Lane, Chloë Sevigny and Melanie Lynskey as female co-workers of Glass's, Hank Azaria as former New Republic editor Michael Kelly, and Steve Zahn as Adam Penenberg, the Forbes Digital Tool reporter who uncovered Glass's deceptions.
Tagline: He'd do anything to get a great story.
[edit] 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
[edit] Trivia
- Michael Kelly, who is featured in the movie as Glass's former editor, was killed on April 3, 2003 while on assignment in Iraq, just a few months before the movie's release.
- Sarsgaard was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of New Republic editor Chuck Lane in the film.
- The real Stephen Glass was offered to work on the film, but he declined.
- When Peter Sarsgaard hosted Saturday Night Live in the 2005-2006 season, there was a sketch based on the film, only it was about a Cat Fancy magazine writer (played by Seth Meyers) getting fired.
