Directed by:
David MametScreenplay:
David MametCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
Theodore ShapiroCast:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Julia Stiles, Matt Malloy, Charles Durning, Brian Howe, Clark Gregg, William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Walt Price (William H. Macy), the smooth-talking, Machiavellian chief of the effort, has four days before shooting begins--he has to scout locations (the old mill he expected to use as a set burned down forty years ago), keep his egotistical stars out of trouble, and charm the locals. The writer, Joe White (Philip Seymour Hoffman), wrestles with endless script changes and finds himself getting involved with a charming Waterford bookshop owner (Rebecca Pidgeon). The townspeople only condemn the slick tinseltown interlopers when they're not currying their favor, hoping for a shot at the big time. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Philip Seymour Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/998/163998928_7b23fe.png)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Mary and Max (2009)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Cold Mountain (2003)
![Rebecca Pidgeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/628/159628046_291cb5.jpg)
Rebecca Pidgeon
USA
Ricky Jay
USA
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
![Julia Stiles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/772/163772521_6ba6b6.jpg)
Julia Stiles
USA
Best movies:
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Matt Malloy
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Happiness (1998)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
![Charles Durning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270517_795002.jpg)
Charles Durning
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Tootsie (1982)
The Front Page (1974)
![Brian Howe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269133_9782cd.jpg)
Brian Howe
Best movies:
Gran Torino (2008)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
K-PAX (2001)
![Clark Gregg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/918/162918249_d775cc.jpg)
Clark Gregg
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Magnolia (1999)
The Avengers (2012)
![William H. Macy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/943/162943983_7c306b.jpg)
William H. Macy
USA
![Alec Baldwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/701/163701236_2c7c36.jpg)
Alec Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
![Sarah Jessica Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/777/166777776_e49f4d.jpg)
Sarah Jessica Parker
USA
Best movies:
Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
Ed Wood (1994)
Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (1998) (concert)
![David Paymer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270506_e4c56c.jpg)
David Paymer
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Payback (1999)
Into the West (2005) (series)
![Patti LuPone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/737/163737271_ce7a05.jpg)
Patti LuPone
USA
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street In Concert (2001) (theatrical recording)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Witness (1985)
![Ken Cheeseman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/731/161731405_3f534a.jpg)
Ken Cheeseman
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Mystic River (2003)
The Crucible (1996)
Cindy Lentol
Best movies:
Prozac Nation (2001)
The Company Men (2010)
State and Main (2000)
![J.J. Johnston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185758_9563aa.gif)
J.J. Johnston
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Homicide (1991)
Matthew Pidgeon
USA
Best movies:
Taggart (1983) (series)
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
The Winslow Boy (1999)
![Jack Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/172/162172113_07d867.gif)
Jack Wallace
USA
Best movies:
The Bear (1988)
Boogie Nights (1997)
State of Grace (1990)
![Michael Higgins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781256_359e7b.jpg)
Michael Higgins
USA
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Angel Heart (1987)
The Conversation (1974)
Jonathan Katz
USA
Best movies:
Homicide (1991)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
Things Change (1988)