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Film assistant Manuel Torres yearns to rise through the ranks in 1920s Hollywood, starting with a lowly position working for matinee idol Jack Conrad. Manny is smitten with ingenue Nellie LaRoy, who intends to achieve big screen fame. Their fates entwine with a motley crew of wannabes and hangers on. Writer/director Damien Chazelle's comedy drama, starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva
2022
HD
subtitles
Comedy
Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
Romance
Cast & Crew
Brad Pitt
(Actor)
.. Jack Conrad
Margot Robbie
(Actor)
.. Nellie LaRoy
Diego Calva
(Actor)
.. Manuel Torres
Jean Smart
(Actor)
.. Elinor St John
Olivia Wilde
(Actor)
.. Ina Conrad
Samara Weaving
(Actor)
.. Constance Moore
Tobey Maguire
(Actor)
.. James McKay
Jovan Adepo
(Actor)
.. Sidney Palmer
Damien Chazelle
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Brad Pitt
(Actor)
.. Jack Conrad
Born:
December 18, 1963
in
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Best Known For:
Being one of the world's sexiest men.
Early-life:
Born William Bradley Pitt in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on December 18, 1963. His father ran a trucking firm. At school, his interests included sports, debating, student government and appearing in musicals. At the University of Missouri he studied journalism and advertising, but dropped out before graduating and moved to California to become an actor. He worked in various jobs, including driving limos and as a delivery man. He has two younger siblings.
Career:
Early roles came in Dallas, Growing Pains, Head Of The Class and several TV movies. Pitt's big break was playing young stud JD in Thelma And Louise. Hits include True Romance, Se7en, Interview With The Vampire, Snatch, Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and Spy Game. Keen to stretch himself, he turned down a role in Apollo 13 to make Twelve Monkeys, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Since then his films include Mr & Mrs Smith, two sequels to Ocean's Eleven, Babel, Burn After Reading and The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. He received an Oscar nomination for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button in 2008. His recent work includes Inglourious Basterds, Moneyball, World War Z, 12 Years a Slave and Fury.
Quote:
'Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.'
Trivia:
In August 2014, Pitt married actress Angelina Jolie in a private ceremony in France.
Margot Robbie
(Actor)
.. Nellie LaRoy
Born:
July 02, 1990
in
Dalby, Queensland
Best Known For:
Playing Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
Early-life:
Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland and raised on the Gold Coast. She moved to Melbourne when she was 17 to pursue her acting career. Margot got her first big break when she appeared in the films Vigilante (2008) and I.C.U. (2009).
Career:
Robbie was cast as Donna Freedman in the soap opera Neighbours in 2008 and was nominated for several Logie Awards. She left the series in 2010 to pursue Hollywood roles and soon began playing Laura Cameron in the TV drama Pan Am. Her big screen debut was in romantic comedy-drama About Time (2013). Shortly after, she co-starred alongside Leonardo Di Caprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). She has since played Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016).
Quote:
'When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and, when you get in the business, you really feel the pressure.'
Trivia:
She learned to hold her breath for up to five minutes while filming Suicide Squad.
Diego Calva
(Actor)
.. Manuel Torres
Jean Smart
(Actor)
.. Elinor St John
Olivia Wilde
(Actor)
.. Ina Conrad
Samara Weaving
(Actor)
.. Constance Moore
Tobey Maguire
(Actor)
.. James McKay
Born:
June 27, 1975
in
California
Best Known For:
Playing Spider-Man.
Early-life:
Tobias Vincent Maguire was born on June 27, 1975, in Santa Monica, California. His parents were just 18 and 20 when he was born. He has four half-brothers. His father Vincent was a cook, his mother Wendy a secretary. They split up when Maguire was two years old, and his younger years were spent moving between California, Oregon and Washington. He originally wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a chef, but his mother offered him $100 to take drama lessons instead of home economics.
Career:
Maguire left school early and began gaining small roles in advertisements and TV shows. He had a regular role in sitcom Great Scott! in 1992, and went on to appear in such acclaimed films as This Boy's Life (opposite good friend Leonardo DiCaprio), The Ice Storm and Deconstructing Harry. Ride with the Devil, Pleasantville and The Cider House Rules proved he was more than just a pretty face and put him on the map. Since then he's appeared in Wonder Boys, Ride with the Devil, Seabiscuit, Spider-Man, together with its two hugely successful sequels, Brothers and, again with DiCaprio, The Great Gatsby.
Quote:
'I've never read comics at all, even when I was a kid. No idols, no heroes. I barely even watched cartoons.'
Trivia:
Maguire was named the world's sexiest vegetarian by animal rights group PETA in 2002. He became a vegan seven years later.
Jovan Adepo
(Actor)
.. Sidney Palmer
Damien Chazelle
(Director)
