Russ & Roger Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Jan. 15, 2023

Russ & Roger

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Chris Mangano, Mark Amin, Christopher Cluess

The unlikely collaboration between two maverick outsiders - controversial director Russ Meyer and his fledgling screenwriter Roger Ebert - who stormed the gates of Hollywood and forever changed the course of motion picture history.

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The unlikely collaboration between two maverick outsiders - controversial director Russ Meyer and his fledgling screenwriter Roger Ebert - who stormed the gates of Hollywood and forever changed the course of motion picture history.

Plot

What's the story about?

Set in the late 1960s when cheap counterculture films are minting money, struggling studio 20th Century Fox gives soft-core pulp director Russ Meyers the opportunity to direct "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" because his profit margins are so high and his costs are miniscule. Meyer agrees to take on "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" on the condition that the script is written by film critic Roger Ebert, who had written one of the few positive reviews Meyer had ever received. Meyers and Ebert struggle with the studio's board of directors and the ratings board, but despite being the rare major studio release with an X rating, they are vindicated when "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" is released in 1970 to big box office.

Cited as modified plot formulation from deadline.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Russ & Roger.

Crew Behind the Film

The Russ & Roger behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Michael Winterbottom last directed The Trip to Greece and Greed.

Director
Screenwriter: Christopher Cluess
Producer: Mark Amin

Studios: STXfilms
Production Company: Permut Presentations; Sobini Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Russ & Roger Go Beyond
Language: English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

As Producer David Permut explains to IndieWire, “We had funding and were ready to make the movie. That green button turned into a red button literally overnight the moment the Harvey [Weinstein] news hit the world. When those allegations happened, people had reservations about this film so essentially a green-lit picture turned into a project that was not going to get made.”
The film will feature a variety of A-list cameos.
Based on the true story.

Production Updates

Jan 2023

Shutdown

The film was tagged as Shutdown. The project was cancelled in 2018 because the "subject matter not being appropriate in the era of #MeToo and Time’s Up anti-harassment movements (per IndieWire)."

Aug 2016

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Approved for California Tax Credit program as a result assumed to be moving forward towards production.

Feb 2015

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. STX is eyeing a late 2015 start date.

Oct 2013

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Sobini Films has partnered with David Permut and Richard Waltzer to acquire a script by Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons scribe Christopher Cluess.

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

Russ & Roger is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,459 other movies coming out on the same date, including Insidious: Red Tale, The Rosie Project and Coyote vs. Acme.

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