What Just Happened? Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Dec. 21, 2008

What Just Happened?

Release Date: Friday, October 17, 2008

A desperate movie producer, in the throes of a broken second marriage, tries to survive the treachery of Hollywod and the hell of getting his move made.

Director: Barry Levinson

Starring: Robert De Niro • Catherine Keener • Robin Wright • Stanley Tucci • John Turturro

R Drama 1 hr, 53 m

33% WILL SEE 67% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. Ben is besieged by people who want him all to be sorts of things -- a money maker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in -- everything except for the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he's surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.

Drama

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Who stars in What Just Happened? – Cast List

Robert De Niro
Focker In-Law, The Alto Knights
Catherine Keener
Get Out, Joker: Folie à Deux
Robin Wright
Wonder Woman, Here
Stanley Tucci
The Devil Wears Prada 2, What Is Life Worth
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John Turturro
The Cut, The Batman
Kristen Stewart
Twilight, Love Me

Who is making What Just Happened? – Crew List

A look at What Just Happened? behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Barry Levinson last helmed The Alto Knights and Rock The Kasbah. The film's writer Art Linson last penned The Comedian.

Director: Barry Levinson
Screenwriter: Art Linson
Producers: Art Linson
Robert De Niro
Jane Rosenthal

Studios: Magnolia Pictures
Production Company: 2929 Productions
Tribeca Films

Production – What we know about the What Just Happened?

Key Facts

Based on Art Linson's novel of the same name. The independent pic is expected to include cameos from Bruce Willis and Sean Penn.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed What Just Happened? movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language, some violent images, sexual content and some drug material
Runtime: 1 hr, 53 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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What Just Happened? Release Date: When was the film released?

What Just Happened? was released in on Friday, October 17 , 2008. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Sex Drive, Max Payne and The Secret Life of Bees.