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Howl Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The Obscenity Trial That Started A Revolution

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jan. 26, 2011

Howl

Release Date: Friday, September 24, 2010 Limited

Paul Rudd, James Franco, Jon Hamm, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Friedman, Alan Alda, Gus Van Sant, Rob Epstein

R Biography 1 hr, 26 m

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Plot

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Plot
A 1950s-era tale, focusing on the obscenity trial launched to censor Allen Ginsberg's groundbreaking book-length poem.
Biography Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Howl.

Crew Behind the Film

The Howl behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Rob Epstein last directed Lovelace.

Producers
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
Gus Van Sant

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong sexual content including language and images, and for some drug material
Runtime
1 hr, 26 m
Tagline
The Obscenity Trial That Started A Revolution
Also known as
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Language
English

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Completed

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Release Dates

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Howl was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 24, 2010. in around 6 theaters There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including You Again, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. As a limited release, Howl was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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  • Set the MPAA rating to R for strong sexual content including language and images, and for some drug material

Sat., Sep. 25, 2010

  • Added a running time of 86 minutes

Sat., Jul. 17, 2010

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