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The Paperboy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jan. 2, 2013

The Paperboy

Release Date: Friday, October 5, 2012 Limited

Matthew McConaughey, Pedro Almodovar, Zac Efron, John Cusack, Nicole Kidman, Avi Lerner, Lee Daniels, Scott Glenn, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort, Cassian Elwes, Hilary Shor

R Crime N/A

  • 3.6

78%

22%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
An erotic thriller set in 1969, Paperboy tells the story of a young man who returns to his small Florida hometown to help his reporter brother uncover the truth about a man on death row, who might have been wrongly convicted. In the process, he falls for the convict’s lover. Conflict, danger, deceit, seduction and betrayal ensue.
Cited as verbatim plot from hollywoodreporter.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Paperboy.

Crew Behind the Film

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

The film's director Lee Daniels last directed The Deliverance and The United States vs. Billie Holiday. The film's writer Lee Daniels last wrote Lee Daniels' The Butler and Anna in the Tropics.

Director
Lee Daniels
Screenwriter
Producers
Pedro Almodovar
Lee Daniels
Hilary Shor

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong sexual content, violence and language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
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Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the The Paperboy movie production.

Key Facts

  • Based on the 1995 novel "The Paperboy" by Pete Dexter.

Production Updates

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Lee Daniels made offers to actors in mid-February 2011; project 'fast coming together'

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Paperboy was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 5, 2012. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including Frankenweenie, Taken 2 and The Oranges. As a limited release, The Paperboy was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Wed., Jan. 2, 2013

  • Set the MPAA rating to R for strong sexual content, violence and language

Wed., Aug. 1, 2012

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