''The Pretenders'' is a 2018 American
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
film directed by
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in ''127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man ...
from a screenplay by
Josh Boone. It stars
Jack Kilmer
John Wallace Kilmer (born June 6, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the 2013 film ''Palo Alto (2013 film), Palo Alto'', for playing Dead (musician), Pelle "Dead" Ohlin in the 2018 Norwegian black metal biopic ''Lords of Chao ...
,
Jane Levy
Jane Colburn Levy ( ; born ) is an American actress. After attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she debuted as the original Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2011). Levy left ''Shameless'' following its fir ...
,
Shameik Moore,
Juno Temple
Juno Temple (born 21 July 1989) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films ''Notes on a Scandal'' (2006), ''Atonement'' (2007), ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008), ''The Three Musketeers'' (2011), ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Mag ...
,
Brian Cox,
Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the late 1970s, some of his notable credits include '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' The ...
and Franco.
It had its world premiere at the
Torino Film Festival
The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It was ...
on November 24, 2018. It was released on September 27, 2019, by
Cleopatra Entertainment.
Cast
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Jack Kilmer
John Wallace Kilmer (born June 6, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the 2013 film ''Palo Alto (2013 film), Palo Alto'', for playing Dead (musician), Pelle "Dead" Ohlin in the 2018 Norwegian black metal biopic ''Lords of Chao ...
as Terry
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Jane Levy
Jane Colburn Levy ( ; born ) is an American actress. After attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she debuted as the original Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2011). Levy left ''Shameless'' following its fir ...
as Catherine
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Shameik Moore as Phil
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Juno Temple
Juno Temple (born 21 July 1989) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films ''Notes on a Scandal'' (2006), ''Atonement'' (2007), ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008), ''The Three Musketeers'' (2011), ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Mag ...
as Victoria
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Brian Cox as Henry
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Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the late 1970s, some of his notable credits include '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' The ...
as Joe
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James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in ''127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man ...
as Maxwell
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Mustafa Shakir
Mustafa Shakir (born August 21, 1976) is an American actor known for his portrayal as Bushmaster in '' Marvel's Luke Cage'', Big Mike in ''The Deuce'' and Jet Black in ''Cowboy Bebop'' (2021).
Biography and career
Shakir was born in North Car ...
as Mr. Stanish
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Danielle Burgess as Madeline
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Antoni Porowski
Antoni Janusz Porowski (born March 14, 1984) is a Canadian television personality, cook, actor, model and author. He is the food and wine expert on the Netflix series '' Queer Eye'' (2018–present).
Early life
Porowski was born in Montreal, Qu ...
as Antoni
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Jacqueline Honulik as Kim
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Tyler Alvarez as Doug
Production
In November 2016, it was announced
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in ''127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man ...
would direct the film, from a screenplay by
Josh Boone, with Franco,
Jack Kilmer
John Wallace Kilmer (born June 6, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the 2013 film ''Palo Alto (2013 film), Palo Alto'', for playing Dead (musician), Pelle "Dead" Ohlin in the 2018 Norwegian black metal biopic ''Lords of Chao ...
,
Shameik Moore,
Jane Levy
Jane Colburn Levy ( ; born ) is an American actress. After attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she debuted as the original Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2011). Levy left ''Shameless'' following its fir ...
,
Brian Cox and
Juno Temple
Juno Temple (born 21 July 1989) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films ''Notes on a Scandal'' (2006), ''Atonement'' (2007), ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008), ''The Three Musketeers'' (2011), ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Mag ...
joining the cast of the film. Vince Jolivette, Jay Davis,
Shaun Sanghani, Jordan Yale Levine, Scott Levenson and Katie Leary served as producers on the film under their
Rabbit Bandini Productions,
SSS Entertainment and Yale Productions banners, respectively.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the
Torino Film Festival
The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It was ...
on November 24, 2018. Shortly after,
Cleopatra Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on September 27, 2019.
Reception
On review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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, 20% of 10 reviews are positive, and the average rating is 4.3/10. On
Metacritic
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— which assigns a weighted mean score — the film has a score of 14 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".
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