Directed by:
Barry LevinsonScreenplay:
Art LinsonCinematography:
Stéphane FontaineComposer:
Marcelo ZarvosCast:
Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis, John Turturro, Robin Wright, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Stewart, Michael Wincott, Jason Kravits (more)Plots(1)
WHAT JUST HAPPENED? follows film producer Ben (Robert De Niro) as he deals with precocious directors and stars, tends to the needs of various ex-wives, and makes multi-million-dollar deals from his car. The film mixes fantasy and reality, with Sean Penn and Bruce Willis playing themselves, while a fictional director (played by Michael Wincott) and producer (played by Catherine Keener) feud over the editing of a new feature. Ben finds himself stuck in the middle of their wrangling while also striving to persuade the cantankerous Willis to shave off a newly grown beard, or else face the cancellation of a huge-budget feature. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robert De Niro
USA
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Sean Penn
USA
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Catherine Keener
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Bruce Willis
West Germany
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John Turturro
USA
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Robin Wright
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Stanley Tucci
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Kristen Stewart
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Michael Wincott
Canada
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Jason Kravits
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Mark Ivanir
Soviet Union
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Lily Rabe
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Christopher Evan Welch
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Peter Jacobson
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William Ragsdale
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Jill Flint
USA
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Marin Hinkle
Tanzania
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Ayla Kell
USA
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Gary Teague
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