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Childstar (2005)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:5
Rotten:2
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Canadian actor/director Don McKellar (HIGHWAY 61, EXOTICA, LAST NIGHT) skewers the self-obsessed world of Hollywood celebrity with his wry indie comedy, CHILDSTAR. As the popular star of a... Canadian actor/director Don McKellar (HIGHWAY 61, EXOTICA, LAST NIGHT) skewers the self-obsessed world of Hollywood celebrity with his wry indie comedy, CHILDSTAR. As the popular star of a top-rated American sitcom, 12-year-old Taylor Brandon Burns (Mark Rendall) is a spoiled, world-weary cynic facing the dual pressures of stardom and impending puberty. Sent on location to Toronto, Canada, Taylor suffers a mini-breakdown and runs away from the set, prompting his overbearing show-biz mother, Suzanne (Jennifer Jason Leigh), to enlist the help of their resentful limo driver, Rick Schiller (McKellar), himself a struggling filmmaker. Bolstered by McKellar's trademark low-key humor and emotional complexity, CHILDSTAR is both a gleeful Hollywood satire and a poignant coming-of-age dramedy. [More]
Starring: Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Alan Thicke
Starring: Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Alan Thicke, Eric Stoltz, Dave Foley, Brendan Fehr, Gil Bellows
Director: Don McKellar
Director: Don McKellar
Screenwriter: Don McKellar, Michael Goldbach
Producer: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron, Jennifer Jonas
Composer: Christopher Dedrick
Reviews for Childstar
McKellar's starring turn -- along with a strong final scene -- help him save his own film from the unfortunate crap heap
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