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Pretenders is a 2018 American drama film directed by James Franco from a screenplay by Josh Boone. It stars Jack Kilmer, Jane Levy, Shameik Moore, Juno Temple, Brian Cox, Dennis Quaid and Franco.
It had its world premiere at the Torino Film Festival on November 24, 2018. It was released on September 27, 2019, by Cleopatra Entertainment.




Cast


Jack Kilmer as Terry
Jane Levy as Catherine
Shameik Moore as Phil
Juno Temple as Victoria
Brian Cox as Henry
Dennis Quaid as Joe
James Franco as Maxwell
Mustafa Shakir as Mr. Stanish
Danielle Burgess as Madeline
Jacqueline Honulik as Kim
Antoni Porowski as Antoni
Tyler Alvarez as Doug




Production


In November 2016, it was announced James Franco would direct the film, from a screenplay by Josh Boone, with Franco, Jack Kilmer, Shameik Moore, Jane Levy, Brian Cox and Juno Temple 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 on November 24, 2018. Shortly after, Cleopatra Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, which they re-titled Pretenders. The first trailer was released in late August 2019, with a theatrical premier on October 4, 2019 and a VOD release on November 5, 2019, although some theaters began showing the film on September 27, 2019. It was released on DVD on November 12, 2019.




Reception


On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 10 reviews are positive, and the average rating is 4.3/10. On Metacritic — which assigns a weighted mean score — the film has a score of 14 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". While Variety's review praised "standout efforts from its three up-and-coming stars", the Los Angeles Times review called it "pretentious nonsense" and The New York Times said it "indulges in a distasteful brand of nostalgia".




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References






External links


Pretenders at IMDb
Pretenders at Rotten Tomatoes

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