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Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow 's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles 's groundbreaking stage adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar who becomes attracted to a career-driven ...
Dec 18, 2009 · Me and Orson Welles: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Christian McKay, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Megan Maczko. In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Richard Linklater
- 2009-12-18
Dec 9, 2009 · The impersonation of Welles by Christian McKay in "Me and Orson Welles" is the centerpiece of the film, and from it, all else flows. We can almost accept that this is the Great Man. Twenty-four years after his death at 70, Welles is more than ever a Great Man. There is something about his manner, his voice and the way he carries himself that ...
Now available on DVD: http://amzn.to/9GKoQY - A teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar" directed by a young Orson Welles in 1937.
- 2 min
- 102.7K
- eOne Films Canada
The story of a whirlwind week in 1937 NYC when a young aspiring actor (#ZacEfron) is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company on the e...
- 2 min
- 10.9K
- Madman Films
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Teenage student Richard Samuels (Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (McKay). Over the course of a magical week, Richard makes his Broadway debut, finds romance with an ambitious older woman (Danes), and experiences the dark side of genius ...