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- While Whiplash is not based on a true story that sports real-life characters or locations, it was inspired by writer-director Damien Chazelle's time as a music student. The film's story is about an aspiring drummer being pushed to his limits to be the best musician he can be by an abusive, threatening, demanding teacher.
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Whiplash is a 2014 American psychological drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, and Melissa Benoist.
Oct 15, 2014 · Damien Chazelle still isn’t 30 years old, and he’s written and directed a Sundance sensation. Whiplash, his second feature film (after 2009’s black-and-white indie jazz musical Guy And Madeline On A Park Bench), won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the Dramatic category in Park City earlier in 2014, and a significant Oscar buzz ...
Nov 3, 2023 · "Whiplash" is technically not based on a true story, as director Damien Chazelle revealed in an interview. The characters and the school in the film are purely fictional. The character of Andrew Neiman in "Whiplash" was inspired by Chazelle's experiences as a jazz drummer in high school and college.
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Oct 8, 2014 · A tense two-hander about the desire for and cost of perfection, Whiplash is a remarkable film. Andrew (Miles Teller) is a student at the best music school in the U.S.
Oct 12, 2014 · Damien Chazelle is on fire. The 29-year-old writer/director is receiving some of the year’s best reviews for his second feature effort, “Whiplash,” an overwhelmingly powerful picture that defies the typical genre categorization of “drama” or “thriller.” It won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at this year’s ...
Sep 6, 2024 · A psychological thriller about a young jazz musician, helmed by a 28-year-old unknown director and shot for about $3 million, might not sound like the recipe for a Hollywood smash. But from the...
Whiplash: Directed by Damien Chazelle. With Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
