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| The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles. | |
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| Filming Locations: Bethesda, Maryland, USA (more) Trivia: Charles Lane, who was the real-life editor of The New Republic, was invited by writer/director Billy Ray to observe filming of some of the movie's scenes. The one scene shot while he was in attendance was the where the TNR writers bad-mouth Lane behind his back. (more) Goofs: Factual errors: At the end of the film, Stephen Glass and Chuck Lane and their respective lawyers had a meeting to determine which of Glass's articles were fraudulent. In the DVD commentary, both director Billy Ray and the real life Chuck Lane stated that such a meeting did occur, however, neither Glass or Lane attended the meeting, only their lawyers were present. (more) Quotes: [after completely debunking Stephen Glass's New Republic article] Adam Penenberg: But there is one thing in this story that checks out. Kambiz Foroohar: What's that? Adam Penenberg: There does appear to be a state in the union named Nevada. (more) Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 17 nominations (more) Movie Connections: Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV) (more) |
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