Free Enterprise
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Two aspiring film-makers run into William Shatner (playing himself) in a Hollywood bookstore. The film-makers have been Star Trek fans for many years and believe their dreams are now realised. They soon discover, however, that Shatner is befriending the pair only because he thinks they can help secure backing for his latest film-project - a 5-hour musical version of Julius Caesar in which he will play all the roles. The film concludes with William Shatner performing a rap version of Mark Antony’s speech ‘Friends , Romans and countrymen’ entitled ‘No Tears for Caesar’.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1998
- Duration
- 114 mins
Credits
- Director
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Producer
- Mark A. Altman
- Cinematographer
- Charles L. Barbee
- Screenplay
- Mark A. Altman; Robert Meyer Burnett
- Music
- Scott Spock
- Art Direction
- Brent Mason
- Cast
William Shatner Bill (Mark Antony) Eric McCormack Mark Rafer Weigel Robert
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Julius Caesar
- Keywords
- Hollywood; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music
Notes
- General
- Mark to Shatner "if you play both Caesar and Brutus, won’t you have to stab yourself in the back?'.
- Reviews
- Lanier, D. Shakespeare and Modern Popular Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. pp. 1-20.
Production Company
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Free Enterprise". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36563 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)