SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. Romantic teen comedy offering a contemporary version of Twelfth Night. Viola is a teenage tomboy who disguises herself as her brother, Sebastian, in order to play in the boy’s Illyria football team. Complications ensue when she is attracted to her room-mate, Duke. Duke only has eyes for Olivia, but Olivia likes Viola, whom she believes to be Sebastian. A pet tarantula is named Malvolio.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2005

Duration

105 mins; 9,457 feet

Credits

Director

Andy Fickman

Producer

Donner, Lauren Shuler; Ewan Leslie

Cinematographer

Greg Gardiner

Screenplay

Ewan Leslie; Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith

Music

Nathan Wang

Art Direction

John R. Jensen

Cast

Amanda Bynes	Viola Bynes (Viola (later disguised as Cesario))
Laura Ramsey	Olivia (Olivia)
Channing Tatum	Duke (Orsino, Duke of Illyria)
James Kirk	Sebastian Hastings (Sebastian)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Teen movie

Notes

Notes

Estimated budget $20,000,000

General

`If you don’t enjoy reading or watching classical Shakespeare, this is the kind of movie for you’ (IMDb synopsis). Many believe the film was made twenty years earlier as JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (1985) directed by Lisa Gottlieb.

Figures

Opening weekend USA $10,730,372. The film topped the national sales and rental charts in its first week on home video. The DreamWorks/Paramount release generated $6.9 million in rental revenue in the week ended July 23, more than 20% of its theatrical take of $33.7 million [July 2006].

Production Company

Name

DreamWorks

Name

Lakeshore Entertainment Corporation

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets