What Just Happened

Name: What Just Happened
Director: Barry Levinson
Released: 2008
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener

2008 · 104 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 28,876 VOTES · DIR. Barry Levinson

Overview

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,362 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:43 Vanity Fair named me...

00:05:47 ...right before Sean Penn gets killed were taken out of The Third Man.

00:08:46 That's right.

00:14:10 - So how were the numbers last night? - Just a number.

00:17:02 Gotta go.

00:19:59 We already got the money, now we gotta get the money back.

00:23:27 - My guts are in that cut, mate. Right? - I know.

00:27:14 It's business. He's a fucking movie star.

00:30:18 No. No, I went out.

00:34:37 I need grips and I need stand-ins. Come on.

00:37:39 Well, why don't we start.

00:40:41 "Fuck you." "No, no, fuck you." And then it got worse.

00:44:09 Next time, he charged them $50 a suit. They paid.

00:46:56 He has lots of time. He can sit at the bar.

00:51:54 I'm so sorry.

00:56:02 Lovely though he was. I mean, it was like He loved Sean.

00:58:40 while you were married that you wish you didn't?

01:01:03 I have no problem with now. You have a problem with now.

01:05:21 Can't you let this moment be about me?!

01:10:41 But Jack transcended his competition.

01:14:10 - I'm gonna have to think about this. - Fine.

01:18:36 Okay, you're gonna have to stop it, all right? You're gonna have to stop it.

01:29:22 It's a beautiful red boucle fabric. Gorgeous.

30:00:00 a month entitles me to something.

Cast & Characters

Robert De Niro Ben John Turturro Dick Bell Stanley Tucci Scott Solomon Sean Penn Sean Penn Catherine Keener Lou Tarnow Bruce Willis Actor Robin Wright Kelly Kristen Stewart Zoe Michael Wincott Jeremy Brunell Jason Kravits Pollster

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,362

Dialogue density13.1 lines / min

First line00:00:43

Final line30:00:00

Production Record

DirectorBarry Levinson

LanguageEnglish

Budget$25,000,000

Revenue$6,673,422

IMDb votes28,876