Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006, 75 min, Color, DigiBeta

Directed By: Bill Couturié
Screenwriters: Bill Couturié, Peter Bart
Writers: Bill Couturié, Peter Bart
Producer: Bill Couturié
Executive Producer: Peter Bart
Cinematographer: Stephen Lighthill
Editor: Mark H. Brewer
Music: Todd Boekelheide
Featuring: Danny DeVito, Penny Marshall, Charlize Theron, Jodie Foster, Brian Grazer, Tom Rothman, Sydney Pollack, Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, Richard Dreyfus

What can a studio do to ensure box-office success? Inspired by Peter Bart’s book Boffo: How I Learned to Love the Blockbuster and Fear the Bomb, Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Couturié examines the risky business of filmmaking through interviews with a bevy of stars and filmmakers including George Clooney, Danny DeVito, Brian Grazer, Peter Guber, Alan Horn, Sherry Lansing, Sydney Pollack, John Singleton, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron, and Robert Zemeckis. This documentary chronicles the complex, often traumatic stories behind Hollywood’s biggest box-office hits and bombs.

Screening Schedule

Date Time Venue Tickets  Wed, Jun 28 7:15 pm Mann Festival Theatre $10

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