| The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 2003 |
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| Director: | Billy Ray |
| Writer: | Billy Ray, Buzz Bissinger |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | journalism, based on true story |
| Production Companies | Cruise/Wagner Productions, Baumgarten Merims Productions, Forest Park Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,944,752
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
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| Jere Gillis | Stunt Double |
| Pierre Perrault | Art Direction |
| François Senécal | Set Decoration |
| François Séguin | Production Design |
| Renée April | Costume Design |
| Cassandra Kulukundis | Casting |
| Michelle Gold | Second Assistant Director |
| Roxanna Macedo | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Natalia Ortelli | Third Assistant Director |
| David McKeown | Stunt Coordinator |
| Yves Langlois | Stunt Double |
| Jacky Lavoie | Production Manager |
| Julie Breton | Extras Casting |
| Catherine Veaux-Logeat | Script Supervisor |
| Nicolas Marion | First Assistant Camera |
| Jean Kavanagh | Second Assistant Camera |
| Julie Garceau | Video Assist Operator |
| Marie-Pierre Gratton | Camera Loader |
| François Daignault | Steadicam Operator |
| Christian Lemay | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Benoit Descary | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Jonathan Wenk | Still Photographer |
| Pierre Blain | Production Sound Mixer |
| Catherine Bellazzi | Boom Operator |
| Cecile Braemer | Art Department Coordinator |
| Carl Lessard | Graphic Designer |
| Michel Brochu | Head Carpenter |
| John Lewin | Gaffer |
| Jeff Scott | Best Boy Electric |
| Robert B. Baylis | Key Grip |
| Alain Masse | Dolly Grip |
| Claude Fortin | Key Rigging Grip |
| Martine Gagnon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Fabienne April | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Corald Giroux | Key Hairdresser |
| Gérard Royer | Hairdresser |
| Francine Gagnon | Key Makeup Artist |
| Catherine Lahaye | Makeup Artist |
| Bernard Rodrigue | Location Manager |
| Roch Chalifour | Assistant Location Manager |
| Paule Girardin | Production Coordinator |
| Stacey McKay | Production Accountant |
| Craig Tanner | Associate Editor |
| Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Emily Rice | Post Production Accountant |
| Stephanie Urcheck | Music Coordinator |
| Paul Intson | Music Editor |
| David Bach | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David Esparza | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Marshall Garlington | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Sean Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Dan Scolnik | Foley Editor |
| Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Matvey Shatz | Color Timer |
| Gaétan Landry | Key Hairdresser |
| Manon Paquet | Dresser, Hairdresser |
| Emilie Perrault | Key Dresser |
| Claude Rainville | Property Master |
| Denys Marois | Assistant Property Master |
| Billy Ray | Writer, Director |
| Mandy Walker | Director of Photography |
| Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Jeffrey Ford | Editor |
| Richard L. Fox | First Assistant Director |
| Sophie Béasse | Key Dresser |
| Phedon Papamichael | Additional Director of Photography |
| Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Johnny Gidcomb | ADR Voice Casting |
| Buzz Bissinger | Author |
| Lucie Robitaille | Casting |
| Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Anne Galéa | Set Decoration |
| Manon Lemay | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Julie Raymond | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Julie-Agnès Morin | Property Buyer |
| Martin Dupré | Assistant Property Master |
| Martin Handfield | Property Master |
| Guy Pigeon | Draughtsman |
| Robert Bourdeau | Lead Painter |
| Odette Gauvreau | Lead Painter |
| Jean Levasseur | Electrician |
| Daniel Dallaire | Electrician |
| André Belaieff | Generator Operator |
| Jacob Fortier | Rigging Gaffer |
| Claude Sauvageau | Best Boy Grip |
| Sylvain Labrecque | Grip |
| Kelly Baylis | Grip |
| Dany Prévost | Grip |
| Sylvie Dagenais | Dresser |
| Marie-Etienne Bessette | Wardrobe Master |
| Louise Eusanio | Extras Dresser |
| Maory Gastelo | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Liane Garneau | Seamstress |
| Étienne Desrosiers | Location Scout |
| Maurice Forget | Unit Manager |
| Isabelle Godin | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Joseph Viscusi | Transportation Coordinator |
| Trish Kelly Chornyj | Production Secretary |
| Justin Kelly | Assistant Accountant |
| Stephane Frechette | Unit Production Manager |
| Brigitte Goulet | Second Assistant Director |
| Nathalie Picard | Script Supervisor |
| Frédéric Chamberland | First Assistant Camera |
| Guillaume Parisien | Second Assistant Camera |
| Laurent Alexis Guertin | Camera Loader |
| Stephanie Dore-Bertet | Video Assist Operator |
| William Clement | Cableman |
| Louis Richard | Electrician |
| Olivier Hétu | Electrician |
| George Haryszyn | Generator Operator |
| François Dupéré | Key Grip |
| Gilbert Gagnon | Best Boy Grip |
| Denis Boudreau | Dolly Grip |
| Jacques Dupuis | Grip |
| Daniel DuSablon | Grip |
| Gordon Ramesa | Grip |
| Annock Bolvin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Fanny Vachon | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Stilman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jennifer Hwang | Post Production Coordinator |
| Nicholas Dodd | Conductor, Music Arranger |
| Michael A. Morongell | Mixing Engineer |
| Martin Schloemer | Sound Recordist |
| Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
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| Gaye Hirsch | Producer |
| Craig Baumgarten | Producer |
| Adam Merims | Producer |
| Tove Christensen | Producer |
| Michael Paseornek | Executive Producer |
| Tom Ortenberg | Executive Producer |
| Tom Cruise | Executive Producer |
| Paula Wagner | Executive Producer |
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Story portrayed as interestingly as possible. Christensen well-cast as someone reprehensible. ...
Long before Donald Trump became obsessed with fake news, there was Stephen Glass (here played by Hayden Christensen). Here is an ambitious and creative man who successfully manipulated the verification processes at Washington DC's prestigious "New Republic" magazine leading it to publish over twenty ... long form articles that had no basis in fact. It's only when the editor of a competing online outlet questions one of his own journalists - Adam Peneberg (Steve Zahn) as to why he didn't get the story, that some detailed investigations into his sources start to reveal a tissue of fantasy. The half lies and lies he tells grow into whoppers as his own editor Chuck Lane (Peter Sarsgaard) uses his own considerable investigative journalism skills and soon the young shyster is on the ropes. Christensen is good here - not phrase I will say often, and Billy Ray manages to makes us squirm a little as we feel the pressure mount on this serial journalistic fantasist. The fact that even his friends take him on face value, and are prepared to resign if he is ultimately fired proves just how much we take on trust until presented with a different fait-accompli! Certainly better than I was expecting.