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Shattered Glass

- He'd do anything to get a great story.

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 : 2003-11-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cruise/Wagner ProductionsBaumgarten Merims ProductionsForest Park Pictures

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Stephen Glass

Original Name : Hayden Christensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles 'Chuck' Lane

Original Name : Peter Sarsgaard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caitlin Avey

Original Name : Chloë Sevigny

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andy Fox

Original Name : Rosario Dawson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Amy Brand

Original Name : Melanie Lynskey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michael Kelly

Original Name : Hank Azaria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adam Penenberg

Original Name : Steve Zahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lewis Estridge

Original Name : Mark Blum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catarina Bannier

Original Name : Simone-Elise Girard

Gender : Female

Character Name : David Bach

Original Name : Chad Donella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aaron Bluth

Original Name : Jamie Elman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rob Gruen

Original Name : Luke Kirby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kambiz Foroohar

Original Name : Cas Anvar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria

Original Name : Linda E. Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marty Peretz

Original Name : Ted Kotcheff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ian Restil

Original Name : Owen Roth

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Sims

Original Name : Bill Rowat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ian's Mother

Original Name : Michele Scarabelli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe Hiert

Original Name : Terry Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suit #1

Original Name : Howard Rosenstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Louis-Philippe Dandenault

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Morgan Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cade

Original Name : Christian Tessier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jason

Original Name : James Berlingieri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seth

Original Name : Brett Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alec Shumpert

Original Name : Andrew Airlie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emmit Rich

Original Name : Russell Yuen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monica Merchant #1

Original Name : Pierre Leblanc

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monica Merchant #2

Original Name : Pauline Little

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stout Woman

Original Name : Kim Taschereau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Phillip Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glass' Lawyer

Original Name : Mark Camacho

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck's Son

Original Name : Ian Blouin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kelly's Colleague

Original Name : Lynne Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Duke

Original Name : Caroline Goodall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Megan

Original Name : Brittany Drisdelle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Isabelle Champeau

Gender : Female

Reviews

gownpolitician

@gownpolitician

2021-06-23

Story portrayed as interestingly as possible. Christensen well-cast as someone reprehensible.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-15

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.