The Whole Truth (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Courtney Hunt |
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| Written by | Nicholas Kazan |
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| Cinematography | Jules O'Loughlin |
| Edited by | Kate Williams |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Premiere |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Whole Truth is an American thriller film directed by Courtney Hunt and written by Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Basso, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Renée Zellweger, and Jim Belushi.
Filming began on July 7, 2014 in New Orleans.[2] The film was released on October 21, 2016.
Plot
Defense attorney Richard Ramsay works on a tough case to defend 17 year-old Mike Lassiter, who is suspected of murdering his wealthy father. Ramsay enlists the help of a young lawyer Janelle, who is determined to find out the truth about what happened that day.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Richard Ramsay, a defense attorney
- Renée Zellweger as Loretta Lassiter, Mike's mother
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Janelle, a younger lawyer
- Gabriel Basso as Mike Lassiter, a seventeen-year-old suspected of murdering his father
- Jim Belushi as Boone Lassiter, Mike's father[3]
- Jim Klock as Leblanc, the prosecutor[4]
- Sean Bridgers as Arthur Westin
- Christopher Berry as Jack Legrand
Production
Daniel Craig was originally set to star since January 2014. In April, just a few days before filming was set to commence, he dropped out of the project for unknown reasons.[5] Craig was replaced by Keanu Reeves in June.
On July 10, 2014, Jim Belushi joined the cast of the film to play Mike's father, and Zellweger would play his mother.[3] On August 12, Jim Klock was added to the cast to play the prosecutor, who has a rock-solid case against the teen.[4]
Filming
Principal photography of the film began on July 7, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[6][3] Previously the filming was slated to take place in Boston.[7]
References
- ↑ "THE WHOLE TRUTH (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ Linda Ge (2014-07-10). "Jim Belushi Joins Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in Courtney Hunt's 'The Whole Truth'". The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
The film began production this week in New Orleans
- 1 2 3 Ge, Linda (July 10, 2014). "Jim Belushi Joins Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in Courtney Hunt's 'The Whole Truth'". thewrap.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- 1 2 "Jim Klock Joins 'The Whole Truth'". deadline.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Craig Abruptly Drops Out of 'The Whole Truth'". deadline. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "ON THE SET FOR 7/07/14: Owen Wilson & Kristen Wiff start relativity armored car project, Mel Gibson wraps on Blood Father". studiosystemnews.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ Banks, Paul (July 2, 2014). "New Orleans courts The Whole Truth". kftv.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.