What Just Happened

"Admit nothing."

Oct 31 2008 R 1h 44m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

A week in the life of powerful Hollywood producer Ben as he juggles negotiations with a studio head so that his newest picture can open at Cannes in two weeks, with a high-strung director who must make edits to the film, with an actor and his agent because the star has arrived on the set of a new picture with a full beard and his most recent ex-wife, Kelly, whom he discovers might have a lover. He also notices that his 17-year-old daughter from another marriage has been crying. What's up? Can Ben keep it all together, get the green light from the studio to go to Cannes, move his new picture past the beard crisis, and maybe return to Kelly's good graces?

Written by

Art Linson

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Magnolia Pictures, The Linson Company, 2929 Productions, Tribeca Productions

Languages

English, Français

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
28,876
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA