The TV Set
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| Directed by | Jake Kasdan |
| Produced by | Jake Kasdan Judd Apatow Lawrence Kasdan |
| Written by | Jake Kasdan |
| Starring | David Duchovny Sigourney Weaver Ioan Gruffudd Judy Greer |
| Music by | Michael Andrews |
| Cinematography | Uta Briesewitz |
| Editing by | Tara Timpone |
| Distributed by | THINKFilm 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 2006 (Tribeca) April 6, 2007 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $265,198 |
The TV Set is a 2006 comedy about an idealistic writer attempting to bring his vision for a TV show to fruition on the small screen.
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[edit] Plot
The plot follows an idealistic writer (David Duchovny) as he tries to navigate his TV pilot down the mine-laden path from script to production to the madness of prime-time scheduling — all while trying to stay true to his vision. Along the way he has to juggle the agendas of a headstrong network president (Sigourney Weaver), volatile young stars, a pregnant wife (Justine Bateman) and an ever-optimistic personal manager (Judy Greer).
[edit] Cast
- David Duchovny – Mike Klein
- Sigourney Weaver – Lenny
- Ioan Gruffudd – Richard McCallister
- Judy Greer – Alice
- Fran Kranz – Zack Harper
- Lindsay Sloane – Laurel Simon
- Justine Bateman – Natalie Klein
- Lucy Davis – Chloe McCallister
- Philip Rosenthal – Cooper
- Matt Price – Berg
- Willie Garson – Brian
- M.C. Gainey – Hutch
- Simon Helberg – TJ Goldman
- Kaitlin Doubleday – Jesse Filmore
- Philip Baker Hall – Vernon Maxwell
[edit] Production and vision
The film's writer/director Jake Kasdan had originally intended Ben Stiller for the role of Lenny, however Kasdan cast Weaver for the role, which changed his idea of what the character should be.[1] Kasdan does not regard the film as satire, as he sees nothing exaggerated in its depiction of bringing a pilot to production.[1]
[edit] Releases
The film was first screened on the Tribeca Film Festival on the 28 of April 2006. Following almost a year of festival screenings, it was released in cinemas on the 6 of April 2007. A DVD edition was released through 20th Century Fox on the 25 of September 2007. It features commentary tracks, a "making of" featurette and a deleted scene.[2]
[edit] See also
- The Big Picture, a film following a similar theme
- State and Main, an award-winning comedy film about an obstacle-fraught film production
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