The TV Set
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The TV Set | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster |
|
| Directed by | Jake Kasdan |
| Produced by | Jake Kasdan Judd Apatow Lawrence Kasdan |
| Written by | Jake Kasdan |
| Starring | David Duchovny Sigourney Weaver Ioan Gruffudd |
| 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 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Gross revenue | $265,198 |
| IMDb profile | |
The TV Set is a 2006 comedy about an idealistic writer attempting to bring his vision, in the form of a TV pilot, to fruition on the small screen was released on April 6, 2007. Writer/director Jake Kasdan, whose previous credits include the films Zero Effect and Orange County and the television series Freaks and Geeks, "uses his first-hand knowledge of the world of network television to craft a wily comedy about the making of a TV pilot", according to Below the Line. The movie screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in late April 2006.
Contents |
[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 (Weaver), volatile young stars, a pregnant wife and an ever-optimistic personal manager/agent (Greer).
[edit] Cast
- David Duchovny as Mike Klein
- Sigourney Weaver as Lenny
- Ioan Gruffudd as Richard McCallister
- Judy Greer as Alice
- Fran Kranz as Zach Harper
- Lindsay Sloane as Laurel Simon
- Justine Bateman as Natalie Klein
- Lucy Davis as Chloe McCallister
- Willie Garson as Brian
- M.C. Gainey as Hutch
[edit] Trivia
 |
Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones. |
- Sigourney Weaver's character was written as a man. It wasn't until late in pre-production that it was decided that the role of could actually be a woman instead. Still, no line was re-written for the gender change.
- In this movie, Sigourney Weaver plays a television network president. Weaver's father, Sylvester ("Pat") Weaver, was for many years president of NBC; the writer and director of TV Set, The (2006), Jake Kasdan, was a producer and writer on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999), which aired on NBC (albeit many years after Pat Weaver's retirement).
- The film makes reference to the film The Secret Lives of Dentists when Richard asks Lenny if she has ever heard of Hope Davis of The Secret Lives of Dentists and suggests getting her for an upcoming show.
- The show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is seen on the TV schedule.
[edit] DVD release
A single-disc edition was released through 20th Century Fox on September 25, 2007. It features commentary tracks, a "making of" featurette and a deleted scene.
[edit] External links
- The TV Set at the Internet Movie Database
- The TV Set at Rotten Tomatoes
- The TV Set at Box Office Mojo
- Official trailer
|
|||||
