| Authors Anonymous | |
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| Directed by | Ellie Kanner |
| Written by | David Congalton |
| Produced by | Ellie Kanner Hal Schwartz |
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| Cinematography | Tobias Datum |
| Edited by | Stephen Myers |
| Music by | Jeff Cardoni |
Production companies | Bull Market Entertainment Forever Sunny Productions |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films Starz Digital |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Authors Anonymous is a 2014 Americancomedy film directed and produced byEllie Kanner.[1] It starsKaley Cuoco,Chris Klein,Tricia Helfer,Jonathan Banks,Jonathan Bennett,Teri Polo,Dylan Walsh, andDennis Farina. The film was released on March 18, 2014, throughvideo on demand prior to itslimited release on April 18, 2014, byScreen Media Films andStarz Digital.[2][3]
When several dysfunctional and unpublished writers accept young Hannah into their clique, they don't expect her overnight success.[1]
Hannah, who has rarely even read a book, let alone written one, not only manages to land a literary agent to represent her, she cashes in on a deal to turn her first manuscript into a Hollywood film. The support of her weekly writers group, Authors Anonymous, turns to resentment.
Colette Mooney receives rejection letters galore from agents and publishers. Her husband, optician Alan, speaks ideas into a hand-held recorder all day long, but never acts on them. Henry Obert has writer's block, as well as a huge crush on Hannah, while a Tom Clancy wanna-be, John K. Butzin, resorts to self-publishing in a delusional quest to become a best-selling author, helped by a young hardware store employee named Sigrid who believes in him.
In time, Hannah realizes that maintaining a relationship with these people is next to impossible, but does what she can to at least encourage Henry to begin writing again.
The film is produced by directorEllie Kanner's Forever Sunny Productions (EKZ Productions) and Hal Schwartz's Bull Market Entertainment in association with Cynthia and Laine Guidry's Lainie Productions.[3]Jonathan Bennett andKaley Cuoco also served as executive producers to the film.[4]
The film was shot in and aroundLos Angeles during August 2012.[5] It includes one ofDennis Farina's last performances before his death in July 2013.[3]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 8% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 2.9/10.[6]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 16 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[7]
