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Don's Plum
Directed byR.D. Robb
Written byBethany Ashton
Tawd Beckman
R.D. Robb
David Stutman
Dale Wheatley
Produced byDavid Stutman
Dale Wheatley
StarringLeonardo DiCaprio
Kevin Connolly
Jenny Lewis
Tobey Maguire
Amber Benson
Heather McComb
Marissa Ribisi
Nikki Cox
CinematographySteve Adcock
Brian Bellamy
Edited byPaul Heiman
Nabil Mehchi
Music byBlake Sennett
Production
companies
Trust Film Sales
Zentropa Entertainment
Distributed byPolo Pictures Entertainment
Release dates
Berlin International Film Festival
February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10)
Denmark
August 24, 2001
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Denmark
Sweden
LanguageEnglish-------
Box office€6,297

Don's Plum is an American film directed by R.D. Robb and written by _______________________.

Plot

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The film centers around a group of friends who make crude jokes while hanging out in a Los Angeles diner called Don's Plum.

Cast

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Background and production

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DiCaprio and Maguire met as teenagers while both were auditioning for the 1990 television series Parenthood.[1] The former was successful and was given the role of Garry Buckman. The latter was not, though became friends with DiCaprio, who helped the younger actor receive a guest role in the show.[2][3] Later, when DiCaprio was picked by Robert De Niro out of 400 young actors (including Maguire) to play the lead role in This Boy's Life (1993), the older teen helped Maguire get cast as Chuck, a friend to his character Tobias Wolff.[4][5][6]

The pair's next project together was Don's Plum, which they filmed with the rest of the cast (comprising mostly of their other friends)[citation needed] over six days[citation needed] in 1995.[citation needed] A large percentage of the movie (which was shot in black-and-white on a low-budget)[citation needed] was improvised by the actors,[citation needed] who were working under the direction of R.D. Robb in his first film effort.[citation needed] Once filming had finished, post-production began outside Copenhagen and lasted for over a year.[citation needed]

"Leo-Mania" and 1998 lawsuit

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Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio was cast in the lead role of bohemian Jack Dawson in the James Cameron-directed film Titanic.[7] Upon its release on December 19, 1997,[8] the film achieved critical and commercial success. With a worldwide gross of over $1.8 billion,[9] it was the first film to reach the billion dollar mark,[10] remaining the highest-grossing film of all time for twelve years, until Cameron's Avatar (2009) surpassed it in January 2010.[11] Titanic also had a large impact on DiCaprio's career; it made him a global star,[12] household name,[13] teen idol,[14] sex symbol[15] and one of the most bankable actors in the world.[16] His fan adoration was compared to that of The Beatles, and was dubbed "Leo-Mania".[17] The actor's next lead role was as both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). The film was a box office success and grossed over $182 million;[18] 5 times the $35 million budget.[19]

Release in Europe

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Stardom of Maguire and 2004 lawsuit

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Tobey Maguire

Maguire was cast as the superhero Spider-Man in the eponymous 2002 film, which upon release became the first film to reach $100 million dollars in its first weekend,[20] and the most successful film based on a comic book.[21] Spider-Man was 2002's third-highest-grossing film.[22] and, with a total gross of $821.71 million worldwide, is the 30th highest-grossing film of all time.[23] A sequel (Spider-Man 2) followed in June 2004 and grossed $40.4 million in its first day; this broke the first film's opening day record of $39.4 million.[24] Spider-Man 2 was the third-highest-grossing film of 2004,[25] and, with a worldwide gross of $783.7 million, ranks as the 36th highest-grossing film of all time.[23] Between the release of the Spider-Man movies, DiCaprio had success with the 2002 Martin Scorsese-directed films Gangs of New York and Catch Me If You Can, which grossed $193.7 million and $352.1 million respectively.[26][27]

Reception

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ Fitgerald, F. Scott (October 31, 2011). "Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire team up". Times of India. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tobey Maguire biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Hallenbeck-Huber, p. 14
  4. ^ Caden, Sarah (January 9, 2005). "Not the king of the world, but on top of it". Irish Independent. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "This is the life for rising star DiCaprio". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (April 23, 1993). Retrieved April 6, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Wukovits, p. 29
  7. ^ "'Titanic' made Leonardo DiCaprio a star, but can he act?". The Sacramento Bee. (March 15, 1998). Retrieved March 31, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Lee, Allyssa (June 8, 2001). "Zit's About Time". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  9. ^ "Avatar second highest grossing film ever after Titanic". The Hindu. January 8, 2010. Retrieved (March 31, 2012). {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ Harrigan, Tom (April 27, 1998). "Box Office Takes 'Big Hit'; 'Titanic' Is Billionaire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  11. ^ Rosenberg, Adam (January 26, 2010). "'Avatar' Breaks 'Titanic' Worldwide Box-Office Record". MTV. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  12. ^ Spelling, Iain (February 15, 2000). "Will Leo sink or swim?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  13. ^ Carroll, Larry (January 4, 2010). "Is 'Avatar' Star Sam Worthington The New Leonardo DiCaprio?". MTV. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  14. ^ Longsdorf, Amy (December 7, 2006). "Five minutes with: Leonardo DiCaprio". Courier-Post. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  15. ^ "Inside". Star Tribune. (August 30, 1998). Retrieved March 31, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "DiCaprio defends filming movie on beach in Thailand". San Jose Mercury News. (March 14, 1999). Retrieved March 31, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ Hiscock, John (December 4, 2004). "Leonardo DiCaprio's Magnificent Obsessive". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  18. ^ "Leonardo Dicaprio's key movies". Film4. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  19. ^ Covington, Richard (March 8, 1998). "Leo and the Old Boys; Young heartthrob DiCaprio teams with some aging Musketeers in a 'Mask' heavy on the melodrama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  20. ^ "'Spider-Man' takes in $100M in three days". USA Today. (May 5, 2002). Retrieved April 3, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ Perigard, Mark A. (November 1, 2002). "DVDs; `Spider-Man' weaves in extras". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  22. ^ "2002 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  23. ^ a b "All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  24. ^ "'Spidey' makes history". Los Angeles Daily News. (July 2, 2004). Retrieved April 4, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  26. ^ "'Gangs of New York'". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  27. ^ "'Catch Me If You Can'". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
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