The Adderall Diaries (film)
| The Adderall Diaries | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pamela Romanowsky |
| Produced by |
James Franco Vince Jolivette Joseph McKelheer James Reach |
| Written by | Pamela Romanowsky |
| Based on |
The Adderall Diaries by Stephen Elliott |
| Starring |
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard |
| Cinematography | Bruce Thierry Cheung |
| Edited by | Marc Vives |
Production company |
Rabbit Bandini Productions Windowseat Pictures |
| Distributed by | A24 Films |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Adderall Diaries is an upcoming American crime-thriller film written and directed by Pamela Romanowsky, based on a "true-crime memoir" book of the same name by Stephen Elliott. The underlying true crime is the Hans Reiser murder case. The film stars James Franco, Ed Harris and Amber Heard.
Cast
- James Franco as Stephen Elliott
- Timothee Chalamet as teenage Stephen Elliott
- Ed Harris as Neil Elliot
- Amber Heard as Lana Edmond
- Christian Slater
- Wilmer Valderrama
- Cynthia Nixon as Jen Davis
- Jim Parrack as Roger
- Danny Flaherty as Teenage Roger
Production
Director Pamela Romanowsky met Franco at New York University while attending the MFA Film Program. After collaborating together on a short film he hired her to direct The Adderall Diaries as he had previously purchased the rights.[1] On June 5, 2014 Christian Slater was set to star in the film, he'll play a man suspected of killing his ex-wife.[2]
Filming
The shooting of the film began on May 16, 2014 in Brooklyn.[3] On May 23, filming was underway in New York City.[4]
Reception
Author Stephen Elliot reviewed the film negatively saying that the final result had little in common with his memoir and wondering "why calling the character Stephen Elliott was necessary."[5]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 16, 2015.[6] Shortly after the premiere, its distributed rights were acquired by A24 Films and DirecTV Cinema, the film would premiere on DirecTV before a theatrical and video on demand release.[7]
References
- ↑ Ayers, Mike. "Tribeca Film Festival 2015: Meet ‘The Adderall Diaries’ Director Pamela Romanowsky". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (5 June 2014). "Christian Slater Joins James Franco In ‘Adderall Diaries’". deadline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (16 May 2014). "The Adderall Diaries shoot gets underway". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ Christine (23 May 2014). "‘The Adderall Diaries’, starring James Franco, filming location in NYC on May 24". onlocationvacations.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ Elliot, Stephen. "The Strange Experience of Having My Memoir Turned Into a Movie". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/adderall-diaries-2015
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/04/the-adderall-diaries-james-franco-a24-tribeca-film-festival-1201416022/