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Childstar is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Don McKellar released in USA on 11 june 2005 with Don McKellar
Childstar (2004)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 june 2005
Length 1h38
Directed by Don McKellar
OriginCanada
Themes Films about television
Rating59%
Childstar is a 2004 comedy film directed and written (with the help of Michael Goldbach) by Don McKellar. It was screened at several film festivals between September 2004 and July 2005.
Synopsis
Taylor Brandon Burns (Mark Rendall), a conflicted young TV star from the U.S., runs away from the set - and his problems - while shooting a big-budget film in Canada. His reluctant limo-driver, Rick Schiller (Don McKellar), a down-on-his-luck indie filmmaker, is enlisted to find Taylor before the childstar destroys himself.Actors
Don McKellar
(Rick Shille)
Peter Paige
(Tim)
Mark Rendall
(Taylor Brandon Burns)
Gil Bellows
(Isaac)
Michael Murphy
(Reed Harrison)
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