Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Billionaire Boys Club |
| Original title | Billionaire Boys Club |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | James Cox |
| script | James Cox, Captain Mauzner |
| production |
Cassian Elwes , Holly Wiersma |
| music | Joel J. Richard |
| camera | James M. Muro |
| cut | Glen Scantlebury |
| occupation | |
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Billionaire Boys Club is an American biopic from director James Cox from the year 2018 . The film is about the Billionaire Boys Club , a group of wealthy teenagers from Southern California who set up an investment firm in 1983 and commit to a murder. The main roles are played by Ansel Elgort , Taron Egerton and Emma Roberts .
The film hit US cinemas on August 17, 2018 and was a commercial flop. In Germany, over a year later, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 13, 2019 .
action
At the beginning of the 1980s, a few wealthy young men in Los Angeles tried to get richer as quickly as possible in the Billionaire Boys Club founded by Joe Hunt. Tennis pro Dean Karny is among them. They want to illegally multiply their money with fraudulent investments using a Ponzi scheme , a scam that follows the pyramid system, and thus impress their friends. To do this, however, you need the help of con artist Ron Levin. But something went wrong in the coup, and the anything but profitable action ended with fatal consequences for people around them.
Biographical background
The film is based on actual events. The high-flyer Joe Hunt had committed a murder in 1984 after the Ponzi model he initiated ran dry, a scam made known by Charles Ponzi in the USA, in which the number of participants has to increase exponentially in order not to collapse. The handsome and charismatic Hunt organized this together with some other men from the Billionaire Boys Club, a group of friends, mostly from wealthy families. Their world had expensive sports cars, Armani suits, and pretty women. When the giant pyramid scheme ran out of money, investors became furious. Hunt was forced to commit murder and was convicted of killing Ron Levin in 1987. Dean Karny served as a prosecutor's witness in the trial. Levin was Hunt's confidante, trusted advisor, and best friend, and had disappeared on June 6, 1984 at the age of 42. His body was never found.
production
Staff and cast
Directed by James Cox , who also wrote the script with Captain Mauzner , with which he last worked for the 2003 film Wonderland . The film music is composed by Joel J. Richard .
Ansel Elgort plays Joe Hunt in the film , Emma Roberts his love interest Sydney. Taron Egerton took on the role of Dean Karny, a professional tennis player. Kevin Spacey played Ron Levin, who is murdered by the doorman. Jeremy Irvine stars as one of the Billionaire Boys Club members named Kyle Biltmore. Cary Elwes took on the minor role of the artist Andy Warhol .
Filming and publishing
Filming took place in New Orleans and at the House of Bijan in Beverly Hills , a showroom on Rodeo Drive housed in an elaborate $ 12 million Mediterranean-style palazzo considered a Beverly Hills landmark. James M. Muro is the cameraman .
A first trailer was presented at the beginning of June 2018. The film has been available on iTunes and other streaming platforms since July 17, 2018 and was released in US theaters on August 17, 2018. On its opening day, the film grossed just $ 126 there.
synchronization
The German synchronization was not until 2019, after a dialogue book by Alexander lion and the dialogue director of Henning Stegelmann on behalf of Mo synchronous.
| role | actor | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Hunt | Ansel Elgort | Patrick Roche |
| Dean Karny | Taron Egerton | Constantin von Jascheroff |
| Sydney Evans | Emma Roberts | Luisa Wietzorek |
| Ron Levin | Kevin Spacey | Till Hagen |
| Kyle Biltmore | Jeremy Irvine | Konrad Bösherz |
| Charlie Bottoms | Thomas Cocquerel | Tim Knauer |
| Debbie Evans | Rosanna Arquette | Kathrin Simon |
| Quintana Bisset | Suki Waterhouse | Katharina Schwarzmaier |
reception
Carlos Aguilar of The Wrap says, like in his previous films, James Cox managed to recruit great actors, but only to create yet another bewilderingly melodramatic and stilted film. Emma Roberts , the aspiring artist and the only female character with more than a few speaking lines, is particularly wasted, says Aguilar, and worse is Cary Elwes ' ridiculous and repulsive portrayal of Andy Warhol , whose presence can only be explained by the director's request can contribute his vision of the elitism of the early 1980s. Aguilar goes on to say that the film is a pure mash-up of The Wolf of Wall Street , The Social Network and the indie heist film American Animals , but without the inventiveness or texture of any of these films.
Web links
- Billionaire Boys Club in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alex Ritman: AFM: Kevin Spacey Invests in 'Billionaire Boys Club'. In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 4, 2015.
- ↑ Steve Helling: Fast Cars, Armani Suits, Pretty Women: How the 'Billionaire Boys Club' Led to Murder. In: People, August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Dave McNary: Judd Nelson Returns for 'Billionaire Boys Club' Remake. In: Variety, December 5, 2015.
- ↑ Marcia Chambers: Witness says club founder directed murder of Beverly Hills man. In: The New York Times, March 24, 1987
- ↑ https://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2015/11/kevin_spaceys_billionaires_boy.html
- ↑ Bijan - Luxury Menswear & Accessories - Love Beverly Hills. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Jenna Marotta: 'Billionaire Boys Club' Trailer: Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey Square Off Again in Their 'Baby Driver' Follow-Up. In: indiewire.com, June 8, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Billionaire-Boys-Club-Film-Review-Kevin-13085775.php
- ↑ Kevin Spacey will return to big screen this summer despite assault allegations. In: Metro. June 13, 2018, accessed February 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Only $ 126 in: Kevin Spacey film flops at the box office. August 19, 2018, accessed February 7, 2020 .
- ↑ #MeToo: Kevin Spacey film flops. In: tagesschau.de. Norddeutscher Rundfunk, August 20, 2018, accessed on August 20, 2018 .
- ^ Billionaire Boys Club. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on October 7, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.thewrap.com/billionaire-boys-club-film-review-kevin-spacey-ansel-elgort-taron-egerton/