Movie 43

Movie 43
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Brill Peter Farrelly Will Graham Steve Carr Griffin Dunne James Duffy Jonathan van Tulleken Elizabeth Banks Patrik Forsberg Brett Ratner Rusty Cundieff James Gunn Bob Odenkirk Steve Baker Damon Escott
Written by	Steve Baker Ricky Blitt Will Carlough Tobias Carlson Jacob Fleisher Patrik Forsberg Will Graham James Gunn Claes Kjellstrom Jack Kukoda Bob Odenkirk Bill O'Malley Matthew Alec Portenoy Greg Pritikin Rocky Russo Olle Sarri Elizabeth Wright Shapiro Jeremy Sosenko Jonathan van Tulleken Jonas Wittenmark
Produced by	Charles B. Wessler John Penotti Peter Farrelly Ryan Kavanaugh
Starring	Elizabeth Banks Kristen Bell Halle Berry Leslie Bibb Kate Bosworth Gerard Butler Josh Duhamel Anna Faris Richard Gere Terrence Howard Hugh Jackman Johnny Knoxville Justin Long Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz Chris Pratt Liev Schreiber Emma Stone Jason Sudeikis Uma Thurman Naomi Watts Kate Winslet
Cinematography	Frank G. DeMarco Steve Gainer Matthew F. Leonetti Daryn Okada William Rexer Mattias Rudh Eric Scherbarth Newton Thomas Sigel Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by	Debra Chiate Patrick J. Don Vito Suzy Elmiger Mark Helfrich Craig Herring Myron Kerstein Jonathan van Tulleken Joe Randall-Cutler Sam Seig Michael P. Shawver Cara Silverman Sandy Solowitz Håkan Wärn Paul Zucker
Music by	Christophe Beck David J. Hodge Leo Birenberg Tyler Bates Miles Moon William Goodrum
Production companies	Rogue Virgin Produced GreeneStreet Films Charles B. Wessler Entertainment
Distributed by	Relativity Media
Release date	January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million[1]
Box office	$32.4 million[1]

Movie 43 is a 2013 American anthology comedy film conceived by producer Charles B. Wessler. Featuring fourteen different storylines, each by a different director, including Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, Will Graham, and Jonathan van Tulleken, the film stars an ensemble cast led by Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Anna Faris, Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Justin Long, Jeremy Allen White, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Chris Pratt, Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman, Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet. Julianne Moore, Tony Shalhoub, Bob Odenkirk, Anton Yelchin and Shane Jacobson appear in storylines not included in the film's theatrical release.

The project took almost a decade to get into production, and was eventually picked up by Relativity Media for $6 million. Filming took place over a period of several years, as casting also proved to be a challenge. Some, including George Clooney, declined to participate, while others, such as Richard Gere, attempted to get out of the project.

Released on January 25, 2013 after having been originally slated for release on April 13, 2012,^[2] Movie 43 was panned by critics, although it was a modest commercial success, grossing $32.4 million against a budget of $6 million. Considered one of the worst films of all time, the film received three awards at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture.^[3]