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Authors Anonymous

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
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4.4/10
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Chris Klein and Kaley Cuoco in Authors Anonymous (2014)
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When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams ... Read allWhen a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?

  • Director
    • Ellie Kanner
  • Writer
    • David Congalton
  • Stars
    • Kaley Cuoco
    • Tricia Helfer
    • Jonathan Banks
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    • Director
      • Ellie Kanner
    • Writer
      • David Congalton
    • Stars
      • Kaley Cuoco
      • Tricia Helfer
      • Jonathan Banks
    • 41User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 16Metascore
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    6Seth_Rogue_One

    It wasn't too bad

    I wasn't sure whether or not to give this one a go considering the current low rating (which was 4.4 when I wrote this review) but I must say I'm glad I did.

    It's not the most amazing movie of all time or anything but it kept me entertained throughout it's running-time.

    It feels like it was heavily inspired by the TV-series 'Modern Family' and Christopher Guest's filmography with a fake documentary approach having the characters talk straight to the camera occasionally about their lives and the other characters etc.

    If you want to get technical some angles could simply not have been captured the way they were in the movie by a documentary-crew, with for instance multiple- angle close ups of characters sitting opposed to each other at a table but no camera-man in sight in any of the shots, but it doesn't take you out of the movie or anything.

    As far as the movie goes it had a lot of funny moments with a stellar cast (good to see Chris Klein again) and even though the plot is hard to describe as it's not really a plot-based movie but merely about some odd characters with hopes of becoming successful writers (some odder than others) it does entertain and that's all I wanted from the movie.
    vchimpanzee

    Pleasant enough comic mockumentary, mainly due to Cuoco and Farina

    Kaley Cuoco was my main reason for being interested in this movie, even when it looked like a failure. She gives a great performance and is of course quite good-looking, especially in a tank top or shorts or both, or nothing but a man's dress shirt. She wears a spaghetti-strap top in one scene. But she has such a great personality. I won't say her looks don't matter because they are important to the plot, but they're not that necessary. And she's great with Henry, but not all that romantic. She wears glasses to read, but while I wasn't crazy about her first pair, her second pair look worse. No, in the photo representing the movie on IMDb, she's wearing a pair she tried but didn't like.

    Dennis Farina once again reminds us how much we have lost. He's not a particularly likable character, but one we can love to hate. John K. Butzin (who, like Ed LaSalle, the most memorable character in a Mary Tyler Moore sitcom I can't remember the name of, uses his full name when talking about himself) , is quite annoying but still a pleasure to watch somehow. His misfortunes are hilarious, helped along by Tricia Helfer.

    William is annoying and I don't mean that in a good way.

    Teri Polo and I have a history. Her character in "Northern Exposure" was so unpleasant I all but quit watching the show. That's how bad it had gotten. And she's just as terrible here, at least to me. In the first scene she has pretty hair but not a pretty face. Later, with more makeup, she's somewhat good-looking. But her personality is really hard to take. She does have some good scenes that even I couldn't criticize. I believe people will like her. Just not me.

    Chris Klein is someone you want to root for, but watching his difficulties is actually kind of fun. He's pleasant enough.

    I was going to say the actress has one line but makes the most of it, but she actually has many more lines later and shows that she was capable of more.

    Overall, it was pretty good.
    4ptpress

    Almost true to life

    Having been in several small writers groups in different Nevada and California locations I found it true to life in that a non-writer controls the group. The one problem I had with the film was the screenwriters identifying a Vanity Press indicating Roaring Lion as a Print-On=Demand. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I have found POD to be quite rewarding and not nearly as expensive as depicted in the film.

    I do believe that all three writers landed publishing contracts not because of what was written, but who they knew. I am sure that is the way it works in Hollywood and I understand it working in the print world as well.

    There were some chuckles, but as I found it too true to life in the writers group segments, I couldn't give it higher than 4 stars. For someone who has never experienced the writers groups BS they may find it extremely funny.

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    3brushwood11

    Waste of time.

    Well I love everything literary, but I certainly didn't love this movie. As soon as I saw Kaley Cuoco of Big Bang fame I decided to watch it. I'm also a fan of Chis Klein but he fails to impress in this movie. Kaley appeared exactly the same as her ditzy character in Big Bang, I sincerely hope this is not her true personality and she is just being type cast which is a real shame. All the characters were overblown and farcical, I presume this was intentional. I found nothing funny about it, didn't laugh once and dare I say it, didn't even smile. What another waste of time and effort. How do they get the money to make these movies? Very disappointed yet again. The premise was interesting, but the heavy handed script writing ruined any chance of an enjoyable movie. Why do they insist on treating us the paying viewers as if we are dumb? Shame, shame, shame.
    4Kamurai25

    "Writing Comes First"

    Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.

    This is one of those movies that looks like it is written for writers, and it's not that its bad, but the target audience shifts away from people that normally watch movies.

    A group of struggle-writers basically begins to break up when the youngest, hottest woman in the group wins the networking game and moves on to a better life.

    If you're not familiar with L.A. / Hollywood culture, or not a writer, or unfamiliar with the road to fame, then you're not going to get the full effect of this movie.

    I get a lot of it, and don't find it to be substantial.

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      Meagen Fay who plays Kaley Cuoco's mother played Bernadette Rostenkowski's mother on Kaley's show The Big Bang Theory.
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      John K. Butzin: Everything that John K. Butzin has learned about writing comes down to two simple words: Tom Clancy.

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anonim Yazarlar
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bull Market Entertainment
      • EKZ Productions
      • Lainie Productions
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      • 1h 32m(92 min)
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