Rules Don't Apply (film)
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| Directed by | Warren Beatty |
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| Screenplay by | Warren Beatty |
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| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $3.7 million |
Rules Don't Apply is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Warren Beatty. The ensemble cast features Beatty, Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick, Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich.
Set in 1958 Hollywood, the film follows the romantic relationship between a young actress and her driver, which is forbidden by their employer, Howard Hughes. The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the AFI Fest on November 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 23, 2016 by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing just $3 million against its $25 million budget.
In 1964, Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), Levar Mathis (Matthew Broderick), and Nadine Henly (Candice Bergen) are anxiously waiting for Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty) to make a phone call to members of the press (Peter Mackenzie and Paul Sorvino) at 4:30pm. Frank goes to check on Hughes who is unresponsive. It then cuts back to 1958, where Frank goes to pick up Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins), a devout Baptist beauty queen from Virginia, who is also an aspiring actress, alongside her strict mother Lucy (Annette Bening). Frank becomes Marla's driver, chauffeuring her wherever she or her mother want to go. Marla is under contract with RKO, where she receives $400 a week and lives in a home paid for by Hughes and his associates.
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