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Rent (2005)

Year of U.S. Release: 2005

Starring: Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tracie Thoms.
Director: Chris Columbus
Screenwriter(s): Chris Columbus, Stephen Chbosky
Producer(s): Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe, Julie Larson
Ex. Producer(s): Lata Ryan, Allan S. Gordon, Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Prod. Company: 1492 Pictures, Revolution Studios
Prod. Cost: $40,000,000 (Estimated)
Genre(s): Musical, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shooting Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; New York, USA; Oakland, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA
U.S. Release Date: November 11, 2005 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and some strong language.
arrowPlot Summary:
Based on Jonathan Larson's award-winning Broadway musical, ''Rent'' chronicles a group of New York village artists struggling with identity and artistic integrity in an HIV-positive world. Roommates Roger and Mark, a songwriter-recovering addict and a guerrilla filmmaker, respectively, must find a way to pay their former roommate-turned-landlord when he decides to reneg on his promise to provide them rent-free living.
arrowAdditional Notes:

The musical originally was optioned for the screen by Miramax Films, which at one point explored the possibility of making the film with Spike Lee in the director's chair.

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