True West

TV Movie
2002
1h 47m

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Filmed play about two very different brothers, one a criminal and the other a screen-writing family man who becomes appalled by his wayward brother's relationship with a producer.Filmed play about two very different brothers, one a criminal and the other a screen-writing family man who becomes appalled by his wayward brother's relationship with a producer.Filmed play about two very different brothers, one a criminal and the other a screen-writing family man who becomes appalled by his wayward brother's relationship with a producer.

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The play premiered at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco in the 1980s, then moved to the Public Theatre in New York. A few years later, the Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago's hit production, featuring Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, played on Broadway for 762 performances, then was taped by PBS for American Playhouse. This production opened at the Circle in the Square Theater in New York on March 2, 2000, ran for 154 performances and Sam Shepard's script was nominated for the 2000 Tony Award for the Best Play.

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Austin: Now that's a true story. True to life.

Connections
Version of American Playhouse: True West (1984)

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10/10

Truly an opportunity for good theater

My wife and I were fortunate enough to see this at the Liberty Theater in Hailey before it was produced for Showtime. We had front row seats and were many times really nervous about all the flinging and flailing (especially the toast) on stage. Now, that's good theater. We also joined the Company of Fools as donors (Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are on board of directors) so they could continue the good work. The Showtime production does the play justice. It's almost as good as being there.