Coastal Elites
Coastal Elites is a 2020 American comedy television film directed by Jay Roach and written by Paul Rudnick. The film stars Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy and Issa Rae as five people, living in either New York City or Los Angeles, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered on HBO on September 12, 2020.[1][2] The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.
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| Written by | Paul Rudnick |
| Directed by | Jay Roach |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Emily Cohen |
| Cinematography | Jim Denault |
| Editor | Jon Poll |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
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| Network | HBO |
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Cast edit
- Bette Midler as Miriam Nessler
- Kaitlyn Dever as Sharynn Tarrows
- Dan Levy as Mark Hesterman
- Sarah Paulson as Clarissa Montgomery
- Issa Rae as Callie Josephson
Production edit
In June 2020, it was announced Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy and Issa Rae had joined the cast of the film, with Jay Roach directing from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick.[3] The project was shot remotely.[1]
Reception edit
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 52% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The top-shelf cast gives Coastal Elites a passionate pulse, but redundant speechifying and the stilted format result in a repetitive preaching to the choir."[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (June 17, 2020). "Bette Midler to Star in Remotely Shot HBO Special From Jay Roach". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "COASTAL ELITES Debuts September 12, Exclusively on HBO". Warner Media. HBO. August 4, 2020. from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 17, 2020). "Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson & Issa Rae To Star In HBO Quarantine Special 'Coastal Elites' From Paul Rudnick & Jay Roach". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Coastal Elites (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Coastal Elites Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
External links edit
- Coastal Elites at IMDb