A wealthy man (Richard Gere) feels responsible for the deaths of two married friends, leading him to ingratiate himself into the lives of their daughter (Dakota Fanning) and her husband (Theo James). But their friendship takes a dark turn when he grows obsessed with the couple.
Andrew Renzi developed the script at the 2013 Sundance Screenwriters Lab.[5] In August 2013, it was announced that it would be produced by Treehouse Pictures, TideRock Media, and Big Shoes Media,[6] with Richard Gere cast to portray the role of Franny, and Andrew Renzi directing.[5] Treehouse Pictures had produced Gere's 2012 film Arbitrage.[5]
In September 2013, it was announced that Dakota Fanning and Theo James had joined, portraying the roles of Olivia and Luke respectively.[7]
The film received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it achieves a score of 25%, an average rating of 4.2/10, sampled from 52 reviews. The consensus states: "The Benefactor has Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning, but no clear idea of what to do with either of them, resulting in a drama that never comes anywhere near its intriguing potential."[11]Metacritic, gives a rating of 39 out of 100, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[12]
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^with exec producers from Magnolia Entertainment, Soaring Flight Productions, and QED
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benefactor, 2015, film, benefactor, originally, titled, franny, 2015, american, drama, film, written, directed, andrew, renzi, starring, richard, gere, dakota, fanning, theo, james, clarke, peters, film, premiered, tribeca, film, festival, april, 2015, release. The Benefactor originally titled Franny is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Renzi Starring Richard Gere Dakota Fanning Theo James and Clarke Peters the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17 2015 3 It was released in the United States on January 15 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films 4 The BenefactorTheatrical release posterDirected byAndrew RenziWritten byAndrew RenziProduced byJason Michael Berman Thomas B Fore Jay Schuminsky Kevin TurenStarringRichard Gere Dakota Fanning Theo James Clarke Peters Brian Anthony Wilson Dylan Baker Cheryl Hines Tibor FeldmanCinematographyJoe AndersonEdited byDean C Marcial Matthew RundellMusic byDanny Bensi Saunder JurriaansProductioncompaniesAudax Films Big Shoes Media Magnolia Entertainment Soaring Flight Productions TideRock Media Treehouse PicturesDistributed bySamuel Goldwyn FilmsRelease datesApril 17 2015 2015 04 17 Tribeca Film Festival January 15 2016 2016 01 15 United States Running time93 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 2 1 million 2 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4 1 Critical reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editA wealthy man Richard Gere feels responsible for the deaths of two married friends leading him to ingratiate himself into the lives of their daughter Dakota Fanning and her husband Theo James But their friendship takes a dark turn when he grows obsessed with the couple Cast editRichard Gere as Francis Franny Watts Dakota Fanning as Olivia Theo James as Luke Clarke Peters as Dr Romano Brian Anthony Wilson as Jesse Dylan Baker as Bobby Cheryl Hines as Mia Dennisha Pratt as Sharon Lyssa Roberts as Molly Roy James Wilson as Charlie Tibor Feldman as Dr Sam Matthew and Michael Daisher as TobyProduction editAndrew Renzi developed the script at the 2013 Sundance Screenwriters Lab 5 In August 2013 it was announced that it would be produced by Treehouse Pictures TideRock Media and Big Shoes Media 6 with Richard Gere cast to portray the role of Franny and Andrew Renzi directing 5 Treehouse Pictures had produced Gere s 2012 film Arbitrage 5 In September 2013 it was announced that Dakota Fanning and Theo James had joined portraying the roles of Olivia and Luke respectively 7 Principal photography began on October 21 2013 in Philadelphia 7 5 Release editThe Benefactor premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17 2015 3 On May 1 2015 Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired U S distribution rights 8 It went onto screen at the Champs Elysees Film Festival on June 13 2015 9 The film was released in Italy on December 23 2015 under its original name Franny 10 It was released in the United States on January 15 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand 4 Critical reception edit The film received negative reviews from critics On Rotten Tomatoes it achieves a score of 25 an average rating of 4 2 10 sampled from 52 reviews The consensus states The Benefactor has Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning but no clear idea of what to do with either of them resulting in a drama that never comes anywhere near its intriguing potential 11 Metacritic gives a rating of 39 out of 100 based on 16 reviews indicating generally unfavorable reviews 12 References edit THE BENEFACTOR 15 British Board of Film Classification February 23 2016 Retrieved February 23 2016 The Benefactor 2016 International Box Office Results Box Office Mojo Internet Movie Database January 17 2016 Retrieved February 23 2016 a b Franny Tribeca Review The Hollywood Reporter April 18 2015 Retrieved May 5 2015 a b Jagernauth Kevin November 19 2015 Watch First Trailer For The Benefactor Starring Richard Gere Dakota Fanning And Theo James Indiewire com Retrieved January 6 2016 a b c d McNary Dave August 29 2013 Richard Gere to Star in Indie Drama Franny Variety com Retrieved January 6 2016 with exec producers from Magnolia Entertainment Soaring Flight Productions and QED a b Dakota Fanning Theo James Board Richard Gere s Franny Deadline Hollywood September 25 2013 Retrieved January 6 2016 Lincoln Ross A May 1 2015 Richard Gere Movie Franny Acquired By Samuel Goldwyn Films Deadline Hollywood Retrieved May 5 2015 Franny ChampsElyseesFilmFestival com Retrieved January 6 2016 The Benefactor Movie Poster 2 ImpAwards com November 23 2015 Retrieved January 6 2016 The Benefactor 2016 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved January 11 2016 The Benefactor Metacritic Retrieved January 11 2016 External links editThe Benefactor at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Benefactor 2015 film amp oldid 1184890111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
