HowlStarring James Franco A renegade artist breaking down barriers in search of love and redemption.... an hallucinogenic ride through a prophetic masterpiece that rocked a generation.... a work of art put on trial for obscenity.... HOWL tells the unlikely story of a poem that sparked the counter-culture. James Franco is uncanny as he channels the young Allen Ginsberg in this unconventional mash-up of poetry, politics, dreams and desire. Also featuring David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Bob Balaban, Treat Williams, Alessandro Nivola, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeff Daniels. Animation designed by Ginsberg collaborator Eric Drooker (Illuminated Poems). |
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"Moments of soaring brilliance, with an elegant performance by James Franco as Ginsberg that should redefine his career."
- Betsy Sharkey, LA Times
"What other film festival would give its opening spot to a movie about a poem by Allen Ginsberg (a stellar performance by James Franco) interspersed with animation and an obscenity trial that puts freedom of speech on the stand? An exhilarating experiment that Sundance was built to nurture. Bravo!"
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Written for the Screen and Directed by
Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman
Produced by
Elizabeth Redleaf
Christine Kunewa Walker
Produced by
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
Executive Producers
Gus Van Sant
Jawal Nga
Director of Photography
Edward Lachman, ASC
Production Designer
Thérèse DePrez
Editor Costume Design Music by Music Supervision
Animation Designed by Animation Producer
Co-Producers Associate Producers Associate
Producers Line Producer Casting by
Jake Pushinsky
Kurt and Bart
Carter Burwell
Hal Willner
Eric Drooker
John Hays
Brian Benson
Andrew Peterson
Mark Steele
Peter Hale
Bob Rosenthal
Ken Bailey
James Q. Chan
Kelly Gilpatrick
Lynn Appelle
Bernie Telsey, CSA
CAST:
James Franco
as Allen Ginsberg
David Strathairn
as Ralph Mcintosh
Jon Hamm Bob Balaban Jeff Daniels Mary-Louise Parker Alessandro Nivola Treat Williams Jon Prescott Todd Rotondi Aaron Tveit
as Jake Ehrlich
as Judge Clayton Horn
as David Kirk
as Gail Potter
as Luther Nichols
as Mark Schorer
as Neal Cassady
as Jack Kerouac
as Peter Orlovsky