Gods Behaving Badly (film)

Gods Behaving Badly
Film poster
Directed byMarc Turtletaub
Written byMarie Phillips
Josh Goldfaden
Based onGods Behaving Badly
by Marie Phillips
Produced byPeter Saraf
Marc Turtletaub
Caroline Jaczbo
StarringAlicia Silverstone
Christopher Walken
Sharon Stone
John Turturro
Edie Falco
Oliver Platt
Rosie Perez
CinematographyTak Fujimoto
Edited byAlan Heim
Joe Landauer
Music byChristopher Young
Production
company
Release date
  • November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13) (Rome Film Festival)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gods Behaving Badly is a 2013 film adaptation of Marie Phillips' 2007 satire novel Gods Behaving Badly. The film is the feature-length directorial debut of Marc Turtletaub, who is better known as a film producer.[1]

Plot

The film is about a young mortal couple (Alicia Silverstone and Ebon Moss-Bachrach) who encounter a group of Greek gods living in New York City.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot during mid-2011.[3] The setting of the story was changed from contemporary London to modern day New York City.[4]

Release

The film was shot in 2011 and premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival,[5] where it received negative reviews,[6][7] and was never officially released.

References

  1. ^ Uddin, Zakia (July 6, 2011). "Christopher Walken to play modern-day Zeus in 'Gods Behaving Badly'". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Sneider, Jeff (July 6, 2011). "Big Beach finds 'Gods'". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Bettinger, Brendan (July 5, 2011). "Christopher Walken, John Turturro, Alicia Silverstone, Sharon Stone, Edie Falco, Rosie Perez, Phylicia Rashad and More Star in Gods Behaving Badly". Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  4. ^ White, James (July 6, 2011). "Walken Among Gods Behaving Badly". Empire. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Gods Behaving Badly". Rome Film Festival. November 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  6. ^ Weissberg, Jay (2013-11-24). "Rome Film Review: 'Gods Behaving Badly'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. ^ Adams, Lee (2022-02-04). "Gods Behaving Badly: The Unreleased Christopher Walken Project We've Never Seen". /Film. Retrieved 2023-09-12.