15 Minutes 2001

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15 Minutes: 18 (for strong violence, language, and some sexuality)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ed Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks, Melina Kanakaredes, Karel Roden, Oleg Taktarov, Vera Farmiga, John DiResta, James Handy
Director: John Herzfeld
Producer: Claire Rudnick Polstein, Nick Wechsler, Keith Addis, David Blocker, John Herzfeld
Writer: Victoria Sampson, John Herzfeld
Duration: 01:59:00
Release: Friday March 23 2001
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Comedy
Distributor: Entertainment Film Dists

Synopsis

Never before in history have fame and the law been so closely, and so dangerously, aligned. With today's insatiable demand for high-octane television news, everyone from criminals and cops to lawyers and politicians has joined the ranks of attention-grabbing celebrities and hype generators. Murderers hire spin-doctors and share their confessions in prime time. Meanwhile, everyone from thieving low-lives to the President's lawyers vie for their shot at the limelight. Crime, tragedy, chaos: we might fear them, but there's no denying that in today's world, they bring ratings, money and power. So just how far wil society's most desperate people go in order to get their "fifteen minutes"? And just how willing is the public to watch?