The Hoax
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Country
Budget
$25 000 000
Box office
$11 772 461
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Bob Yari, Leslie Holleran, Mark Gordon, Betsy Beers, Joshua Maurer, Gary Levinsohn, Anthony Katagas
Camera operator
Oliver Stapleton
Composer
Artist
Mark Ricker
Audition
Laura Rosenthal, Ali Farrell
Editing
Andrew Mondshein, Ines Mongil-Echandi
Whole Team (47)
Whole Team (47)
Short description
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
What's left behind the scenes
- Shortly before filming began, Clifford Irving—whose character was portrayed on screen by Richard Gere—contacted producer Joshua D. Morer, asking him to speak with Edith (Irving's wife, played by Marsha Gay Harden) regarding the acquisition of the rights to display her paintings in the film. Morer fulfilled the request and did indeed speak with Edith about purchasing several of her paintings, which are subsequently shown in the movie.
- During the production of the film, Clifford Irving wrote a thank-you letter to Richard Gere, which he signed with the name "Howard Hughes."
- Before filming began, producer Joshua D. Morer became close with Clifford Irving. Morer's friendship with Irving lasted 13 years, despite the fact that they never met face-to-face and communicated exclusively by telephone. While working on the script, Morer called Irving every week, and their conversations lasted for hours. During these calls, Irving shared details and specifics of the events depicted in the film that were unknown to the general public. These nuances were not included in Irving's memoirs, and he wanted Morer to reflect them on screen. Morer passed everything he heard to screenwriter William Wheeler to be incorporated into the script.
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