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What Just Happened

2008 film by Barry Levinson
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What Just Happened

Summary

What Just Happened is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • What Just Happened's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • What Just Happened was directed by Barry Levinson[4].
  • Art Linson wrote the screenplay for What Just Happened[5].
  • What Just Happened's composer is recorded as Marcelo Zarvos[6].
  • What Just Happened's genre is comedy film[7].
  • What Just Happened's genre is drama film[8].
  • What Just Happened's genre is film based on book[9].
  • What Just Happened's based on is recorded as What Just Happened?[10].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Robert De Niro[11].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Catherine Keener[12].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Stanley Tucci[13].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was John Turturro[14].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Michael Wincott[15].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Q272972[16].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Kristen Stewart[17].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Peter Jacobson[18].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Bruce Willis[19].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Sean Penn[20].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Moon Bloodgood[21].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Ayla Kell[22].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Flo Ankah[23].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Marin Hinkle[24].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Jason Kravits[25].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Mark Ivanir[26].
  • A cast member of What Just Happened was Lily Rabe[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert De Niro[28], Art Linson[29], Barry Levinson[30], Mark Cuban[31], and Jane Rosenthal[32]. What Just Happened was directed by Barry Levinson[4]. Art Linson wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Robert De Niro[11], Catherine Keener[12], Stanley Tucci[13], John Turturro[14], Michael Wincott[15], and Q272972[16].

Publication

Publication dates include March 26, 2009[33] and January 19, 2008[34]. The original language of What Just Happened was English[35]. Genres include comedy film[7], drama film[8], and film based on book[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Reception

Reviews include 50%[37] and 5.7/10[38].

Why It Matters

What Just Happened has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Barry Levinson Bruce Willis Catherine Keener Connecticut film John Turturro Kristen Stewart Lily Rabe Marin Hinkle Mark Cuban Moon Bloodgood Netflix Peter Jacobson Robert De Niro Sean Penn Stanley Tucci United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Stefania Cella
    Publication date → +2009-03-26T00:00:00Z, +2008-01-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Art Linson
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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