Stardom

For the professional wrestling promotion, see World Wonder Ring Stardom.

This article is about the 2000 film. For a definition of the term "stardom", see the Wiktionary entry stardom.

Stardom is a 2000 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and written by J.Jacob Potashnik and Arcand. It stars Jessica Paré and Dan Aykroyd. It tells the story of a young girl who tries to cope with her rise to stardom after being discovered by a fashion agency. The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Stardom
Directed by	Denys Arcand
Written by	J.Jacob Potashnik Denys Arcand
Starring	Jessica Paré Dan Aykroyd
Edited by	Isabelle Dedieu
Music by	François Dompierre
Production companies	Alliance Atlantis Serendipity Point Films Cinémaginaire Inc. Ciné B
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada) Pathé Distribution (France)
Release date	May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Canada France
Language	English / French
Budget	$6.7 million
Box office	$150.000[1]

Arcand cited his later film Days of Darkness (2007) as similar to Stardom, though Days of Darkness was ostensibly a sequel to his other films The Decline of the American Empire (1986) and The Barbarian Invasions (2003).^[3]

Cast

• Jessica Paré - Tina Menzhal
• Victoria Snow - Ann Menzhal, Tina's Mother
• Jessica Mackenzie - Tina's Sister
• Macha Grenon - Model Agency Owner
• Joanne Vannicola - Rosie
• Charles Berling - Philippe Gascon
• Sophie Lorain - Italasia Reporter
• Dan Aykroyd - Barry Levine
• Frank Langella - Blaine De Castillon
• Thomas Gibson - Renny Ohayon
• Gregory Calpakis - Steve Bourque
• Paul Reynolds - Nigel Pope
• Camilla Rutherford - Toni Steward
• Robert Lepage - Bruce Taylor
• François Berléand - Nigel Pope's associate
• Thibault de Montalembert - French Intellectual
• Patrick Huard - Montreal Talkshow Host
• Maggie Steed - British Fashion Reporter
• Patrick Poivre d'Arvor - French TV Anchorman
• Philippe Caroit - French TV Journalist