Guest Artist
2019 film directed by Timothy Busfield
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Guest Artist is a 2019 American drama film directed by Timothy Busfield and starring Jeff Daniels. The film is based on Daniels' play of the same name.[2][3][4]
by Jeff Daniels
- Michael A. Alden
- Timothy Busfield
- Jeff Daniels
- Michael Ferdie
- Melissa Gilbert
- Michael Lohmann
- Alyssa Loveall
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| Directed by | Timothy Busfield |
| Screenplay by | Jeff Daniels |
| Based on | Guest Artist by Jeff Daniels |
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| Cinematography | Wilson Coates Busfield |
| Edited by | Alyssa Loveall |
| Music by | Ben Daniels |
Production company | Grand River Productions |
| Distributed by | Indican Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,017[1] |
Cast
- Jeff Daniels as Joseph Harris
- Thomas Macias as Kenneth Waters
- Richard McWilliams as Franz
- Erika Slezak as Helen
- McKara Bechler as Hope
- Dan Johnson as Dan
- Lynch Travis as Larry
- Ruth Crawford as Mary
Release
Guest Artist was featured at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 9, 2019.[5] The film grossed $944 in its opening weekend.[6] While in theatres, Guest Artist grossed $10,017.[1]
Home media
Guest Artist was released on DVD on October 6, 2020, by Indican Pictures. Some library branches have the DVD.[7] As of July 21, 2020, the film is now available via Apple TV, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, FandangoNOW, and YouTube Movies.[8]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[9]
Critical response
Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com wrote in his review: "What Guest Artist wants most is to make points about history, an artist’s relationship to it, and the perils of self-censorship. It’s, in a sense, real The Newsroom stuff, just within a different milieu. The whole Bitter Master Meets Eager Young Space Cadet Dramaturg scenario is just a pretext for Daniels and Busfield to get some points across."[10]
Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Small-scale, no-frills and lo-fi, Guest Artist feels like a homegrown project mounted by a couple of talented guys from Michigan. Those guys happen to be Timothy Busfield, who directs, and Jeff Daniels, who scripted and stars."[11]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote in his review: "We’re still in the early stages of Guest Artist when it becomes evident this train is never leaving the station — or should I say the main characters are never going to leave the actual train station where the movie is set."[12]
