Led by their fellow preppie friend Joe Hunt, a group of wealthy young men in 1980s Los Angeles come up with a plan to get-rich-quick with a Ponzi scheme. The plan ends badly for all involved when Hunt and friend Tim Pitt end up murdering investor and con man Ron Levin.
Billionaire Boys Club is a 2018 American biographical crime drama film directed by James Cox and co-written by Cox and Captain Mauzner. The film stars Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, Jeremy Irvine, Thomas Cocquerel, Rosanna Arquette, Cary Elwes, and Judd Nelson. The film is based on the real life Billionaire Boys Club from Southern California during the 1980s, a group of rich teenagers who get involved in a Ponzi scheme and eventual murder. The story was previously made into a television film in 1987.
The film was initially released through video on demand on July 17, 2018, prior to a limited release in theaters on August 17, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment. Despite allegations of sexual misconduct being made against Kevin Spacey in October 2017, Vertical Entertainment stated that they would be going forward with the release of the film.
Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
Directed by: James Cox
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts, Ryan Rottman, Jeremy Irvine, Thomas Cocquerel, Bokeem Woodbine, Barney Harris, Suki Waterhouse, Waleed Zuaiter
Screenplay by: James Cox, Captain Mauzner
Production Design by: Franco-Giacomo Carbone
Cinematography by: James M. Muro
Film Editing by: Amy Collier, Glen Scantlebury
Costume Design by: Terry Anderson
Set Decoration by: Michael Arena, Jonny Bullard, Joseph Cassady, Harris, Dane Jensen, Sam Lothridge, Leonard R. Spears
Art Direction by: Matthew Gatlin
Music by: Joel J. Richard
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, drug use, some violence and sexual content.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: July 17, 2018
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