Guest Artist

2019

1h 14m

Drama

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8 Reviews

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33%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A young man explores the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age when he meets his hero, a bitter playwright.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

...the train station not only confines the drama but comes close to flat-out stopping it in its tracks.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 27, 2020

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Guest Artist feels like a typical one-act, intelligent but not especially distinctive or compelling.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 21, 2020

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Timothy Busfield's adaptation of Daniels' stage play benefits from the two leads, and will particularly appeal to theater lovers.

May 21, 2019

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Guest Artist is a small, indie production that deserves its fest success and deserves to find a wider audience.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Aug 30, 2020

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Joey Magidson

Hollywood News

Jeff Daniels is riveting here. Not only is his performance among his very best, the screenplay has echoes of Aaron Sorkin to it.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 15, 2020

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Self-important character study has drinking, pot use.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 23, 2020

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Christopher C

Guest Artist is a film that isn't recommended for everyone. I feel like if you're a creator in some way that you will find the joy and heart in this picture. Jeff Daniels is absolutely incredible playing a Pulitzer price winning playwright, Jacob Harris. Jacob hasn't written anything in a very long time and has since turned into an alcoholic. He has now been sent to Michigan to write for a local theater company in a town "no one comes to if they don't have to". I have long been a fan of Jeff Daniels acting. It doesn't surprise to me to know that he wrote the script to this and the play that it's based in. Moreover, I am writing this unintentionally in a shirt of Jeff Daniels in his best role in my opinion as Colonel Joshua Chamberlain in "Gettysburg". I think everyone dreams of being in the situation that Kenneth Waters (played by Thomas Macias) was in. A chance to have your hero- your inspiration- read some of your work. And the man himself of course is both everything you pictured and nothing like you pictured. The film mostly takes place in one setting which absolutely benefits it; however, I can see that being a negative to the average movie goer. But for the creators of the world I think you will see this as the love letter to us all that it was. 6.8

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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John H

Did not like the movie. Boring and looks depressing. Bleh!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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Matthew B

This was a wonderful film that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. As a screenplay writer this was one of my favorite films of all time. Lots of truth and well thought out. LOVED IT!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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David V

The movie was boring and slow moving. The lines were shallow and boring. Do not see this film. It is a complete waste of time. There is not one redeeming factor in this film. Pure boredom that makes absolutely no sense, and has no purpose.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/22/20

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Audience Member

It really suck the story suck hard to understand and low budget movie same people same town am really disappointed since Jeff played in such good movies this was horrible not watching ever again lots of screaming and yelling And it was drama which those movies suck

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Timothy Busfield

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Jeff Daniels

Joseph Harris

Thomas Macias

Kenneth Waters

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Synopsis

A young man explores the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age when he meets his hero, a bitter playwright.

Director: Timothy Busfield
Producer: Donald H. Clark
Screenwriter: Jeff Daniels
Production Co: Grand River Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0K
Runtime: 1h 14m

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