Hal
Hal

Hal

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2019
1h 30m
6.5(12 votes)
Documentary

Overview

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

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Cast & Crew

31 members
Directing

Hal Ashby

Self (archive footage)

Hal Ashby
Acting

Jane Fonda

Self

Jane Fonda
Acting

Jon Voight

Self

Jon Voight
Acting

Lee Grant

Self

Lee Grant
Acting

Dustin Hoffman

Self

Dustin Hoffman
Acting

Rosanna Arquette

Self

Rosanna Arquette
Acting

Jeff Bridges

Self

Jeff Bridges
Directing

Allison Anders

Self

Allison Anders
Acting

John C. Reilly

Self

John C. Reilly
Directing

Judd Apatow

Self

Judd Apatow
Directing

David O. Russell

Self

David O. Russell
Directing

Adam McKay

Self

Adam McKay
Acting

Beau Bridges

Self

Beau Bridges
Directing

Alexander Payne

Self

Alexander Payne
Camera

Caleb Deschanel

Self

Caleb Deschanel
Directing

Norman Jewison

Self

Norman Jewison
Directing

Lisa Cholodenko

Self

Lisa Cholodenko
Acting

Buddy Joe Hooker

Self

Buddy Joe Hooker
Camera

Haskell Wexler

Self

Haskell Wexler
Production

Lynn Stalmaster

Self

Lynn Stalmaster
Art

Pablo Ferro

Self

Pablo Ferro
Sound

Jeff Wexler

Self

No Image
Production

Bruce Gilbert

Self

No Image
Production

Charles Mulvehill

Self

No Image
Editing

Robert C. Jones

Self

No Image
Acting

Grif Griffis

Self

No Image
Acting

Dianne Schroeder

Self

No Image
Writing

Al Schwartz

Self

No Image
Acting

Cat Stevens

Self

Cat Stevens
Acting

Louis Gossett Jr.

Self

Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting

Melinda Dillon

Self (archive footage)

Melinda Dillon

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