Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 British-American period-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles's stage production of Julius Caesar, where he becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.
The film was shot in London and New York and on the Isle of Man in February, March, and April 2008, and was released in the United States on November 25, 2009 and the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009.
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“Captain Quinlan: When this case is over, I’ll come around some night and sample some of your chili.
Tanya: Better be careful. May be too hot for you.”
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