Janet Planet Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Release dates | September 1, 2023 (Telluride) June 21, 2024 (United States) |
Running time | 1hr 50min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Julianne Nicholson Zoe Ziegler Elias Koteas Will Patton Sophie Okonedo |
Directed by | Annie Baker |
Written by | Annie Baker |
Produced by | Dan Janvey Derrick Tseng Annie Baker Andrew Goldman |
Cinematography by | Maria von Hausswolf |
Edited by | Lucian Johnson |
Production Companies | A24 BBC Film Present Company |
Distributor | A24 |
Janet Planet Movie Cast & Characters:
- Julianne Nicholson as Janet, an acupuncturist hippie
- Zoe Ziegler as Lacy, Janet’s 11-year-old daughter
- Elias Koteas as Avi, a theatre group leader
- Sophie Okonedo as Regina, Janet’s friend
- Will Patton as Wayne, Janet’s boyfriend
- Mary Shultz as Davina
- Edie Moon Kearns as Sequoia
- June Walker Grossman as Susanna
- Abby Harri as Emily
- Luke Philip Bosco as Male Counselo
- Carolyn Walker as Performer 4
Storyline:
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
About Janet Planet Movie:
Janet Planet is an American drama film written and directed by Annie Baker and produced by Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng, Annie Baker, and Andrew Goldman. It stars Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, and Sophie Okonedo.
The film marks the directorial debut of Annie Baker.
Director Annie Baker and star Julianne Nicholson grew up in the same area, which is also where the film takes place. Neither of them knew this about each other until a random conversation.
The film had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival. The film was also screened at the 2023 New York Film Festival and the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section in February 2024.
Janet Planet was released in limited theatres in the United States on June 21, 2024.