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Beau Jest

Beau Jest

Beau Jest

A story about falling in love with a little white lie.

2008•1h 38m•

★2.0(1 ratings)

RomanceComedy

Overview

BEAU JEST is the hilarious, heartwarming story about Sarah Goldman, a beautiful young school teacher from Chicago who is involved with Chris, a great guy with just one apparent flaw, he's not Jewish. Sarah tells her parents that she is no longer seeing Chris, but continues to date him in secret.

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Main Cast

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Miriam Goldman

Robyn Cohen

Robyn Cohen

Sarah Goldman

Tony Daly

Tony Daly

Bob Schroeder

Willie Garson

Willie Garson

Joel Goldman

Greg Cromer

Greg Cromer

Chris Kringle

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Abe Goldman

Tom Drury

Tom Drury

Rabbi

Kayla Horton

Kayla Horton

Kindergarten Child

Anne Sward

Anne Sward

Aunt Ceal

Full Crew

Direction

Director: James Sherman

Writing

Screenplay: James Sherman
Theatre Play: James Sherman

Production

Executive Producer: Sandy Newton
Casting: Donald Paul Pemrick
Producer: Daniel B. Newton

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Sam Cardon

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Sandy Newton

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup & Hair: Lisa Ann Thomas
Costume Design: Camile Morris

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A story about falling in love with a little white lie."

#2

The production budget was $1.0M.

#3

The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).

#4

The film was directed by James Sherman.

#5

The screenplay was written by James Sherman.

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The score was composed by Sam Cardon.

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This title is listed on IMDb as tt0841009.

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Rating

2.0/10

Poor

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Beau Jest

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$1,000,000

Production Companies:

Prostorm Pictures

Stone Five Studios

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