Judy

Renée Zellweger Director: Rupert Goold Rupert Goold

Overview

Renée Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in Judy, the iconic star's newest biopic. The film, set in late 1968 and early 1969, shows Garland hustling in Swinging London after she successfully secured a five-week engagement in Talk of the Town. Behind the scenes, she battles her own management and prepares to fight her ex-husband and ex-manager, Sidney Luft (Rufus Sewell), in court for custody of their children. Despite this period of her life being tumultuous, Garland is able to find love once again -- this time in the arms of Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock). Directed by Rupert Goold. ~ Jinko Labitag

Product Details

Release Date:	12/24/2019
UPC:	0031398312826
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	6,668

Special Features

From the heart: the making of Judy; Judy image gallery; Theatrical trailer; English SDH

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Renée Zellweger	Judy Garland
Jessie Buckley	Rosalyn Wilder
Finn Wittrock	Mickey Deans
Rufus Sewell	Sid Luft
Michael Gambon	Bernard Delfont
Richard Cordery	Louis B. Mayer
Royce Pierreson	Burt Rhodes
Darci Shaw	Young Judy
Andy Nyman	Dan
Daniel Cerqueira	Stan
Bella Ramsey	Lorna Luft
Lewin Lloyd	Joey Luft
Tom Durant-Pritchard	Ken Frisch
John Dagliesh	Lonnie Donegan
Adrian Lukis	Dr. Hargreaves
Gemma-Leah Devereux	Liza Minnelli
Gus Barry	Mickey Rooney
Jodie McNee	Vivian
Gus Brown	Porter Reg
Matt Nalton	Music Director

Technical Credits

Tom Edge

Rupert Goold	Director
Becky Bentham	Musical Direction/Supervision
Ole Bratt Birkeland	Cinematographer
Lee Dean	Executive Producer
Charlie Diamond	Executive Producer
Matt Dunkley	Musical Direction/Supervision
Tom Edge	Screenwriter
Karen Elliott	Musical Direction/Supervision
Rose Garnett	Executive Producer
Ellis Goodman	Executive Producer
Aaron Levene	Executive Producer
Mickey Liddell	Executive Producer
David Livingstone	Producer
Cameron Mccracken	Executive Producer
Laurence Myers	Executive Producer
Melanie Ann Oliver	Editor
Kave Quinn	Production Designer
Andrea Scarso	Executive Producer
Alice Searby	Casting
Pete Shilaimon	Executive Producer
Jim Spencer	Co-producer
Jany Temime	Costumes/Costume Designer
Fiona Weir	Casting
Hilary Williams	Executive Producer
Gabriel Yared	Score Composer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Judy
1. Dreams
2. My Children
3. Liza
4. Leave My Children?
5. Rehearsal
6. Opening Night
7. Get Up
8. Dinner?
9. Room Service
10. Another Drink
11. Sing
12. Sid
13. Happy
14. Surprise
15. One Song
16. End Credits

Menu

Disc #1 -- Judy
   Play Movie
   Scene Selection
   Set Up
      English 5.1 Dolby Digital
      Engish SDH Subtitles: On
      Spanish Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: None
   Special Features
      From The Heart: The Making OF Judy
      Judy Image Gallery
      Theatrical Trailer
      Also From Lionsgate

Editorial Reviews

Judy showcases the final moments of the true-life tragic tale of Judy Garland's rocky career. Trouble on the home front leads Judy to make a series of career choices that trigger her depression, leaving her vulnerable to her own addictions while she's performing abroad. Like watching a train wreck played back in slow motion, knowing how it's going to end won't stop the audience from cringing through the darker parts, and yet they will find themselves bouncing back up for the showstopper performances. Focusing on the dramatic later portion of her career, Judy launches us into the tumultuous life of a now homeless Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger), who seems desperately conflicted to be both adored by her fans as well as to love and be loved by her children. Sadly, she must leave them in the care of her third husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell) so she can try to recoup her life and finances in London, where a five-week series of sold-out concerts at The Talk of the Town could finally bring her back to the top. However, thirty years since The Wizard of Oz launched her international superstardom, Judy's voice is starting to fail her. Drugs, alcohol, and depression have depleted her physically, mentally, and emotionally. After four failed marriages and the inability to provide for her children, she's still fighting for love as she falls for her much younger and soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock). If only the outpouring of love from her dear fans could save her from her own self-sabotage, Judy might have a chance to overcome. But life has other plans for the dark-humored, beautiful talent gone awry. Director Rupert Goold (True Story, The Hollow Crown) pays homage to Judy Garland while cashing in on her hardships, which were both iconic, and cinematic. The tender balance between telling the truth and honoring the legend is a fine line to walk, and it is masterfully attended to here. What could have been a campy documentary showing the highlight reel of Judy Garland's life, instead becomes an exploration of the depths of tragedy to which one can succumb when the person is pushed past their limits. Writer Tom Edge (Lovesick, The Crown) picks from a broad spectrum of material and whittles it down to the bare bones, giving us some sense of the depths of misery and elation that Judy Garland fluctuated between. The life moments encapsulated by Judy's choices are relatable and heartbreaking. Though the material is based on the hit London and Broadway play "End of the Rainbow" by Peter Quilter, which all takes place in Judy Garland's dressing room, there is plenty of song, dance, and action in Judy to please a movie-going crowd that's used to more spectacle. It also allows us to travel through time from the set of The Wizard of Oz to her final days. Ultimately, there is so much to love in Judy that it's remarkable, with a soundtrack of both familiar and less common songs all skillfully performed by Renée Zellweger. Uplifting even through the sadness, it's a biopic that desperately puts its all into one last performance, just like Judy Garland would have done.

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