Coastal Elites

*Coastal Elites*
Coastal Elites
	Film poster
Written by	Paul Rudnick
Directed by	Jay Roach
Starring	Bette Midler; Kaitlyn Dever; Dan Levy; Sarah Paulson; Issa Rae;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Paul Rudnick; Jay Roach; Jeffrey Seller; Flody Suarez; Michelle Graham; Scott Chaloff;
Producer	Emily Cohen
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Editor	Jon Poll
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Delirious Media; Seller Suarez Productions; HBO Films;
Distributor	HBO
Release
Original network	HBO Max
Original release	September 12, 2020;

Coastal Elites is an American television film directed by Jay Roach, from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick. The film stars Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy and Issa Rae as five people, living in either New York City or Los Angeles, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered on HBO on September 12, 2020.^[1]^[2]

Cast[]

Bette Midler as Miriam Nessler
Kaitlyn Dever as Sharynn Tarrows
Dan Levy as Mark Hesterman
Sarah Paulson as Clarissa Montgomery
Issa Rae as Callie Josephson

Production[]

In June 2020, it was announced Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy and Issa Rae had joined the cast of the film, with Jay Roach directing from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick.^[3] The project was shot remotely.^[1]

Reception[]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 52% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The top-shelf cast gives Coastal Elites a passionate pulse, but redundant speechifying and the stilted format result in a repetitive preaching to the choir."^[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (June 17, 2020). "Bette Midler to Star in Remotely Shot HBO Special From Jay Roach". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^ "COASTAL ELITES Debuts September 12, Exclusively on HBO". Warner Media. HBO. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ Petski, Denise (June 17, 2020). "Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson & Issa Rae To Star In HBO Quarantine Special 'Coastal Elites' From Paul Rudnick & Jay Roach". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^ "Coastal Elites (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ "Coastal Elites Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

External links[]

Coastal Elites at IMDb

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[THR-1] Porter, Rick (June 17, 2020). "Bette Midler to Star in Remotely Shot HBO Special From Jay Roach". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[2] "COASTAL ELITES Debuts September 12, Exclusively on HBO". Warner Media. HBO. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

[3] Petski, Denise (June 17, 2020). "Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson & Issa Rae To Star In HBO Quarantine Special 'Coastal Elites' From Paul Rudnick & Jay Roach". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[4] "Coastal Elites (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[5] "Coastal Elites Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

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v t Films directed by Jay Roach
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Television films	Recount (2008) Game Change (2012) All the Way (2016) Coastal Elites (2020)