whiplash (2014)
Directed by Damien Chazelle, Whiplash follows Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller), a first-year music student at a prestigious New York City conservatory who becomes the target of abuse by one of his instructors, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons). As Andrew works harder to impress Fletcher, their increasingly hostile relationship sends his life into a tailspin. Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist star alongside Teller and Simmons.
Whiplash
- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Release Date
- October 10, 2014
- Studio(s)
- Sony
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- Cast
- Paul Reiser , Miles Teller , Melissa Benoist , J. K. Simmons
- Writers
- Damien Chazelle
- Runtime
- 107minutes
- Budget
- $3.3 million
Summary
Andrew (Teller) is an aspiring jazz solo drummer who wishes to become one of the greats. He attends one of the country's finest music schools where he becomes a pupil under Fletcher (Simmons), a cutthroat instructor who will stop at nothing to help his student realize his full potential.
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