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The Company is a 2003 film about the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. It was released on December 26, 2003 in the United States and around the world in the first half of 2004. The movie was directed by Robert Altman and stars Neve Campbell, who also co-wrote and co-produced the film. The movie also stars Malcolm McDowell as the ballet company's artistic director, a character based on Gerald Arpino.
The Company is composed of stories gathered from the dancers, choreographers, and staff of the Joffrey Ballet. Most of the roles are played by company members. While a small subplot relates a love story between Campbell's character and a character played by James Franco, most of the movie focuses on the company as a whole, without any real star or linear plot. The many company stories woven together express the dedication and hard work that dancers must put in to their art, although they are seldom rewarded with fame or fortune.
Excerpts of the following pieces are included in the film:
Actors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinaActors: Ross L. Kulma (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), John Wells (producer), Robert Altman (director), Christine Vachon (producer), Van Dyke Parks (composer), John Sloss (producer), Neve Campbell (writer), Neve Campbell (actress), James Franco (actor), Neve Campbell (producer), Robert Altman (producer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Koffler (producer),
Plot: An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Keywords: achilles-tendon, after-show-party, aids, arm-injury, artistic-director, awards-banquet, baby, bachelorette-party, backstage, ballerinabreaking hearts, breaking bones
breaking into your home
breaking arms, breaking legs
follow orders, breaking heads
meet me at the usual place
no a hundred yards down the road
just following orders kid
I just do as I'm told so
scream if you wanna
I'm the only one that's gonna hear
beg if you wanna
I'm the only one that's gonna hear
cry if you wanna
I'm the only one that's gonna hear
and I promise I won't tell
walk into the boss' mansion
make his funeral closed casket
except for me and you
not a dry eye in the room
but the tears won't be sincere now
these bullets justify the end
hope the company is with me