JT LeRoy
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In Theaters: April 26, 2019 (limited)
On DVD/Blu-ray: June 4, 2019
On Digital: April 26, 2019
R | 1h 48m | Drama
Brooklyn-based author Laura Albert (Laura Dern) invents a literary persona named JT LeRoy and writes an "autobiography" based on LeRoy's childhood experiences of poverty, abuse and prostitution. The book becomes a bestseller, so when the media wants to interview JT, Albert agrees to do phone interviews, claiming the author is reclusive.
However, Laura eventually needs to produce a real, live JT, so she convinces her quiet, awkward bisexual sister-in-law, Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart), to pose as the author. With the use of wigs and baggy clothing, Savannah transforms herself into the gender-fluid male author.
| Director: | Justin Kelly |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Producer(s): | Mark Amin, Cassian Elwes, Jeff Beesley, Giri Tharan, Dave Hansen, Gary Pearl, Patrick Walmsley |
| Cast: | Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love |
| Writer(s): | Justin Kelly |
