The Mad Whale

The Mad Whale is a 2017 American drama-thriller film directed by 9 different directors, which was produced by James Franco's Elysium Bandini Studios and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[1] The film stars Camilla Belle, Dominic Rains, Summer Phoenix and James Franco. The film was premiered on 19 October 2017 at the Heartland Film Festival.[2]

The Mad Whale
Directed bySonia A. Guggenheim
David Breschel
Jenna Cavelle
Luke Haskard
Ariel Heller
Adam Linzey
Matt McClung
Uttera Singh
Andrew Wood
Produced byJames Franco
Austin Kolodney
Vince Jolivette
Brandon Somerhalder
Written byColleen O'Halloran
Paul Rufus Jones
Max Newman
Megan Seely
Ryan Koehn
Kelly Austin Davis
Sara Silkin
Nikolaj Wejp-Olsen
StarringCamilla Belle
Dominic Rains
Summer Phoenix
James Franco
Music byLayla Minoui
CinematographyGuan Xi
Edited byTakashi Uchida
Production
company
Elysium Bandini Studios
Distributed byFront Row Filmed Entertainment
Release date
  • October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19) (Heartland Film Festival)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film takes place in the late 1800s. Isabel Wallace, a woman that gets committed to a women’s mental asylum by her husband. She claims she is not insane, but cannot get any representation because her husband is a well-respected minister. Wallace finds herself under the care of a new administrator, Dr. Benjamin Calhoun, who is trying a new program to help patients of the asylum by having them take part in a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick'.

Cast

Reception

Shown at the Heartland Film Festival, and Newport Beach Film Festival, a student-critic from Ball State University gave the film a positive review.[2]

References
  1. McNary, Dave (2016-03-23). "Camilla Belle Starring With James Franco in Gothic Drama 'Mad Whale'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  2. Kratkoczki, Brandon (2017-10-24). "Review: 'The Mad Whale'". The Real Deal. Ball State University. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
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