SHATTERED GLASS recounts the rise and fall of Stephen Glass, the real-life journalist who ruined his career by writing fictional articles for The New Republic magazine. The film, set in scandal-frenzied Washington D.C. at the end of the Clinton era, portrays Glass (Hayden Christensen) as a mild-mannered, precocious, and charismatic journalist whose successes quickly accrue. Glass is a darling to the magazine's staff and to the sources who feed his stories. But when Christopher Lane (Peter Sarsgaard), replaces editor Michael Kelly, Glass finds his work under much greater scrutiny. Glass's writing, in fact, has been fishy all along, and he is finally found out by an Internet-based media reporter (Steve Zahn) who does his own fact-checking, introducing the trope of what a good journalist can do. As more of the facts emerge, the film pits integrity, honesty, and trust against Glass and his desire to entertain. The film boasts a number of excellent performances from its youthful cast, and offers poignant commentary on the world of media.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33

Hayden Christensen: Actor, ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Peter Sarsgaard: 
Hank Azaria: Actor, THE SIMPSONS
Chloë Sevigny: Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY, KIDS
Melanie Lynskey: Actress, HEAVENLY CREATURES, TWO AND A HALF MEN
Steve Zahn: Actor
Rosario Dawson: Actress
Jamie Elman: Actor, SHATTERED GLASS (2003)

Billy Ray: Screenwriter--NOT the adult actor

Craig Baumgarten: 
Gaye Hirsh: Producer, SHATTERED GLASS (2003)
Adam J. Merims: 
Tove Christensen: Producer, SHATTERED GLASS (2003)

Billy Ray: Screenwriter--NOT the adult actor

Mychael Danna: Score Composer

"...Engrossing..."
"[The] film, based on a true story, juxtaposes two fine performances..."
"...The most entertaining inside-journalism movie since ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN..."
"...As an inside look into the hothouse of journalism, it's dynamite..."
"...A contemporary cautionary tale....Christensen's Glass is unnervingly persuasive..."
"...The movie is a serious, well-observed examination of the practice of journalism....SHATTERED GLASS is good enough to be true..."
"SHATTERED GLASS deserves comparison with ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN among movies about journalism."
"...More than being a smart and accurate look at magazine journalism -- no small matter -- SHATTERED GLASS is also a compelling portrait of a psychosis at work..."
"...Right from the start, Hayden Christensen is a revelation..."
"The film is based, solidly and persuasively, on fact....Billy Ray directed this terrific debut feature..."