True West

True West (1984)

February 1st, 19841h 50min

Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
75%

Overview

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording of the 1982 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production was later broadcast by PBS.


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