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19/09/2025 Drama, Comedy 1h 44m
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He left everything to feel something.

Overview

The story of how Marlon Brando plucked Bernard Judge, an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a tiny and uninhabitable Tahitian island.

  1. Bill Fishman

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Billy Zane

    Marlon Brando

  2. Jon Heder

    Bernard Judge

  3. Camille Razat

    Michelle

  4. Alaina Huffman

    Dana

  5. Rob Corddry

    Jack Bellin

  6. Tia Carrere

    Madame Leroy

  7. Richard Dreyfuss

    Seymour Kraft

  8. James Jagger

    Zeke Knight

  9. Sofia Masson

    Maria Schneider

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Zeen_Atoms
Written by Zeen_Atoms on 2025-09-17
I recently sat down to screen Waltzing with Brando, a biographical film about Bernard Judge's friendship with Marlon Brando, with a heavy emphasis as to how their relationship came to be.

I went in with the highest of expectations due to the involvement of Billy Zane, Tia Carrere, Richard Dreyfuss, and Jon Heder. What joy to not only have those expectations met, but surpassed.

The storytelling flavor feels likened to a wholesome Hunter S. Thompson tale narrated in the style of Stand by Me or The Sandlot, with infidelity and alcohol still in the mix. Which I think rightfully conveyed the ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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