The Soloist

The Soloist is a drama based on a true story. It is about A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

• Director of the film is Joe Wright who also directed Atonement and Pride & Prejudice
• Produced by Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff
• Written by Susannah Grant and the author of the book the film was based on is Steve Lopez
• Well known actors in the film are Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Sherlock Holmes) and Jamie Foxx (Dreamgirls, Valentines Day, Miami Vice)
• The film was released in the UK on 25th Spetember 2009
• Filming locations for The Soloist
• The film had a budget of $60,000,000 and a gross revenue of $31,720,158
• Production companies involved with the film, DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures, Studio Canal, Participant Media, Krasnoff Foster Productions and Working Title Films

The film had a lot of mixed reviews. It got 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, a fairly decent review by Rolling Stone magazine and a 4 * review by The Telegraph.

The Soloist struggled to do well because of poor marketing and advertising. It is explained because of Paramount Pictures spending cuts, Article.