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The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a former silent-film star who draws him into her deranged fantasy world, where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen.
Mar 15, 2023 · Shown right during the opening scene of the movie, the fate of poor Joe Gillis (William Holden) was revealed as he was seen floating face down in a pool. The movie never kept how Joe died a secret, but the mystery of the film was unraveled as the audience learned why the out-of-work writer met his fate.
- Dalton Norman
- Senior Staff Writer
This is the story of the real Joe Gillis, who like his screen counterpart, is struggling to make his way through Hollywood as a writer.
Apr 17, 2019 · Joe Gillis is a largely passive character in Sunset Boulevard, but he troubled a lot of people. He troubles Norma Desmond because he reminds her of what she isn’t anymore, and he made William Holden uncomfortable for his role in the Hollywood machine.
Hack screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) accidentally falls in with faded screen legend Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson). She lives in a crumbling old mansion with her butler Max (Erich von Stroheim). She refuses to believe that she's no longer remembered and will never make another movie.
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- Drama, Film-Noir
- Billy Wilder
- 1950-08-04
Dec 16, 2021 · Joe belittles her threat as histrionics, and she shoots him, which leads us back to the first moments of the story. In the final scenes where news cameras infiltrate her mansion to address the ...
After a nuclear war destroys the world as we know it, Joe finds himself in a post-apocalypse full of monsters inspired by his favorite movies. Join Joe as he battles for survival in a 6 episode story arc that will keep you hooked until the very end.
