Jem and the Holograms (film)
Jem and the Holograms is a 2015 American musical drama film produced and directed by Jon M. Chu, written by Ryan Landels, and starring Aubrey Peeples (as the title character), Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko, Aurora Perrineau, Ryan Guzman, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis. Very loosely based on Christy Marx's 1980s animated television series Jem, the film was produced by Allspark Pictures (a subsidiary of Hasbro Studios) and Blumhouse Productions.
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| Directed by | Jon M. Chu |
| Screenplay by | Ryan Landels |
| Based on | Jem by Christy Marx |
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| Cinematography | Alice Brooks |
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| Music by | Nathan Lanier |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $2.3 million |
Chu's interest in developing a film adaptation of Jem is based on having grown up watching the original series with his sisters. He had attempted to make the film 11 years earlier, but was rejected by Universal due to the cost.
Jem and the Holograms was theatrically released on October 23, 2015, by Universal Pictures. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $2 million worldwide on a $5 million budget. It received negative reviews from critics and was panned by fans of the original animated series, although Lewis's performance received some praise.