Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
Cast: Bruce Benderson, Courtney Love, Dennis Cooper, Ira Silverberg, Laura Albert, Panio Gianopoulos, Savannah Knoop, Winona Ryder
Synopsis:
Cast: Bruce Benderson, Courtney Love, Dennis Cooper, Ira Silverberg, Laura Albert, Panio Gianopoulos, Savannah Knoop, Winona Ryder
Synopsis:
New York magazines October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked it boy wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didnt actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.
MRQE Metric: 68
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