Don't Fade Away

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Don't Fade Away
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Directed byLuke Kasdan
Written byLuke Kasdan
Produced byLuke Kasdan
Kirk M. Hallam
Arik Ruchim
Nicole Peluso
Starring Mischa Barton
Ryan Kwanten
Beau Bridges
Ja Rule
Cinematography Bruce McCleery
Edited byMichael Trent
Music by Brian Ralston [1]
Distributed byProperty New Films International
Release date
  • April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)(Australia)
Running time
90 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million [2]

Don't Fade Away is a 2011 coming-of-age drama film starring Mischa Barton and Ryan Kwanten. The film was produced by Origin Entertainment Group and was shot in Los Angeles and North Carolina. It was released on DVD in Australia on April 6, 2011.

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Plot

Life was easy for Jackson White (Kwanten). With looks, brains, and athletic ability, the world's possibilities seemed limitless. But, when he came to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the music industry, he was so seduced by money and status that he lost track of who he was. Now, with both his personal and professional lives on the edge of ruin, he's been called home to care for his dying father. While in North Carolina and Los Angeles, he'll have to confront the friends he lost track of and the girl he never met. [3]

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