The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Demme
Screenplay by	Jonathan Demme; Steve Schmidt; Peter Joshua; Jessica Bendinger;
Based on	Charade; by Peter Stone
Produced by	Jonathan Demme; Peter Saraf; Edward Saxon; Ilona Herzberg; Neda Armian; Mishka Cheyko;
Starring	Mark Wahlberg; Thandiwe Newton; Tim Robbins; Joong-Hoon Park; Ted Levine; Lisa Gay Hamilton;
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Edited by	Carol Littleton
Music by	Rachel Portman; Deva Anderson;
Production; companies	Mediastrem Film; Clinica Estetico Productions;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	25 October 2002;
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	United States; France;
Languages	English; French;
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$7.1 million

The Truth About Charlie is a 2002 mystery film directed, produced, and co-written by Jonathan Demme. A remake of Charade (1963), it stars Mark Wahlberg and Thandiwe Newton in the roles played by Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade. The film is also an homage to François Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player (1960) complete with the French film star Charles Aznavour, making two appearances singing his song "Quand tu m'aimes" (first in French, later in English).

The Truth About Charlie closely mirrors the plotline of Charade. The story is once again set in Paris and features several famous French actors. Director Agnès Varda makes a cameo appearance. Actress/chanteuse Anna Karina sings a Serge Gainsbourg song in one scene. Peter Stone, screenwriter of Charade, receives a story credit as Peter Joshua, one of the aliases Grant's character uses in the first film. The name of Wahlberg's character in the remake is Joshua Peters.