Донс Плам: 1996 жылғы түсірілім, 2001 жылғы шығарылым

R. D. Robb film, filmed in 1996, released in 2001

Don's Plum is a 2001 black and white independent drama film directed by R. D. Robb, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Kevin Connolly. It was filmed in 1995–1996, and written by Robb with Bethany Ashton, Tawd Beckman, David Stutman and Dale Wheatley. The film takes place over the course of one night in which a group of young adults discuss life while eating at a diner. The film was blocked from release in the U. S. and Canada, as DiCaprio and Maguire claim that they had only agreed to star in a short film but not a feature film. DiCaprio and Maguire were paid $575 per day to appear in the film.

DiCaprio and Maguire were opposed to having the film released. They claimed the film was pitched to them as a short film but was later re edited into a feature length film. They settled on allowing the film to be released outside the U. S. and Canada, and had some scenes removed.

In 2014, Dale Wheatley published an open letter to DiCaprio on the website freedonsplum. com, giving his take on the history of the film and the ensuing legal issues. Wheatley also uploaded the film to the website so that it could be streamed for free. Wheatley made the following statement to Fox News: "It saddens me deeply that in 2016 we witness the senseless oppression of film and art by one of America's most beloved actors". "While the world celebrates — and certainly Americans celebrate — his great achievements in cinema, he chooses to use an iron fist to suppress the work of many other artists including him in a film made 20 years ago."

It premiered on February 10, 2001, in Berlin. Time Out New York writer Mike D'Angelo called it "the best film [I saw] in Berlin". Variety called it an "unpleasant and tedious ensemble."