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Don's Plum is an American film directed by R.D. Robb and written by _______________________.

Plot
The film centers around a group of friends who make crude jokes while hanging out in a Los Angeles diner called Don's Plum.

Cast

 * Leonardo DiCaprio as Derek
 * Tobey Maguire as Ian
 * Kevin Connolly as Jeremy
 * Jenny Lewis as Sara
 * Amber Benson as Amy
 * Heather McComb as Constance
 * Marissa Ribisi as Tracy
 * Nikki Cox as Karen
 * Ethan Suplee as Big Bum
 * Scott Bloom as Brad
 * Byron Thames as Don Plum
 * Jeremy Sisto as Bernard
 * Meadow Sisto as Juliet

Background and production
DiCaprio and Maguire met as teenagers while both were auditioning for the 1990 television series Parenthood. The former was successful and was given the role of Garry Buckman. The latter was not, though became friends with DiCaprio, who helped the younger actor receive a guest role in the show. Later, when DiCaprio was picked by Robert De Niro out of 400 young actors (including Maguire) to play the lead role in This Boy's Life (1993), the older teen helped Maguire get cast as Chuck, a friend to his character Tobias Wolff.

The pair's next project together was Don's Plum, which they filmed with the rest of the cast (comprising mostly of their other friends) over six days in 1995. A large percentage of the movie (which was shot in black-and-white on a low-budget) was improvised by the actors, who were working under the direction of R.D. Robb in his first film effort. Once filming had finished, post-production began outside Copenhagen and lasted for over a year.

"Leo-Mania" and 1998 lawsuit
DiCaprio was cast in the lead role of bohemian Jack Dawson in the James Cameron-directed film Titanic. Upon its release on December 19, 1997, the film achieved critical and commercial success. With a worldwide gross of over $1.8 billion, it was the first film to reach the billion dollar mark, remaining the highest-grossing film of all time for twelve years, until Cameron's Avatar (2009) surpassed it in January 2010. Titanic also had a large impact on DiCaprio's career; it made him a global star, household name, teen idol, sex symbol and one of the most bankable actors in the world. His fan adoration was compared to that of The Beatles, and was dubbed "Leo-Mania". The actor's next lead role was as both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). The film was a box office success and grossed over $182 million; 5 times the $35 million budget.

Stardom of Maguire and 2004 lawsuit
Maguire was cast as the superhero Spider-Man in the eponymous 2002 film, which upon release became the first film to reach $100 million dollars in its first weekend, and the most successful film based on a comic book. Spider-Man was 2002's third-highest-grossing film. and, with a total gross of $821.71 million worldwide, is the 30th highest-grossing film of all time. A sequel (Spider-Man 2) followed in June 2004 and grossed $40.4 million in its first day; this broke the first film's opening day record of $39.4 million. Spider-Man 2 was the third-highest-grossing film of 2004, and, with a worldwide gross of $783.7 million, ranks as the 36th highest-grossing film of all time. Between the release of the Spider-Man movies, DiCaprio had success with the 2002 Martin Scorsese-directed films Gangs of New York and Catch Me If You Can, which grossed $193.7 million and $352.1 million respectively.