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Justine Bateman

Justine Bateman is an actor, writer, director, and former Family Ties star who has become an outspoken critic of Hollywood conformity and digital culture.

Circuit updated October 26, 2026

Notable quotes

“the list is pretty finite and getting smaller every day because we don't make movie stars anymore. We don't make new movie stars anymore.”
Justine Bateman · Club Random with Bill Maher
“you have $15, pay me and I will give you access to a thousand movies for a month for your you your whole household.”
Justine Bateman · Club Random with Bill Maher
“for indie films, in order to get the funding, you have to have a cast member or two or three that is on the list,”
Justine Bateman · Club Random with Bill Maher
“Now you're up against everything that was ever filmed.”
Justine Bateman · Club Random with Bill Maher

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Club Random with Bill Maher·Culture

Justine Bateman says indie movies can’t get funded because Hollywood doesn’t make movie stars anymore

On Club Random, Bateman argues that the indie-film bottleneck is not a lack of buyers, it is a lack of bankable actors.

Oct 26, 2026