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Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jake Kasdan
Fran Kranz
Matt Price
Ilyse Mimoun
Kathryn Joosten
Wendle Josepher
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Writer Mike Klein has just sold his pilot script "The Wexler Chronicles," a character-driven dramedy inspired by his real-life struggle to cope with his brother's suicide. Lenny is the brash, headstrong president of PDN (whose most trusted advisor is her 14-year-old daughter), and who must approve all of Mike's creative decisions. Mike discovers that the road to a prime time slot is fraught with peril. At the network casting session, Mike's choice of a lead actor is overruled, and he is forced to cast his distant second choice, Zach, whose boy-next-door looks are better suited to Middle America. Also, Lenny has one "small" problem with the script--she feels that the suicide story, the show's main premise, is too depressing for prime-time television. Mike gets little support from his manager Alice, whose constant reassurances seem a little empty. His only real comfort comes from his wife, Natalie. But she has practical concerns--she's pregnant with their second child and knows that if Mike's pilot does not get picked up, he's out of a job. During filming, Zach, who's still struggling to "find his character," becomes preoccupied with his indifferent leading lady, Laurel, which does nothing to help his acting. Lenny, buoyed by the surprisingly strong overnight ratings for her new smash reality hit "Slut Wars," has made up her mind that the suicide has to go and insists on cutting an alternate and more slapstick version of the pilot. Battling ill-health and ill will, Mike wrestles with daily disasters, all the while trying to stay true to his original vision.
Director
Jake Kasdan
Cast
Fran Kranz
Matt Price
Ilyse Mimoun
Kathryn Joosten
Wendle Josepher
Stuart Cornfeld
Mc Gainey
Vernée Watson-johnson
Jordan Orr
Lucy Davis
David Duchovny
Alan Blumenfeld
Simon Helberg
Judy Greer
Bree Turner
Willie Garson
David Doty
Marcia Moran
Bryan Law
Ioan Gruffudd
Don Hany
Phil Rosenthal
Amanda Anka
Nat Faxon
Tony Rodgers
Molly Bryant
R F Daley
Robert Reinis
Allison Scagliotti
Martin Morales
Kaitlin Doubleday
John Brewer
Lindsay Sloane
Sigourney Weaver
Jonathan Silverman
Andrea Martin
Justine Bateman
Aidan Mitchell
Brad Campbell
Charlotte Salt
Matt Besser
Dakota Sky
Lillian Adams
Ray Santiago
Philip B. Hall
Crew
Steve Alterman
Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews
Judd Apatow
Eric Armao
Susan Bannout
John W Barbee
Josie Batorski
Melody Bishop
Phil Blackaby
Clint Borden
Susan Boyd
Charles Pearson Bradley Iii
Uta Briesewitz
Amy Britt
Mark Bryan
David Buckley
Dan Burks
Al Burton
Roger Byrd
Jesse Cairnie
Jaymee Carpeter
Hector Carrillo
Jenifer Chatfield
Christopher Ciketic
Jose L Cisneros
Anita Clearburg
Winifred Clements
Richard Cody
Kelly Colgan
Anya Colloff
Bryan Cook
Bryan Cook
Joe Cook
David Dale
David Darwin
Sheena Delance
Yann Delpuech
Eric Deneen
Laverne Dewberry
E Carey Dietrich
E Carey Dietrich
Jon Donahue
Julie Donovan
Don Duffield
Eric E Edinburgh
Dean Felber
Marc Ferrari
Tim Fitzgerald
Brouke Franklin
Stefan Fraticelli
Dianna Freas
Eddie Frierson
Carlos M Gallardo
Julia Gandelsonas
Richard Garcia
Jessica Gee
Inara George
Diane Glavin
Karen Golden
Paul Goodstein
Eric Gotthelf
George K Gowing
Robert Grieve
Tracey Grimes
Catherine Hahn
Bryan Haigh
Shaughnessy Hare
Brad Harms
Ryan Harvie
Jeff Hattem
Sarah Hayon
Michael Herron
Paul Hill
Matt Hirt
Matt Hirt
Stephen Hoeger
David Holmes
David Holmes
Eric Hooge
Danny Horne
Gary Jackson
Ari S Jacobs
Kyle Johnstone
Jake Kasdan
Jake Kasdan
Lawrence Kasdan
Greg Kittelson
Eric Knight
Goro Koyama
Gemma Lamana
Joyce Lasle
Rick Lawrence
Donna Lynn Leavy
Joshua L Logerot
Benjamin Lopez
Ramiro Lopez
Roberto Lozano
Rick Maginnis
Kim Magruder
Andy Malcolm
Melvin Mar
Chris Marneus
Matthew Martin
Geoff Mcfetridge
Debra Mcguire
John Mckain
Caitlin Mckenna
Caitlin Mckenna
Ron Mellegers
Debbie Merritt
Kerry Michele
Rosel Anton Minter
Martin Montano
Benjamin T Morehead
Bradley A Morris
Melissa Moseley
Robert Murer
Fran Murphy
Linda Murphy
Gregor Narholz
Bill Needham
Jonathan Nichols
Michael Nicolo
Daniel J Nielsen
Scott James Nifong
Ed Novick
Sherri O'hara
Benjamin Ormand
Michael Paolillo
Paul Pape
Nina Paskowitz
Steve Pederson
Jenna Perkins
Kristina Peterson
Jeena M Phelps
Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett
Lauren Polizzi
Troy Porter
Paul Pressburger
Stephen Price
Stephen C Price
Ruben T Ramos
Manish Raval
Manish Raval
Andrea Rennard
Peter Robb-king
Cindy Rosenthal
Chris Rossi
Darius Rucker
Michael A Russell
Will Ruvalcaba
Shaun Ryan
Aaron Ryder
Jefferson Sage
David Sammons
Ian Santiago
Matt Sazzman
Ron Schmidt
Ron Schmidt
Aaron Schulte
Philip D Schwartz
Heidi Seeholzer
Beverly Seifert
Valerie Sharp
Brad Sherman
Ron Shino
Joel Shryack
David Chris Smith
Paul Smith
Beatrice Springborn
Mollie Stallman
Mylan Stepanovich
Jim Stonefield
Steven Sutphen
Caoilfhionn Sweeney
Pepper Sweeney
Howard Tager
Carolyn Tapp
Tara Timpone
Nancy Tracy
Kathryn Francis Tucker
Paul Tuerpe
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
Brandon Vandagriff
Michael Visencio
Aaron Vyvial
Claudette Wells
Robin Wilds
Randy Q Wilson
Tom Wolfe
Denise Woodgerd
Marilee Yorston
Rebecca Young
Lynnanne Zager
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 6, 2007
Released in United States on Video September 25, 2007
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States January 2007
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (International Narrative Feature Competition) April 25-May 7, 2006.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Independent) January 25-February 4, 2007.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007.
Released in United States Spring April 6, 2007 (LA)
Released in United States on Video September 25, 2007
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (International Narrative Feature Competition) April 25-May 7, 2006.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Independent) January 25-February 4, 2007.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007.)
