A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.
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- TriviaThe film won a total of 6 Film Festival Awards.
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Terry Bolo: My next-door neighbors used to think I was a hooker because I'd always be leaving the house at some different time in a different outfit.
- Crazy creditsTo all Background Actors, your hard work and dedication is vital to the entertainment industry so continue to be your very best and never lose sight of the dream!
- ConnectionsFeatures Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Hollywood's background "extras"
This fun, endearing film documents the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a number of Hollywood's veteran "extras". You really get to know and love these people, and if at first, you wondered why anyone would put themselves through the aggravation of all those cattle calls and cold calls, and useless callbacks, by the end of the movie, you realize the love that these extras have for the movie-making process. They'll do anything to be a part of it, however small, brief, or fleeting. Director, Jason Connell, really captures the moments. He's there for the disappointments and the heroic moments of these actorsyes, the movie proves that even background players are truly actors. His use of clips from the feature films these extras have performed in is illuminating and hilarious. After spending time with the real characters in Strictly Background, you'll want to know more about their lives and what happened after the cameras stopped rolling. Do I hear a sequel or a TV show coming Jason?
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- sean-1050
- Aug 20, 2008
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