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Welcome to Hollywood

2000 · 89 min

A wry, low-key mockumentary that ambles through Hollywood hopefuls, offering gentle laughs and a quietly sad look at chasing fame.

Directed by
Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Adam Rifkin, Tony Markes, Jane Jenkins
Tagline
A comedy about fame and fortune and a guy who has no chance at either.
Overview
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

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Directed by
Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Adam Rifkin, Tony Markes, Jane Jenkins
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • celebrity
  • media
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin
Written by
Tony Markes, Shawn Ryan, Adam Rifkin
Starring
Adam Rifkin, Tony Markes, Jane Jenkins, Scott Wolf, Peter Facinelli, Jou Jou Papailler, Kelly Monaco, Michael Newman
Music
Justin Reinhardt
Cinematography
Howard Wexler, Kramer Morgenthau
Runtime
89 min
Languages
English

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