Shakespeare In... And Out (1999)
In the 1980s, a filmmaker begins a project to record the life of an average kid. In Perry, Ohio, he picks Rich Longfellow, a shy lad, and begins filming. Soon after, he dies in Mozambique. Sixteen years later, his son continues the project, finding Rich, now 23, in L.A., with dreams of being a Shakespearean actor, getting experience in porn films. We meet Betsy, Rich's sensible girlfriend, Lee, the impatient producer, and Carmichael, a director with artistic pretensions who inspires Rich. Problems with Besty and tension on the set bring Rich to a crisis; when his boyhood friend starts a Shakespeare company that tours nursing homes in the San Fernando Valley, Rich sees a way out.
Director:
Peter Shushtari
Writer:
Peter Shushtari
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Roger Shank as Rich Longfellow (as Roger William) |
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Lawrence Trilling as Harold Asailian Jr |
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J.D. Smith as Lee Fernandez |
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William Neenan as Carmichael Astune |
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Randall Slavin as Duane Brickton |
| Writing | Peter Shushtari | Screenplay |
| Directing | Peter Shushtari | Director |
