Claire Makes It Big (1999)
Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan Crawford-heads may recognize as the child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest) and funny supporting turns from more recognizable folks like Clancy Brown, Paige Turco and Peter Bogdanovich, along with a voice cameo from the late Don LaFontaine.
Director: Jeremy Workman
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Mara Hobel as Claire Beaumont |
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Clancy Brown as Frank |
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Stuart Fratkin as Harry the Agent |
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Paige Turco as Brownyn |
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James DiSalvatore as Headshot Photographer (as Jim DiSalvatore) |
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Michelle Lieberman as Audition Receptionist |
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Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt as Ross |
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Charles Mandracchia as Jeff Wesker |
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Wali Collins as Chris Marker |
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Amy Sohn as Chris' Assistant |
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Michael Emil as Ingve Pizler |
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Gary Dennis as Video Stork Clerk |
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Peter Bogdanovich as Arturo Mulligan |
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Elizabeth Meadows Rouse as Felice Hill |
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Don LaFontaine as Wild Horses Trailer Narrator (voice) |
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Phil Mao as Wild Horses Leading Man |
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Mike Skloot as Studio Gate Guard |
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John Di Benedetto as Dominic |
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Vince Viverito as Studio Lab Chief |
| Directing | Jeremy Workman | Director |
| Writing | Adam Fried | Writer |
| Writing | Jeremy Workman | Writer |
| Lighting | Matthew Ford | Best Boy Electric |
