I Want To Thank The Academy (2022)
Richard Wilken's is an Australian cattle farmer who moves to Hollywood and is instantly a fish out of water as he chases his childhood dreams of becoming an actor, during the movie we are taken on an outrageous and audacious journey through Hollywood and life, as he moonlights with an unusual job as he grinds away to achieve his unlikely dream of being an actor. The movie is In the vein of Crocodile Dundee and showcases Australian culture in the heart of Hollywood and America and replicates the indemnity of Crocodile Dundee in America.
Director: Jonathon James Williams
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Jonathon James Williams as Richard Wilkins |
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Rick Peters as Bill Wilkins |
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Cami Storm as Selena Davis |
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Stephen Krahel as Dennis Ulan |
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Noel Gibson as Michelle Razzo |
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Samantha Mahurin as Becca Walsh |
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Jeff Alan-Lee as Jack Dorsey |
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Sara Albrecht as Emma Roberts |
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Brian Berglund as Tommy |
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Anita Covic as Mary Kronk |
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Carolyn Crotty as Miss Stella Adler |
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Joshua Diaz as TommyGunn Taylor |
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Shaun Duke Jr. as Aaron Jennings |
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Milo Ellis Arena as Young Richard Wilkins |
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Oscar Fleming as Mike Rogers |
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Bruce Katzman as Edward Booth |
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Matt Laydon as Brian Summers |
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Roger Roosma as Jacob Weller |
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Dominic Smith as Bad Boy Malone |
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Tarek Tohme as Mike Hollaway |
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Makena Tolman as Rachel Spears |
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Jason Trevits as Dougie |
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Justine Wachsberger as Jamie Ulan |
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Katarzyna Wolejnio as Yulia Hammond |
| Directing | Jonathon James Williams | Director |
| Production | Jonathon James Williams | Producer |
| Editing | Jonathon James Williams | Editor |
| Crew | jaime torres | Cinematography |
| Writing | Daniel Wallner | Writers' Assistant |