Pasty Faces
Synopsis
Upon arriving in LA they instantly look out of place and Steve is not doing as well in Hollywood as he pretended: he works for a studio but as a cleaner. The 'luxury pad' in Hollywood Hills turns out to be a battered old roadie bus.
Undeterred, they begin to audition for no-hope films and so begin their desperate escapades through LA, which eventually lead them to Las Vegas in the hope of earning enough money to fulfil their dreams.
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of film
- Features
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
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David Baker
- Producer
- Alan Martin, Angad Paul, Rupert Preston
- Editor
- Fiona MacDonald
- Screenwriter
- David Baker
- Director of Photography
- Martin Parry
- Sound
- Nick Thermes
- Music
- Kick Production with additional music by Pete Baikie
- Principal cast
- David Baker, Alan McCafferty, Garry Cross, Martin McGreechin, Cora Bissett, Chloe Annett
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Contact: Caroline WaldronBuilding 35, Shepperton Studios
Studios Road
Shepperton
Middx TW17 0QD
UK
T 01932 562611
cwald@altglobal.net
Sales Company
Victor Film Company
Contact: Vic Bateman39/43 Brewer Street
London W1F 9UD
UK
T 020 7494 4477
post@victor-film-co.demon.co.uk
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