Who's the Caboose? (1997)

A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Seder

Writers:

Sam Seder, Charles Fisher

Stars:

Alex Ferrer, Sarah Silverman, Sam Seder

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Ferrer	...	Homeless Man
Sarah Silverman	...	Susan
Sam Seder	...	Max
Eric Slovin	...	Congratulator #1
Leo Allen	...	Congratulator #2
Beth Tapper	...	Susan's Friend
Alison Solomon	...	Susan's Other Friend (as Allison Soloman)
Todd Barry	...	Football Player
Marc Maron	...	Comedian
Ross Brockley	...	Social Dilettante
Andy Dick	...	Jason Reemer
Laura Silverman	...	At Every Audition Girl
Laura Kightlinger	...	Gwenn
Wendy Smith	...	Casting Director #1
David Earl Waterman	...	Earl (as David Waterman)

Storyline

A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to follow her as she makes the circuit of auditions in L.A. as she tries to get a TV pilot. Unfortunately, she has failed to tell her boyfriend of this move. He decides he will trail her out west. There, the boyfriend runs into an old friend who has already made a break on a TV pilot. Seizing the opportunity, the actress turns her attentions to the established actor. However, the actress goes nowhere in auditions, but her ex-boyfriend is suddenly noticed and becomes the next hot prospect.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | audition | actor | hollywood california | film making | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pilot Season Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

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Connections

References Trainspotting (1996)

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Soundtracks

"The Blazer Song"
Written and Performed by Sarah Silverman

User Reviews

Great and Unseen

A coworker let me borrow a tape of this unreleased gem. I'm not even a big fan of "mockumentary". But this really works. The performances are just right, not overplayed. The writing or the improvisation is very nicely done, it feels real without being too campy. David Cross has two riotous cameos. It even works dramatically.

It seems like an obvious subject -- actors flying out to L.A. for pilot season -- but I've seen a lot of actor friends make that pilgrimage and I haven't seen too many shows that really deal with it. (Well, except "The It Factor".)

If you can find this somewhere, watch it.