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5.4/10   88 votes
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Antony Alda (writer)
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A has-been actor drops from public view and is presumed dead and when Hollywood decides to make a movie about his life, he decides to make a comeback by assuming another identity. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Scott Bakula ... Bobby Cellini / Buck Steele
Edie Dearing ... Velvet
Beverly Taylor ... Luna

Marissa Jaret Winokur ... Flower Girl (as Marisa Winokur)

Elizabeth Lambert ... Dana

Kathryn Morris ... Chelsea Cellini
Michael Pointer ... Booking Officer

Matt McKenzie ... Cop
Harry Groener ... Brad Collings

Frank Novak ... Desk Sergeant

Julia Vera ... Hopi Woman
Leslie S. Sachs ... Leah (as Leslie Sachs)
Antony Alda ... Joey (as Tony Alda)

Jan Hoag ... Chick's Receptionist

David Kaufman ... Chick Desmond
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Brazil:98 min | USA:96 min (DVD)
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
A parody, based on personal experience?, 13 September 2006
8/10
Author: David Shipley from United Kingdom

I enjoyed this film immensely. Firstly I really like Scott Bakula, and it was interesting that he was cast in the lead rather than Tony Alda. maybe Alda decided that casting himself in the lead would be far too confusing.... an under achieving actor, playing a failed actor pretending to be a green actor playing himself?!??!???!?

I though the storyline was clever and the casting of the ex-wife and the woman playing her in the movie about Alda's (oops, I mean Scott Bakula's, no the character's) life was inspired, given the visual similarity.

More please Mr Alda!!

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