Ellie Parker (2005)

A hilarious comic portrait of a young woman's struggle for integrity, happiness and a Hollywood acting career.

Director:

Scott Coffey

Writer:

Scott Coffey

Stars:

Naomi Watts, Jennifer Syme, Greg Freitas

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naomi Watts	...	Ellie Parker
Jennifer Syme	...	Casting Chick
Greg Freitas	...	Rick Saul (as Gregory Frietas)
Gaye Pope	...	Leslie Towne
Blair Mastbaum	...	Smash Jackson
Jessica Vogl	...	Trixie
Johanna Ray	...	Casting Director / Herself
Rebecca Rigg	...	Sam
Mark Pellegrino	...	Justin
Kim Fay	...	Therapist
Scott Coffey	...	Chris
Todd Coffey	...	Upstairs Neighbor
David Baer	...	Acting Teacher
Marcel Sarmiento	...	Acting Student
Robbi Chong	...	Acting Student (as Robby Chong)

Storyline

Slice of life look at a young woman trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood. Ellie Parker, from Australia, works hard: she's gifted with accents, hustles to auditions, changes clothes and makeup as she drives across L.A., goes to acting classes and therapy, maintains a friendship with another Aussie searching for the same roles, meets a cinematographer when he bangs into her car at a stop sign, and faces a failing relationship with her slacker thinks-he's-a-musician boyfriend. All this brings on an identity crisis - who am I, and should I keep trying to be an actress? Ellie's balancing act and her inquiry into self carry the story.

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Plot Keywords:

acting | young woman | actress | friendship | audition | 

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Taglines:

What happens when you become the person you pretend to be?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Elli Parker - Schauspielerin

Filming Locations:

Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Scott Coffey met actress Naomi Watts for the first time when they starred together in Tank Girl.

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Goofs

Ellie uses a folding step stool to climb into the garbage can, but when the car pulls up and she climbs out, it's gone.

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Quotes

Ellie Parker: I remember when the future was a promise; now it's like a threat.

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Connections

References The Day of the Locust (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Heart of Glass"
Composed by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
Performed by Blondie

User Reviews

I loved this movie....

I saw this at Sundance and I certainly didn't see anyone walking out during that screening. Sundance movie goers are notoriously supportive of films at the festival and I have a hard time believing there were people walking out.

I thought Scott Coffee wrote a very original and true to life story of Hollywood. There have been many movies about Hollywood life but this one is real and true to the bone. Every actor who sees this will see themselves in this and say "Why didn't I write this?". The answer is, Scott thought of it and we didn't. Way to go Scott.

Naomi Watts is wonderful as always. Many layers to this. Maybe people outside Hollywood wont get this movie. Their loss.