The Understudy (2008)

A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.

Directors:

David Conolly, Hannah Davis

Writers:

David Conolly, Hannah Davis

Stars:

Marin Ireland, Paul Sparks, Aasif Mandvi

Cast

Credited cast:
Marin Ireland	...	Rebecca
Paul Sparks	...	Bobby
Aasif Mandvi	...	Sarfras
Richard Kind	...	Ian
Tom Wopat	...	Detective Jones
Gloria Reuben	...	Greta
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Kinsky
Nicky Arezu Akmal	...	Autograpth Hunter #1
Ashley Adler	...	Waitress
Emanuele Ancorini	...	Jesus
Stephen Anoroso	...	Producer 1
Pun Bandhu	...	Producer 2
Kerry Bishé	...	April
Jean Boht	...	Mrs. Davidovitz
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louise Brown	...	Nurse's Colleague

Storyline

A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.

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Taglines:

Dying for stardom she finds a role to kill for.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mansion Pictures, Safehouse Pictures, Understudy, The

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The Power of Positive (?) Thinking

The Understudy is an allegory that we can all relate to, albeit somewhat uncomfortably; a black comedy that seamlessly transforms wishful thinking into a sort of telekinetic mayhem and turns Norman Vincent Peale's "power of positive thinking" on its head. Marin Ireland as Rebecca is a revelation. Her supporting cast is stellar. With the certain critical success of The Understudy, I hope we hear from co-directors Connolly and Davis again and again. One only hopes that the more established and perhaps undeserving directors in their path don't suffer the same fate as those unfortunates that Rebecca sought to supplant and that stood in the way of her ambitions. But, then again, some do deserve such a fate, if only in one's imagination.

Andrew Malekoff, Long Beach, New York