Cattle Call (2006)

A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.

Director:

Martin Guigui

Writer:

Martin Guigui

Stars:

Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jenny Mollen, Nicole Eggert

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Ritchie Rey
Jenny Mollen	...	Marina Dell
Nicole Eggert	...	Laurel Canyon
Diedrich Bader	...	Glenn Dale
Andrew Katos	...	Sherman Oaks
Chelsea Handler	...	Nikita
Jonathan Winters	...	Thomas the Studio Tour Guide
Paul Mazursky	...	Judge Mendel
Lisa Arturo	...	Reseda Camarillo
Tanjareen Thomas	...	Juicy Ventura (as Tanjareen Martin)
Suzan Brittan	...	Holly Hill
Rudy De Luca	...	Newsstand Attendant (as Rudy Deluca)
John Capodice	...	Public Defender
John Mariano	...	District Attorney
Jack Maxwell	...	Lenny Lacks

Storyline

In Los Angeles, three guys with limited social lives hatch a plan to meet women: they'll issue a casting call for an independent film, interview actresses, and ask out the ones who interest them. Glenn is a nerd, but he has the office. Sherman has the idea--he's a hound, happy to lie, eager to meet and bed as many women as he can fool. Ritchie, who owns the camera, hopes to meet his true love. Within a few days, he's fallen for Marina Dell, new in town with a boyfriend back East; Glenn is gaga for Laurel, and Sherman can't say no to the adventurous Nikita. How long can they sustain the fiction, and what about real feelings?

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Plot Keywords:

casting couch | mini dress | breasts | scantily clad female | cleavage | 

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Taglines:

The casting couch just got caught.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Buck Kartalian's final film before his death on May 24, 2016 at the age of 93.

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Goofs

When Ritchie is walking down Hollywood Blvd, many of the people in the street appear to be staring at the camera crew that is following him rather than just being extras.

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Quotes

Nikita: I've had sex with a midget so I'm game.

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Connections

References Dorm Daze (2003)

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Soundtracks

Foggin Up The Sheets
Written by Martin Guigui & Thomas Baraka DiCandia
Performed by Martian Tommy
Sunset Artists Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Yet another National Lampoon disaster ..............

It has been my experience that 9 out of 10 National Lampoon movies are unwatchable, and while "National Lampoon Cattle Call" is far from the worst, it is still bad. Aside from the classic "Vacation", "Animal House", and "Van Wilder", and the marginal "Deadly Sins" and "Gold Diggers", everything else has been simply awful, including "Cattle Call". This is essentially a one joke movie, and the joke is both unoriginal, redundant, and boring. Most of the crude efforts for a laugh totally misfire, and the overly simplistic script simply has nowhere to go. The entire film seems tired from beginning to end. Throw in the towel early, because essentially you will not miss anything you haven't seen before. - MERK

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Cattle Call

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,625,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Astrablu Media, National Lampoon, Susan Johnston Casting

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1