Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Catherine O'Hara | ... | Marilyn Hack | |
Stephen Rannazzisi | ... | Studio Gate Guard | |
Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Sandy Lane | |
Eugene Levy | ... | Morley Orfkin | |
Harry Shearer | ... | Victor Allan Miller | |
Christopher Moynihan | ... | Brian Chubb | |
Christopher Guest | ... | Jay Berman | |
John Michael Higgins | ... | Corey Taft | |
Carrie Aizley | ... | Pam Campanella | |
Stephanie Courtney | ... | Boom Operator | |
Suzy Nakamura | ... | First AC | |
Jim Piddock | ... | Simon Whitset | |
Jane Morris | ... | Script Supervisor | |
Jennifer Coolidge | ... | Whitney Taylor Brown | |
Jordan Black | ... | Whitney's Assistant |
Hollywood send-up. No-name actors are making a low-budget period drama called "Home for Purim," when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar-worthy. Then, two more cast members get Oscar-related press: buzz in "Variety" and appearances on TV prompt the studio executives to insist on changes in the script in anticipation of a blockbuster. Jump ahead a few months to the days before Oscar nominees are announced: just the possibility of a nomination has changed the actors' lives. Agents, publicists, make-up artists, local celebrity reporters, and other bit players round out the backstage ensemble. Hooray for Hollywood! Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I'm also surprised by some of the negative commentary around 'For your Consideration'. The satire seemed to me to be to be quite precise - particularly in its analysis of the average actor's life - which is a lot more like "For Your Consideration" or Ricky Gervais's brilliant "The Extras" than anything you're likely to see on Entertainment Tonight that is for sure.
Having studied method acting over several years (a long time ago), and having worked as an extra at different low points in my life (never ever again), I have to say that I laughed till I cried. Without giving the ending away,Marilyn Hacke's closing scene is so on the money - what a cracker!
Acting, actor training and film are all open to exploitation of the gullible because so many people are desperate to be part of it; consequently it's an area ripe for satire. For me, this was more on the money than "Waiting for Guffman" although I enjoyed that too. For your consideration has sharper edges. I think it's great that Ricky Gervais performs in this film. Gervaise is such an 'English' comic whilst Guest's sensibilities are very American - but in the shared fascination with human idiosyncracies, banalities and foibles, they both create a very contemporary form of the comedy of manners.