L.A. Proper (2007)

Featuring an ethnically diverse ensemble cast of six friends in their late 20's. A comedy where the storyline deals with the gentrification of the downtown area, immigrant rights, ... See full summary »

Director:

Barry Canty

Writer:

Barry Canty

Stars:

Barry Canty, Jenn Pae, Brad Yoder

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Barry Canty	...	Marvin Robeson
Jenn Pae	...	Eve Yoon
Brad Yoder	...	Ethan Walker
Rachel Matos	...	Giselle Molina
Steve Myung	...	Sean Park
Sheilynn Wactor	...	Melanie Washington
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tim Chiou	...	Daniel Yang
Arnold Chun	...	Han
Tammy Cummings	...	Random Girl
Jeff Denton	...	Joseph
Finneus Egan	...	Steven
Angel Gaines	...	Renee
Jackie Gold	...	Tonya
Lauren Hattaway	...	Yennifer
Kara Michelle Hyatt	...	Party Guest

Storyline

Featuring an ethnically diverse ensemble cast of six friends in their late 20's. A comedy where the storyline deals with the gentrification of the downtown area, immigrant rights, homelessness, the disappearance of the black middle class in the city and interracial dating. Marvin Robeson, an unemployed and promiscuous "pseudo screenwriter/actor", Eve Yoon, a graphic designer with a degree from Parsons and the head of her own struggling design firm. Marvin and Eve are volatile exes turned BFF and the de facto father and mother to their crew.

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Plot Keywords:

homelessness | gentrification | city name in title | acronym in title | night life | 

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Taglines:

Fucking L.A.!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean Spanish

Release Date:

30 September 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cypress, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Minnie and Doug's Boy Productions, Produce a Crime Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jenn Pae was cast as Eve Yoon four days before the start of principal photography, after another actress dropped out of the production.

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Quotes

Ethan Walker: No matter what Central or South American country you might be from, you're still just a bunch of Mexicans to the rest of us.

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