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Strictly Background

  • 20072007
  • 1h 24m
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7.1/10
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Strictly Background (2007)
  • Documentary
A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.
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  • Director
    • Jason Connell
  • Stars
    • Terry Bolo
    • Geoffrey Gould
    • Cecilia Hartfeld
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  • Director
    • Jason Connell
  • Stars
    • Terry Bolo
    • Geoffrey Gould
    • Cecilia Hartfeld
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    Terry Bolo
    • Self
    Geoffrey Gould
    Geoffrey Gould
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    Cecilia Hartfeld
    • Self
    Louis McCarten
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    Jay Michaels
    • Self
    Cary Y. Mizobe
    • Self
    • (as Cary Mizobe)
    Tafan Nieves
    • Self
    Mark Nobel
    • Self
    John Richards
    • Self
    Marvin Rouillard
    • Self
    Jeff Olan
    • Self
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
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      • Jason Connell
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    • Trivia
      The film won a total of 6 Film Festival Awards.
    • Quotes

      Terry Bolo: My next-door neighbors used to think I was a hooker because I'd always be leaving the house at some different time in a different outfit.

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      To all Background Actors, your hard work and dedication is vital to the entertainment industry so continue to be your very best and never lose sight of the dream!
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      Features Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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    2/10
    Interesting, but sad.
    It was a little sad that these people wanted to be "strictly background" and they were so excited to get a 1 second of screen time. I think one of the cast of extra was mentally ill. Seriously. It basically showed how people could have no talent and still get into a movie. I'm a real actor myself.And have had to train all my life for a bigbreak. I've been in many speaking roles, and worked my ass off. This Documentary was almost sad, because itshowed people that wanted to get by with minimum work, and still get credit. One guy said he's been in more than 200 films, Goerge Cloonly hasn't done that many. It's notreally fair to say you have done that many films, and have said or done nothing in them or worked for a little bit, apart from just putting on a outfit. Sad, sad, so very sad.
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    • Feb 10, 2013

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      • March 23, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Connell Creations
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      1 hour 24 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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