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  2. Background(ed)

Background(ed)

2007
16m
Adventure
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2007

Runtime

16m

Storyline

The comedic short film Backgrounded takes you into the wacky world of Evan Higginbotham: professional movie extra. One morning on the way to set, Evan and his fellow "Background Actors" are left behind. Unwittingly picked up by Terrorists, they are taken over the border to Mexico. Even after being stripped, hosed down, and stuck in a cold warehouse, not one of them can tell the difference between this and a normal day on a Hollywood set. Will they escape? Does anyone care? After experiencing this absurd circus Evan calls his career, he only knows one thing for sure: Hell IS other extras.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
16m
Dec 31, 2007
Languages
English
Director
Matt Jackson
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Tom Walz

Evan Higginbotham

Dominick Marrone

Dave

Bill Elverman

Aryan

Cecelia Specht

Cecelia Specht

Kate from Modern Casting

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