Claire Makes It Big

The story

Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan Crawford-heads may recognize as the child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest) and funny supporting turns from more recognizable folks like Clancy Brown, Paige Turco and Peter Bogdanovich, along with a voice cameo from the late Don LaFontaine.

Cast

M Mara HobelClaire Beaumont C Clancy BrownFrank S Stuart FratkinHarry the Agent P Paige TurcoBrownyn J James DiSalvatoreHeadshot Photographer M Michelle LiebermanAudition Receptionist J Jason Hernandez-RosenblattRoss C Charles MandracchiaJeff Wesker W Wali CollinsChris Marker A Amy SohnChris' Assistant M Michael EmilIngve Pizler G Gary DennisVideo Stork Clerk

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P Peter BogdanovichArturo Mulligan E Elizabeth Meadows RouseFelice Hill D Don LaFontaineWild Horses Trailer Narrator (voice) P Phil MaoWild Horses Leading Man M Mike SklootStudio Gate Guard J John Di BenedettoDominic V Vince ViveritoStudio Lab Chief