My Big Break on DVD
My Big Break Movie Synopsis:
This controversial documentary follows five roommates trying to make it in Hollywood who face the unexpected consequences of fame.
When Tony Zierra, an aspiring filmmaker with no money, stars or crew, resorts to filming the lives of his four struggling actor roommates, he never imagined the incredible twists of fate he would end up capturing on camera. Things take an amazing turn when three of the actors, Brad Rowe (Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, Shelter), Chad Lindberg (The Fast And The Furious, Supernatural) and Wes Bentley (American Beauty, Ghost Rider) defy astronomical odds and quickly hit it big. Meanwhile, the fourth actor, Greg Fawcett, is nearly driven insane watching the others get famous.
It doesn't take long for the unsettling reality of stardom to set in. Lindberg's hope of becoming a leading man is crushed when he’s repeatedly told he doesn’t have the right look; Rowe ends up typecast as a pretty boy and can't break past his uncanny resemblance to Brad Pitt; while Bentley, who has the most explosive career launch in decades, uneasily retreats from his sudden, overwhelming fame. As the actors struggle with life in the public eye, Zierra deals with constant obstacles while he tries to complete his film - including being scrutinized and blocked by the actors' nervous agents.
While popular shows like ENTOURAGE offer a fun, fictionalized view into the workings of the film industry, MY BIG BREAK shows the good times along with the disturbing pressures. Whether you're an actor, filmmaker, writer, musician, artist or movie lover, you'll want to see this rare, raw look at life in Hollywood that reveals what can happen if your dreams unexpectedly come true.
From the Audience
The film was recently shown at a convention in the USA, click here for the audience reaction on Youtube Note: Best watched in the high quality option on the bottom right hand side of the screen.
"...a truly fascinating, riveting, raw and often heartbreaking roller
coaster of a movie..." -Jane Jenab
"..."My Big Break is a painful look at how Hollywood chews up and
spits out the hopefuls that come to town, and it's gripping viewing.
It's funny; it's tragic; it's real." –Sue Ashworth
"...It was searingly honest and packed an emotional wallop..." –Mary
Dominick
..."The film truly showed what hides beneath the glitter and lights
of Hollywood and how hard life can be to and up and coming actor. ...
it is truly a work of art..." –Megan King
"...Never have I imagined such an unflinching look at what it takes,
what it means to reach for stardom in Hollywood. It would be a
troubling film if it were fiction. It's downright unnerving to
realise that everything we see is real..." –Gloria Atwater
"..It isn't always the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll that do in a would
be superstar. Most of the time, they're merely the catalyst. The
match that lights the fuse to an explosive compound made up of fear,
isolation, corrupting narcissism and self-doubt. This is the world of
Hollywood. A world whose inhabitants often represent a nasty truism:
"The brighter the picture, the darker the negative!" If you wonder
about your favorite stars, this documentary is a window into what it
took to get them to where they are--and what they might have turned
into along the way. If you're an aspiring actor in L.A. working deep
in the trenches to carve out you're own name, this documentary speaks
to you and says "I understand better than your friends or family ever
will!" And finally, if your that cocky kid with a dream that won't
let go, and you want to come out here - this documentary, quite
frankly, shows you just the right kind of crazy you need to be. This
is a story that needed to be told and a world that needed to be shown
in all its heartbreaking glory." – Dizzy Galette
For complete audience reviews go to mybigbreakmovie.com
Elizabeth Yoffe - Producer
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