While I enjoyed this film, I found it strange they interviewed only male actors as if acting is exclusively a boys' club. Sure, that would mean they would have to modify the title to maybe "That Actor...Who Was in That Thing", but it's a small price to pay to get a female actor's perspective and experience that could be different from what a male actor has to go through.
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I'd like to see a version that was just about character actresses. I think that they may have an even tougher go of it then these actors.
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by - Boaz777 on Fri Nov 9 2012 21:46:33Ageism happens to both men and women in Hollywood, but women are unquestionably hit harder, especially when they hit the big 4-0. If they interviewed female actors, that would've come up for sure.
I'd like to see a version that was just about character actresses. I think that they may have an even tougher go of it then these actors.
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A version with female actors would be interesting as well.
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I watched this today with my Mum and said to her that they needed to make a sequel, "That Lady... Who Was in That Thing".
And she like most "here" agreed.
I could be completely wrong here, but there are probably a heck of a lot fewer female character actors, than there are male character actors.
It seems like in Hollywood, you are either an up and coming actress, or an established actress. There really isn't any room for any females that have been around a while but haven't become stars. There is a limited shelf life.
Again, that's just my observation. Yes there are female character actors out there, but they're the exception, not the norm.
Although I've never been able to get my hands on a copy, Searching for Debra Winger might be the closest to what you're looking for: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318049/
You remind me of Tyler Perry right now. You're joking but you're not funny.
I think at the least they should make a sequel with females interviewed. I also noticed that besides the token black guy, it was all white men.
I felt too that some of their personal stories were not very interesting, and I'd like to hear more about their acting experiences and less about their families or their hobbies.
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Agree.
So what?
Speaking as a woman to the OP's comment: Why care about that?
The movie is about what it is about.
For gosh sakes, the OP can go watch 'Searching for Debra Winger'.
I don't remember hearing anyone complain about why they were interviewing women actors for THAT movie....
(shaking head)
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"Searching for Debra Winger" was specifically about women struggling to make it as actresses, and being female was central to the premise. This movie is about being a struggling actor, but there's nothing central to the premise about being male (or white, though Rick Worthy makes one short comment about it being harder if you're not white). There's nothing about the topic here that was exclusive to men. It did seem odd that they only talked to men, but a follow-up with women would be cool.
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