Welcome to Hollywood
1998 American film
- October 1998 (1998-10) (AFI)
- October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27) (United States)
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Welcome to Hollywood is a 1998 mockumentary film directed by Adam Rifkin.[1]
Synopsis
A young man (Tony Markes) tries to make it in Hollywood as an actor. Various attempts to get noticed for consideration for roles in film and television fail. He finally gets a break and lands a guest spot on Baywatch, but it ends with disaster when he steps on a stingray and has to be hospitalized.
Celebrity cameos
The film includes cameos from numerous actors, actresses, producers, models, athletes, and other Hollywood figures, including:
- Alison Anders
- Tom Arnold
- Halle Berry
- Sandra Bullock
- Glenn Close
- Wes Craven
- Cameron Crowe
- Cameron Diaz
- Roger Ebert
- Carmen Electra
- Angie Everhart
- Laurence Fishburne
- Peter Fonda
- Jeff Goldblum
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Woody Harrelson
- David Hasselhoff
- Salma Hayek
- Evander Holyfield
- Dennis Hopper
- Ron Howard
- Mike Leigh
- Matthew McConaughey
- Ewan McGregor
- Anthony Minghella
- Kelly Monaco
- Julianne Moore
- Cathy Moriarty
- Pat O'Brien
- Nancy O'Dell
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Kelly Preston
- Fred Roggin
- Steve Schirripa
- Joel Schumacher
- Ron Shelton
- Will Smith
- Mira Sorvino
- John Travolta
- Ally Walker
- John Waters
- Irwin Winkler
- Robert Wuhl
References
- ^ Klady, Leonard (22 November 1998). "Welcome to Hollywood". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
External links
- Welcome to Hollywood at IMDb
- Welcome to Hollywood at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed by Adam Rifkin
- Never on Tuesday (1989)
- Tale of Two Sisters (1989)
- The Invisible Maniac (1990)
- The Dark Backward (1991)
- The Nutt House (1992)
- Psycho Cop 2 (1993)
- The Chase (1994)
- Denial (1998)
- Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
- Detroit Rock City (1999)
- Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)
- Homo Erectus (2007)
- Look (2007)
- Chillerama (segment "Wadzilla") (2011)
- Giuseppe Makes a Movie (2014)
- Shooting the Warwicks (2015)
- Director's Cut (2016)
- The Last Movie Star (2017)
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