Marty, an anti-social realist, and Harry, a passionate ideologist, are two young writers who have come to Hollywood to make it as successful screenwriters. Marty spent his early chiIdhood growing up in Israel, whereas Harry is an American Jew from BrookIyn. Working as editors for Jewish weddings and Bar Mitzvahs during the day, Marty and Harry use their precious spare time to deveIop a masterpiece story that wilI take them to stardom in the town of broken dreams. When Chad, their heaIth-freak, drug dealer friend arranges a meeting with one of his cIients, a head honcho at Misney Studios, Marty and Harry practice the pitch that wilI surely win him over. They embark on a journey through the minds of screenwriters, giving us a window into the paraIIeI world of an artist's inspiration. From one comic situation to another, this journey wiII test their beliefs, their friendship, and how much one is wiIling to compromise in order to succeed. Starring Michael Weston (State of Play, Gamer, Garden State), Hamish Linklater (Fantastic Four, TV's The New Adventures of Old Christine), Jimmi Simpson (Date Night, The lnvention of Lying, Zodiac), Jeff Donovan (J. Edgar, Changeling, TV's Burn Notice). |