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Released 7 years ago.
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My Best Friend's Famous
"His Gain. Is My Pain."
2019 1h 32m EN
Comedy
Synopsis
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After Sean Reilly, an earnest, self-deprecating, NY to LA transplant learns his slothful, less talented best friend gets a starring role on a hit TV show, he must battle his own insecurities and jealousy as well as the egocentric, spray-tanned male star of the show that is threatening his childhood friendship.
“His Gain. Is My Pain.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Anne Akhila
Annie
Alexandra Casey
Dana
Kevin Cotteleer
Ned
Domenique Fragale
Becky
Jessy Greer
Herself
Darryl Gudmundson
Freddy
Bobbie Lee Jr.
Ahmir
Brady Matthews
Bradley Mason Weatherman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kevin Ignatius
- Writers
- Kevin Ignatius, Nick Psinakis
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Anne Akhila and Alexandra Casey and Kevin Cotteleer carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "His Gain. Is My Pain.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt8932254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kevin Ignatius directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Anne Akhila and Alexandra Casey and Kevin Cotteleer carry the top of the cast.
- 4Marketing tagline: "His Gain. Is My Pain.".
- 5IMDB entry: tt8932254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Classified under 10 themes, including "friendship", "male friendship", "los angeles, california", "aspiring actor".
The technical file
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Kevin Ignatius
Production companies
Who made it
- FO
Four Eighteen Films
- PE
Pegalo Pictures
Key crew
- Co-WriterKevin Ignatius
- Co-WriterNick Psinakis
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- friendship
- male friendship
- los angeles, california
- aspiring actor
- actor
- comedy
- siblings
- funny
- indie
- indie comedy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-09-06
Also known as
International titles
- My Best Friend's FamousGB
- My Best Friend's FamousUS
