Junk

Junk

144 mins | Comedy | Oct. 19, 2012

Kaveh and Raul are two b-movie co-writers who have suffered a bitter falling out. Kaveh's lost his girlfriend, and spends his days getting high in his apartment, while Raul is off studying at Columbia University. But when one of their films ("Islama-rama 2") is accepted by a film festival, the two ex-friends are forced to tentatively re-connect in order to pitch their script to the mysterious producer, Yukio Tai (James Hong). Along the way, they will have to brave brutish bodyguards, cutthroat colleagues, inept agents, romantic entanglements, prima donna actors, and the trials of their own bitter friendship.

Junk

144 mins | Comedy | Oct. 19, 2012

Junk
Kaveh and Raul are two b-movie co-writers who have suffered a bitter falling out. Kaveh's lost his girlfriend, and spends his days getting high in his apartment, while Raul is off studying at Columbia University. But when one of their films ("Islama-rama 2") is accepted by a film festival, the two ex-friends are forced to tentatively re-connect in order to pitch their script to the mysterious producer, Yukio Tai (James Hong). Along the way, they will have to brave brutish bodyguards, cutthroat colleagues, inept agents, romantic entanglements, prima donna actors, and the trials of their own bitter friendship.
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers
Original title Junk
Directors Kevin Hamedani
Writers Ramon Isao, Kevin Hamedani

Cast

Kevin Hamedani

as Kaveh

Ramon Isao

as Raul

Cooper Hopkins

as Connor

Brett Davern

as Billy

James Hong

as Yukio Tai

Lynn Shelton

as Marla

Nicholas Jasenovec

as Passerby

George Hardy

as Chili

Christina DeRosa

as Luiza

Kieran Mulroney

as Saul

Erin Gavin

as Rola

Jake Johnson

as Nicholas Jasenovec

Milana Vayntrub

as Natasha

Basil Harris

as Mark

Blayne Weaver

as Eugene

Laura Kai Chen

as Portia

Tom Ricciardelli

as Enormous Bodyguard

James Mesher

as Artistic Director

Ward Roberts

as Ward

Andra Petru

as Mr. Tai's Date

Janette Armand

as Frida

Doug Fahl

as Karaoke Karl

Bill Johns

as Bill