The Great Pretenders

The Great Pretenders

30 mins | Comedy | April 7, 2007

A biting satire from the front lines of the American workplace, where layoffs are so routine they've created their own industry - outplacement. Elite Transition Services promises laid-off worker Scott Matter help finding a job and getting back on his feet. But as the job search grows increasingly desperate, Scott finds himself caught in a corporate purgatory where the absurdities of office life are brought into vivid relief.

The Great Pretenders

30 mins | Comedy | April 7, 2007

The Great Pretenders
A biting satire from the front lines of the American workplace, where layoffs are so routine they've created their own industry - outplacement. Elite Transition Services promises laid-off worker Scott Matter help finding a job and getting back on his feet. But as the job search grows increasingly desperate, Scott finds himself caught in a corporate purgatory where the absurdities of office life are brought into vivid relief.
Producers
Original title The Great Pretenders
Directors Steven Pattison, Jeremy Cohen, Rennik Soholt, Tony Osso
Writers Jeremy Cohen

Cast

Matthew Porter

as Job Counselor

Raniah Al-Sayed

as 'MarketWatch' Newscaster

Keith Brown

as Man at Cube

Al Bundonis

as Profit Margin Newscaster

Mike Callahan

as Older Executive

Steve Deighan

as HR Man

Douglas Dickerman

as Jack S. Godfrey

Kate Gilligan

as Market Insider Newscaster

Alan Jestice

as Charlie Jenkins

Kevin Kelleher

as Middle Aged Businessman

Richard Luciano

as Dewey Siegel

Gabrielle Maisels

as Therapist

Janine McGrath

as Rebecca

Troy Metcalf

as Craig Gottlieb

Kelly Miller

as Scott Matter

Emily Mitchell

as Hope Withers

Steve Moramarco

as Maintenance Man

Betsy Rate

as Scott's Wife

Andrew Robbins

as Jared Starr

Bruce Sabath

as Cliff Neadman

Randy Spence

as Jacket Man

Noah Weisberg

as Doug Herman