Short Cut to Hollywood
Synopsis
Johannes Friederich Selinger is in his mid-30s and has nothing to show for his life apart from failure. Only the dream of becoming famous keeps him on track. He is now prepared to take drastic measures to achieve this. Together with two friends, he sets off for the USA, where he wants to make a movie like no other before, starring himself and his new identity John Frederik Salinger: he wants to sacrifice one body part after another in front of the camera in order to win the admiration of the masses.
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Edited by Stine Sonne MunchShot by David HofmannScored by Rainer OleakDesigned by Peter Naguib
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Iris Karina
as Mother of J.F. Salinger
Allison F Phillipps
as Paula Martini
John Auer
as Reporter
Charles Arthur Berg
as Jason
Jewel Blackfeather
as Fan
Jan Henrik Stahlberg
as John Frederik Salinger
Marcus Mittermeier
as Matt Welby
Christoph Kottenkamp
as Chrismon Hannawald
Marta Mendez Cross
as Shanon
Asli Bayram
as Roseanne May
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1Producers
4Other crew
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