The David Whiting Story
Synopsis
An effort to solve two lifelong mysteries---who was David Whiting (who died mysteriously in an Arizona motel during a Hollywood film shoot) and what was the cause of his death? And what was the mythic 'Cesar Romero joke' which all the filmmaker's classmates still remember as utterly hilarious (but nobody can recall what the joke actually was)?
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Principal cast & crew: 13
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Edited by Francois MaurinShot by Andrew SachsScored by Dan Ring
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2014 · Box office
Produced on a $50K budget
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$50K
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13 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Woolsey Ackerman
as Ayn Rand, Burt Reynolds, Kate, Miles
Ashley Morey
as Cesar Romero, Sarah Miles, Kate
Zachary J Luna
as David Whiting, Miles, Walter
Moronai Kanekoa
as Miles, Walter
Albion Sabani
as Miles, Walter
C Stephen Foster
as Young Walter
Gina Lalli
as Ayn Rand
C Jerry Kutner
as Andrew Sarris
Marcelo Coronado
as Kate (Spanish)
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