Babylon (2022)

***Babylon*** is a 2022 American epic period comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li. Its plot chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.

Chazelle began developing the film in July 2019, with Lionsgate as the frontrunner to acquire the project. It was subsequently announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired worldwide rights in November 2019. Much of the main cast joined the project between January 2020 and August 2021, and filming took place in Los Angeles from July to October 2021.

*Babylon* had its world premiere in Los Angeles on December 15, 2022. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 23, 2022, by Paramount Pictures. The film received polarizing reviews from critics, who praised Chazelle's direction, the cinematography, score, and cast performances, though the screenplay and graphic content drew criticism.

## Shooting

* Filming was from July 1st, 2021 - October 21st, 2021.

## Cast

J.C. Currais
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Truck Driver (as JC Currais)

Diego Calva
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Manny Torres

Jimmy Ortega
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Elephant Wrangler

Marcos A. Ferraez
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Police Officer (as Marcos Ferraez)

Shane Powers
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Dale

Phoebe Tonkin
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Jane Thornton

Troy Metcalf
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Orville Pickwick

Jovan Adepo
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Sidney Palmer

Hansford Prince
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Joe Holiday

Telvin Griffin
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Reggie

Jean Smart
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Elinor St. John

Cutty Cuthbert
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Jimmy

Albert Hammond Jr.
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Guest (Chicken Line)

Margot Robbie
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Nellie LaRoy

Flea
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Bob Levine

Brad Pitt
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Jack Conrad

Olivia Wilde
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Ina Conrad

Bregje Heinen
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Female Guest (Nathalie)

Tal Seder
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Male Guest (Wallach's)

Dana Marcolina
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Female Guest (Jack Tattoo)

Robert Morgan
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Director (Wallach's Party)

Nana Ghana
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Woman in Ostrich Feather Hat

E.E. Bell
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Wilbur

Joe Dallesandro
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Charlie / Photographer (Wallach's Party)

Sol Landerman
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Publicity Executive (Wallach's Party)

Karina Fontes
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Jen

Circus-Szalewski
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Driver (Wallach's Party)

Lukas Haas
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George Munn

Li Jun Li
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Lady Fay Zhu

Kaia Gerber
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Starlet

Patrick Fugit
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Officer Elwood

Eric Roberts
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Robert Roy

Cici Lau
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Gho Zhu

David Lau
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Sam Wong Zhu

Tyler Seiple
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Customer at Sam Wong's

Zack Newick
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P.A. (Early Kinoscope)

Rory Scovel
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The Count

Olivia Hamilton
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Ruth Adler

P.J. Byrne
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Max (Ruth's Assistant Director)

Alexandre Chen
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Ruth's D.P. (James Wong Howe)

Bob Clendenin
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Otto's Assistant Director (as Robert Clendenin)

Miraj Grbic
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Extra

Johnny Hoops
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Extra

James Wellington
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Extra

Carlos Núñez
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Tim (as Carlos Nunez)

Max Minghella
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Irving Thalberg

Laura Steinel
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Abby (Assistant Jack's Tent)

Danny Jolles
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Writer (Jack's Tent)

James Vincent
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Employee (Camera Rental House)

Richard Clarke Larsen
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A.C. (Camera Rental House)

Samara Weaving
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Constance Moore

Jeff Garlin
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Don Wallach

Anthony Burkhalter
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Reporter (Small Restaurant)

Terry Walters
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Editor (Kinoscope)

Trisha Simmons
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Woman at Door

Ariel Flores
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Young Man

Karolina Szymczak
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Olga Putti

Sean O'Bryan
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Studio Executive (Billy)

David Ury
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Fan (Autograph)

Katia Gomez
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Nurse at Sanitorium

Vanessa Bednar
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Nellie's Mother

Carson Higgins
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Lloyd (Sound Mixer)

Armando Cosio
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Grip Harry (1st Day of Sound)

Frederick Koehler
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D.P. Bill (1st Day of Sound)

Spencer Morgan
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Clapper (1st Day of Sound)

Ric Sarabia
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Crew Member (1st Day of Sound)

Jim Allen Jackson
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Set Medic (1st Day of Sound)

Katherine Waterston
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Estelle

Yissendy Trinidad
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Carmelita

Cyrus Hobbi
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Footballer

Anton Hedayat
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Footballer

Hayley Huntley
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Liz (Pool Party)

John Mariano
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Master of Ceremonies

Christopher Allen
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Manny's Assistant

Arely Vianet
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Spanish Language Actress

Jeremy W. Roberts
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Studio Employee (Sidney's House) (as Jeremy Roberts)

Alex Reznik
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Kinoscope Exec

Chloe Fineman
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Marion Davies

Pat Skipper
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William Randolph Hearst

John Kerry
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Jonathan Rothschild

Sarah Ramos
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Harriet Rothschild

Jennifer Grant
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Mildred Yates

Julian Lefevre
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Waiter

Taylor Nichols
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Wealthy Man

Bryan Scott Johnson
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Wealthy Man

Kelly Meyer
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Wealthy Woman

Brenna Power
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Wealthy Woman

David Abed
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Young Studio Executive

Kevin Symons
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Guest at Hearst Bungalow

Jonathan Thomson
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Guest at Hearst Bungalow

Jim O'Brien
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Guest at Hearst Bungalow

Chris Doubek
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Guest at Hearst Bungalow

Dorian Martin
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Production Assistant

Todd Giebenhain
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Prop Master (Kinoscope)

Mather Zickel
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Distribution Executive

Ireland Sexton
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Thalberg's Secretary

Andrew Hawtrey
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Kinoscope Assistant Director

Mike Fletcher
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Guard (Kinoscope)

Jonathan Ohye
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New MGM Assistant Director

James Crittenden
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Harold

Pete Ploszek
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Young Actor (Jack's Beach Set)

Robert Beitzel
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Lewis the Director

Ethan Suplee
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Wilson

Tobey Maguire
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James McKay

Walker Hare
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McKay's Associate

Douglas Fruchey
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Masked Man

Taylor Hill
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Rebecca

Marc Platt
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Producer

Noah Reilly
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Bellhop (as Noah Hulbert)

Stephen Thomas
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Tourism Official

John Macey
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Kyle

Kenajuan Bentley
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Conductor (Night Club)

Karen Bethzabe
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Silvia Torres

Sophia Magaña
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Manny's Daughter

Oscar Balderrama
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Guard at Gate

Aurielle Simmons
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Ticket Clerk (1952)

Eamon Hunt
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Man Shouting in Bad Irish Accent

Jeremy Lappit
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Piccolo

### Musicians

* Robert Verdi - Flute
* Kenneth Foerch - Oboe
* Sean Franz - Oboe
* Jonathan Stehney - Bassoon
* Andrew Leonard - Clarinet
* Richard Dobeck - Clarinet
* Alex Budman - Clarinet
* Jacob Scesney - Clarinet / Saxophone
* Frank Fontaine - Clarinet / Saxophone
* Anibal Seminario - Clarinet
* Scott Mayo - Saxophone
* Dan Kaneyuki - Saxophone
* Alex Sadnik - Saxophone
* John Mitchell - Saxophone
* Gerald Dixon - Saxophone
* Rickey D. Woodard - Saxophone (as Rickey Woodard)
* Jonathan James Thompson - Saxophone (as Jonathan Thompson)
* Francis C. Edemobi - Saxophone (as Francis Edemobi)
* Larry O. Williams - Saxophone
* Aaron Shaw - Saxophone
* Micah Wright - Saxophone
* Rayner Fernandez - Saxophone
* Glen Turner - Saxophone
* Roy Wiegand - Trumpet
* Bryce Schmidt - Trumpet
* Sean Billings - Trumpet
* Aaron O. Smith - Trumpet (as Aaron Smith)
* Justin Gilmore - Trumpet
* Johnny Britt - Trumpet
* Keith Beyer - Trumpet
* Luis Gonzalez - Trumpet
* Francisco Torres - Trumpet
* Steve Suminski - Trombone
* Wendell Kelly - Trombone
* Byron Sleugh - Trombone
* Ryan Porter - Trombone
* Jeffery Miller - Trombone
* Mykail McDade - Trombone
* William Roper - Trombone
* Philip Keen - Trombone (as Phil Keen)
* Erm Navarro - Trombone
* Alvin Starks - Trombone
* Gary Hickman - Tuba
* Robert Murray - Tuba
* John Polite - Tuba
* Errol Rhoden III - Tuba (as Errol Rhoden)
* Kyle Richter - Tuba
* Sidney Hopson - Percussion
* Ronald Bruner - Percussion
* Dramane Kone - Percussion
* Lyndon Rochelle - Percussion
* Joey de Leon - Percussion
* Dayramir Gonzàlez - Percussion (as Dayramir Gonzalez)
* Greg Sadler - Percussion
* Michael Naishtut - Taiko Drum
* Joseph Small - Taiko Drum
* Avery Baylin - Taiko Drum
* Jalen Harvey - Steel Drums
* Lara Wickes - Theremin
* Andrew Lederman - Accordion / Piano
* Karen Han - Erhu (as Karen Huaqi Han Ottosson)
* Justin Smith - Banjo
* Mateo Pollock - Banjo
* Hamed Santigui Camara - Banjo
* Brandon Owens - Banjo / Guitar

John Fluker
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Piano

Jordan Seigel
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Piano

Ralph Nader
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Piano

Kevin Toney
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Piano

Eric Reed
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Piano

John Proulx
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Piano

Michael Bustamante
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Piano

Darrell Alston
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Piano

Evan Greer
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Guitar

Gregory Poree
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Guitar

Joshua Alfaro
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Guitar

Brent Tyler
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Drum Kit

Ian Wurfl
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Drum Kit

Keelan Tobia
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Drum Kit

Justin Hargrove
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Drum Kit

Greg Webster
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Drum Kit

Luis Vadel
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Drum Kit

* Benjamin Jacobson - Violin
* Dean Anderson - Violin
* Joel Pargman - Violin
* Steve Huber - Violin
* Eric Boulanger - Violin
* Fernando Arroyo Lascurain - Violin (as Fernando Arroyo)
* Lora'nd Lokustza - Violin (as Loran Lokuszta)
* Michael Freed - Violin
* Robert Miskey - Violin
* Robin Olson - Violin
* Aaron Oltman - Viola
* Peter Hatch - Viola
* Phillip Triggs - Viola
* Rodney Wirtz - Viola
* Zach Dellinger - Viola
* Benjamin Hoffman - Viola
* Benjamin Penzner - Viola
* Alex Mansour - Cello
* Evgeny Tonkha - Cello
* Michael Kaufman - Cello
* Steve Velez - Cello
* Raymond Newell - Cello
* Del Atkins - Bass
* Edwin Livingston - Bass
* Miguel Norwood - Bass
* Frank Abraham - Bass
* Richard Simon - Bass
* Marlon Martinez - Bass

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Jennifer Bermeo - Dancer
* Orlando Adrian - Soldier (uncredited)
* Jaden Alexander - Secretary (uncredited)
* Becca Alvarado - Dancer (uncredited)
* Maria Arroyo - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Nick Baga - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Tef Baker - Machla Lieberman (uncredited)
* Tim Allen Baker - Soldier (uncredited)
* Aevrey Balin - Musician (uncredited)
* Sean Bannon - Soldier (uncredited)
* Becca Beberaggi - Ruth's Wardrobe Girl (uncredited)
* Sean Belanger - Soldier (uncredited)
* Sara Catherine Bellamy - Singer (uncredited)
* Ana Bergman - Beauty (uncredited)
* Sean Fabian Billings - Soldier (uncredited)
* Keith Biondi - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
* Daniel Bisla - Medical Soldier (uncredited)
* Casey Board - USC Football Player (uncredited)
* Sole Bovelli - Beauty (uncredited)
* Hannah Brennan - Premiere Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Carlena Britch - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Colt Brown - Bodyguard (uncredited)
* Lincoln Brown - Club Patron (uncredited)
* Effie Cacarnakis - Soldier (uncredited)

Susan Cagle
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Club Patron (uncredited)

Christian Calloway
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Homeless Man (uncredited)

Krista Caplan
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Starlet (uncredited)

Jihane Cara
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Guest (uncredited)

Zack Carter
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Casey Cathcart
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Actor (uncredited)

Anna Chazelle
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Bobbie Hart (uncredited)

* Ryan Cho - Soldier (uncredited)
* Kyle Christiansen - Soldier (uncredited)
* Roman Chsherbakov - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Alex Cohen-Leddy - Soldier (uncredited)
* Davina Colaço - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Melissa Cordero - Starlet (uncredited)
* Tanner Cortez - Violinist / MGM Crew / Medieval Soldier (uncredited)
* Ana Coto - Dancer (uncredited)
* Lola Rae Crist - Contortionist (uncredited)
* Aleksander D'Avignon - Film Crew (uncredited)

Anna Dahl
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Ava (uncredited)

Kelly Daly
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Beauty (uncredited)

Nikole Davis
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Juan Bonilla Patron (uncredited)

Michael DeBartolo
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Hollywood Reporter (uncredited)

* William Diament - Soldier (uncredited)
* Hal Dion - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
* Alex Dobrenko - Assistant to Don Wallach (uncredited)
* Russel Donahue - Soldier (uncredited)
* Azizi Donnelly - Beauty (uncredited)
* Michael Dukakis - Soldier (uncredited)
* Kevin Dunning - Orchestra Cello Player / MGM Crew (uncredited)

Kyla Dyan
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Actress on Stage (uncredited)

Douglas M. Eames
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Jack Conrad's Make-up Artist (uncredited)

David Eisen
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Valet (uncredited)

* Jenna Enns - Guest (uncredited)

Thomas Ernst
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Olaf Ludvigsen (uncredited)

Scott Patrick Erwin
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Reporter (uncredited)

Del Eswar
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MGM Crew (uncredited)

* Joseph W. Evans - Soldier (uncredited)
* Lindsay Fett - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Kate Ellie Fitzgerald - Bar Girl (uncredited)
* Bourke Floyd - Kinoscope Crew (uncredited)
* Adam Fried - Soldier (uncredited)
* Jeff Friedman - Buster (uncredited)
* Raz Fritz - Soldier (uncredited)
* Alexander Galvez - Man in Bondage #1 (uncredited)
* Anthony C Garcia - Soldier (uncredited)
* Robert Gatewood - Cage Fight Patron (uncredited)
* Lynda Gatlin - Battle Creek Crew (uncredited)
* Michelle Ghatan - Moviegoer (uncredited)

Nicholas A. Goldreich
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Cole (uncredited)

Kathy Goral
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Premiere Guest (uncredited)

Ashley Michelle Grant
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Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jonathan Grant
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Blockhouse Patron (uncredited)

Jonathan Grey
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Hearst Bartender (uncredited)

Daniel Grogan
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Singer (uncredited)

* Jonathan Guzman - Soldier (uncredited)
* Cassidy Rose Gyetvan - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Tanner Hake - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Martyn Hale - Soldier (uncredited)

Brendan Haley
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Studio Executive (uncredited)

Lucie Hamanova
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Lupe Morales (uncredited)

Farah Haque
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Dancer (uncredited)

Sam Harding
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Skid Row (uncredited)

Josh Harp
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Elephant Man (uncredited)

Raelynn Harper
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Starlet (uncredited)

Maye Harris
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Beauty (uncredited)

Madison Hauck
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Beauty (uncredited)

* Saint Heart - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Christopher Hin - Soldier (uncredited)
* Christopher Hiortdahl - Soldier (uncredited)
* Chesi Ho - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Daniel Holm - Sir Delmer Lunney (uncredited)
* Ryan Holmes - Soldier (uncredited)
* Ben Holmquist - Reporter (uncredited)
* Austin Hust - Soldier (uncredited)
* James Hutson - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Julia James - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Jonathan Jennings - Soldier (uncredited)
* Connor Johnson - Red Soldier (uncredited)
* Richard Allan Jones - Medieval Soldier (uncredited)
* Spike Jonze - Otto (uncredited)
* Michael Jovanovski - Soldier (uncredited)
* Melissa K. - Guest (uncredited)
* Jacquie Kachmann - Beauty (uncredited)
* Ethan Michael Kaiser - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Natasha Kalimada - Princess Isabella of Castille (uncredited)
* Berk Karaca - Soldier (uncredited)
* Marie Kelli - Nurse (uncredited)
* Alex Kennedy - Soldier (uncredited)
* Grace Kennedy-Piehl - Starlet (uncredited)
* Arslan Khan - Soldier (uncredited)

Bobby C. King
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Otto's AD (uncredited)

Masha Ko
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Striptease Performer (uncredited)

Yakov Kolontarov
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Phil (uncredited)

Keith Kuhl
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Dancer (uncredited)

Noor Labelle
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Persian Princess (uncredited)

Nachbi Lacossiere
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Musician (uncredited)

* Khoi Le - Soldier (uncredited)
* Scott Lea - Walt the Sound Engineer (uncredited)
* Leannie - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Kaitlin Leddy - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Emily Joy Lemus - Party Goer (uncredited)

Marian Liddell
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Woman with Siamese (uncredited)

Manny Liotta
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Sneezing PA (uncredited)

Sydney Love
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Woman in Bondage (uncredited)

* Pedro Lozano - Soldier (uncredited)
* Frank Lui Geo - Soldier / Vagabond (uncredited)

Abigail Lukas
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Beauty (uncredited)

Eric Lum
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Chinatown Adult (uncredited)

Kristen Lundberg
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Mourner (uncredited)

* Juan Madrigal - Soldier (uncredited)
* William Maizel - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Anna Manheimer - Jack's Crew / Hairstylist (uncredited)

Mike Manning
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New York Fan (uncredited)

J.P. Manoux
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Otto's Camera Assist (uncredited)

T Wade Martin
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Sound Tech (*Singing in the Rain*) (uncredited)

Russell Mates
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Hearst Party Guest (uncredited)

Luke Matheis
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Musical Performer (uncredited)

Diego Maureira
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Creepy Patron (uncredited)

Walter Maxwell
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MGM Crew (uncredited)

Brandon J McGuire
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Knight (uncredited)

* Archer McKnight - Soldier (uncredited)
* Heather McPhaul - 1950s Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Matthew B Mills - USC Football Player (uncredited)
* Audra Milos - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Ryan Emilio Molina - Soldier (uncredited)
* Zenas Joaquin Montaño - Pedestrian (uncredited)
* Scott E. Myers - Bank Vault Set Builder (uncredited)
* Irene Nester - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* William Nicol - Cameraman (uncredited)
* Ben Nobile - Soldier (uncredited)
* Sarah Noelle - Beauty (uncredited)
* Zeus Oira - Soldier (uncredited)
* Jasmine Olimi - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Tracy Pacana - Starlet (uncredited)
* Phil Painter - Priest (uncredited)
* Kourosh Parsapour - Skid Row / Soldier (uncredited)
* Glenn Payne - Man in Theater (uncredited)
* Scott Perry - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Kathryn Hollis Peters - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Brent Picha - Blue Soldier (uncredited)
* Skyler Pierce - Club Patron (uncredited)
* Erika Placer - Moviegoer / Party Goer (uncredited)
* Jonah Platt - Technician (uncredited)
* Kennedy Porter - Wallach-Mosh (uncredited)
* Aubrey Postier - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Lavinia Postolache - Guest (uncredited)
* Ella Potts - Paparazzi (uncredited)
* Chris Quinn - Battlefield Soldier (uncredited)
* McKenna Ralston - Beauty (uncredited)
* Bubba Dean Rambo - Studio Executive (uncredited)
* Peter Ramirez - Soldier (uncredited)
* Andrea Ramos - Maria (uncredited)
* Michaela Rances - Blockhouse Patron (uncredited)
* Ryan Rathbun - Valet (uncredited)
* Kyle Reardon - Soldier (uncredited)
* Rhian Rees - Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
* Max Reeves - Smiling Female Employee (uncredited)
* Jody Reliford - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Brett Rexilius - Soldier (uncredited)
* Kip Reynolds - Kinoscope Exec (uncredited)
* Jeremiah Ripley - Soldier (uncredited)
* Cristina Roche - Premiere Guest (uncredited)
* Alexia Rojas - Club Patron (uncredited)
* Adrien Rolet - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Michael Russnow - Asbestos Man (uncredited)
* Paolo Saglietto - Soldier (uncredited)
* Rebecca Samuels - Moviegoer (uncredited)

Zak Ryan Schlegel
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Dancer (uncredited)

Jared Scott-Mills
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Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Scozzari
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Theater Usher (uncredited)

* Sean Shea-Clark - Soldier (uncredited)
* Maia Sheridan - Party Goer (uncredited)

Bruce Shetler
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Wall Street (uncredited)

Greer Sinclair
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Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Ryan Singleton
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Premiere Guest (uncredited)

* Cameron Somers - Soldier (uncredited)
* Oliver Spenceman - Cop's 11 Year-Old Cousin (uncredited)
* Mila Spigolon - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Noah Thorne - Skid Row / Soldier (uncredited)
* Jef Travis - Shooter (uncredited)
* Devon Uy - Orville's Crew (uncredited)
* Elijah Van Zanten - Soldier (uncredited)
* Ryan Vania - Musician: Viola (uncredited)
* Alessia Vernazza - Woman (uncredited)
* Phillip E. Walker - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Zach Walker - Soldier (uncredited)
* Zhan Wang - Queen Desiree (uncredited)
* Marianne Wiedeman - Party Goer (uncredited)
* Matt Wiggins - Homeless Man / Solider (uncredited)
* Laine Wilkinson - Moviegoer (uncredited)

Kyle Williams
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Studio Employee (uncredited)

Matthew Witmer
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Musician (uncredited)

Cameron Wong
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Guest (uncredited)

* Ihar Yakimau - Soldier (uncredited)
* Cody York - Soldier (uncredited)
* Tori Zaitonia - Moviegoer (uncredited)
* Sharon Zhang - Guest (uncredited)