"Always make a scene."

2022

3h 9m

7.4(3471 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

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Cast & Crew

241 members

Acting

Diego Calva

Manny Torres

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Margot Robbie

Nellie LaRoy

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Brad Pitt

Jack Conrad

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Jovan Adepo

Sidney Palmer

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Jean Smart

Elinor St. John

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J.C. Currais

Truck Driver

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Jimmy Ortega

Elephant Wrangler

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Marcos A. Ferraez

Police Officer

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Shane Powers

Dale

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Phoebe Tonkin

Jane Thornton

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Troy Metcalf

Orville Pickwick

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Hansford Prince

Joe Holiday

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Telvin Griffin

Reggie

Art

Cutty Cuthbert

Jimmy

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Albert Hammond Jr.

Guest (Chicken Line)

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Flea

Bob Levine

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Olivia Wilde

Ina Conrad

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Bregje Heinen

Female Guest (Nathalie)

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Tal Seder

Male Guest (Wallach's)

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Dana Marcolina

Female Guest (Jack Tattoo)

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Robert Morgan

Director (Wallach's Party)

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Nana Ghana

Woman in Ostrich Feather Hat

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E.E. Bell

Wilbur

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Joe Dallesandro

Charlie / Photographer (Wallach's Party)

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Solomon Shiv

Publicity Executive (Wallach's Party)

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Karina Fontes

Jen

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Circus-Szalewski

Driver (Wallach's Party)

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Lukas Haas

George Munn

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Li Jun Li

Lady Fay Zhu

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Kaia Gerber

Starlet

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Patrick Fugit

Officer Elwood

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Eric Roberts

Robert Roy

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Cici Lau

Gho Zhu

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David Lau

Sam Wong Zhu

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Tyler Seiple

Customer at Sam Wong's

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Zack Newick

P.A. (Early Kinoscope)

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Rory Scovel

The Count

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Olivia Hamilton

Ruth Adler

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P.J. Byrne

Max (Ruth's Assistant Director)

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Alexandre Chen

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

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Bob Clendenin

Otto's Assistant Director

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Miraj Grbić

Extra

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Johnny Hoops

Extra

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James Wellington

Extra

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Carlos Nunez

Tim

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Max Minghella

Irving Thalberg

Writing

Laura Steinel

Abby (Assistant Jack's Tent)

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Danny Jolles

Writer (Jack's Tent)

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James Vincent

Employee (Camera Rental House)

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Richard Clarke Larsen

A.C. (Camera Rental House)

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Samara Weaving

Constance Moore

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Jeff Garlin

Don Wallach

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Anthony Burkhalter

Reporter (Small Restaurant)

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Terry Walters

Editor (Kinoscope)

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Trisha Simmons

Woman at Door

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Ariel Flores

Young Man

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Karolina Szymczak

Olga Putti

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Sean O'Bryan

Studio Executive (Billy)

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David Ury

Fan (Autograph)

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Katia Gomez

Nurse at Sanatorium

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Vanessa Bednar

Nellie's Mother

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Carson Higgins

Lloyd (Sound Mixer)

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Armando Cosio

Grip Harry (1st Day of Sound)

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Frederick Koehler

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

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Spencer Morgan

Clapper (1st Day of Sound)

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Ric Sarabia

Crew Member (1st Day of Sound)

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Jim Allen Jackson

Set Medic (1st Day of Sound)

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Katherine Waterston

Estelle

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Yissendy Trinidad

Carmelita

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Cyrus Hobbi

Footballer

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Anton Hedayat

Footballer

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Hayley Huntley

Liz (Pool Party)

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John Mariano

Master of Ceremonies

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Christopher Allen

Manny's Assistant

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Arely Vianet

Spanish Language Actress

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Jeremy Roberts

Studio Employee (Sidney's House)

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Alex Reznik

Kinoscope Exec

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Chloe Fineman

Marion Davies

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Pat Skipper

William Randolph Hearst

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John Kerry

Jonathan Rothschild

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Sarah Ramos

Harriet Rothschild

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Jennifer Grant

Mildred Yates

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Julian Lefevre

Waiter

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Taylor Nichols

Wealthy Man

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Bryan Scott Johnson

Wealthy Man

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Kelly Meyer

Wealthy Woman

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Brenna Power

Wealthy Woman

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David Abed

Young Studio Executive

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Kevin Symons

Guest at Hearst Bungalow

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Jonathan Thomson

Guest at Hearst Bungalow

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Jim O'Brien

Guest at Hearst Bungalow

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Chris Doubek

Guest at Hearst Bungalow

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Dorian Martin

Production Assistant

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Todd Giebenhain

Prop Master (Kinoscope)

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Mather Zickel

Distribution Executive

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Ireland Sexton

Thalberg's Secretary

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Andrew Hawtrey

Kinoscope Assistant Director

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Mike Fletcher

Guard (Kinoscope)

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Jonathan Ohye

New MGM Assistant Director

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James Crittenden

Harold

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Pete Ploszek

Young Actor (Jack's Beach Set)

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Robert Beitzel

Lewis the Director

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Ethan Suplee

Wilson

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Tobey Maguire

James McKay

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Walker Hare

McKay's Associate

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Douglas Fruchey

Masked Man

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Taylor Hill

Rebecca

Production

Marc Platt

Producer

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Noah Reilly

Bellhop

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Stephen Thomas

Tourism Official

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John Macey

Kyle

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Kenajuan Bentley

Conductor (Night Club)

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Karen Bethzabe

Silvia Torres

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Sophia Magaña

Manny's Daughter

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Oscar Balderrama

Guard at Gate

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Aurielle Simmons

Ticket Clerk (1952)

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Eamon Hunt

Man Shouting in Bad Irish Accent

Sound

Jeremy Lappitt

Piccolo

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Robert Verdi

Flute

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Kenneth Foerch

Oboe

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Sound

Sean Franz

Oboe

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Jonathan Stehney

Bassoon

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Andrew Leonard

Clarinet

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Richard Dobeck

Clarinet

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Alex Budman

Clarinet

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Jacob Scesney

Clarinet / Saxophone

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Frank Fontaine

Clarinet / Saxophone

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Anibal Seminario

Clarinet

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Scott Mayo

Saxophone

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Dan Kaneyuki

Saxophone

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Alex Sadnik

Saxophone

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John Mitchell

Saxophone

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Gerald Dixon

Saxophone

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Rickey D. Woodard

Saxophone

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Jonathan James Thompson

Saxophone

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Francis C. Edemobi

Saxophone

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Larry O. Williams

Saxophone

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Aaron Shaw

Saxophone

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Micah Wright

Saxophone

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Rayner Fernandez

Saxophone

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Glen Turner

Saxophone

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Roy Wiegand

Trumpet

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Bryce Schmidt

Trumpet

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Sean Billings

Trumpet

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Aaron O. Smith

Trumpet

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Justin Gilmore

Trumpet

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Sound

Johnny Britt

Trumpet

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Keith Beyer

Trumpet

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Luis Gonzalez

Trumpet

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Francisco Torres

Trumpet

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Gary Hickman

Tuba

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Steve Suminski

Trombone

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Wendell Kelly

Trombone

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Byron Sleugh

Trombone

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Ryan Porter

Trombone

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Jeffery Miller

Trombone

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Mykail McDade

Trombone

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William Roper

Trombone

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Philip Keen

Trombone

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Erm Navarro

Trombone

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Alvin Starks

Trombone

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Robert Murray

Tuba

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John Polite

Tuba

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Errol Rhoden III

Tuba

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Kyle Richter

Tuba

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Sidney Hopson

Percussion

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Ronald Bruner

Percussion

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Dramane Kone

Percussion

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Lyndon Rochelle

Percussion

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Joey de Leon

Percussion

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Dayramir Gonzàlez

Percussion

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Greg Sadler

Percussion

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Michael Naishtut

Taiko Drum

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Joseph Small

Taiko Drum

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Avery Baylin

Taiko Drum

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Jalen Harvey

Steel Drums

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Lara Wickes

Theremin

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Andrew Lederman

Accordion / Piano

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Crew

Karen Han

Erhu

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Justin Smith

Banjo

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Mateo Pollock

Banjo

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Hamed Santigui Camara

Banjo

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Brandon Owens

Banjo / Guitar

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John Fluker

Piano

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Jordan Seigel

Piano

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Ralph Nader

Piano

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Kevin Toney

Piano

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Eric Reed

Piano

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John Proulx

Piano

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Michael Bustamante

Piano

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Darrell Alston

Piano

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Evan Greer

Guitar

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Gregory Poree

Guitar

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Joshua Alfaro

Guitar

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Brent Tyler

Drum Kit

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Ian Wurfl

Drum Kit

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Keelan Tobia

Drum Kit

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Justin Hargrove

Drum Kit

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Greg Webster

Drum Kit

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Luis Vadel

Drum Kit

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Benjamin Jacobson

Violin

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Dean Anderson

Violin

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Joel Pargman

Violin

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Steve Huber

Violin

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Eric Boulanger

Violin

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Sound

Fernando Arroyo Lascurain

Violin

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Lora'nd Lokustza

Violin

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Michael Freed

Violin

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Robert Miskey

Violin

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Robin Olson

Violin

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Aaron Oltman

Viola

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Peter Hatch

Viola

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Phillip Triggs

Viola

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Rodney Wirtz

Viola

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Zach Dellinger

Viola

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Benjamin Hoffman

Viola

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Benjamin Penzner

Viola

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Sound

Alex Mansour

Cello

Sound

Evgeny Tonkha

Cello

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Michael Kaufman

Cello

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Steve Velez

Cello

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Raymond Newell

Cello

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Del Atkins

Bass

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Edwin Livingston

Bass

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Miguel Norwood

Bass

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Frank Abraham

Bass

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Richard Simon

Bass

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Marlon Martinez

Bass

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Directing

Spike Jonze

Otto (uncredited)

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Lewis Tan

Smoking Man (uncredited)

Directing

Manny Liotta

Sneezing PA (uncredited)

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Freya Parker

Naked Dancer (uncredited)

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Anna Chazelle

Bobbie Hart (uncredited)

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Mike C. Manning

New York Fan (uncredited)

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Anna Dahl

Ava (uncredited)

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Jennifer Mariela Bermeo

Dancer (uncredited)

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Azizi Donnelly

Beauty (uncredited)

Directing

Masha Ko

Striptease Performer (uncredited)

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Ana Bergman

Beauty (uncredited)

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Edwin Taylor

Man with Tattoos (uncredited)

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Kevin Kaouthomn

Orchestra Cello Player / MGM Crew (uncredited)

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