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Why Am I Doing This? (2009)

2009-03-09 · EN
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Lester is trying be the next Louis CK… except everyone wants him to be Chris Rock. Tony is trying to be the next Tom Hanks… except everyone wants him to be the Chinese delivery boy. Amber thinks she should be the next Jennifer Lawrence… but isn’t. Against all odds, they chase the Hollywood dream, while juggling inter-racial relationships, crazy families and the feeling that they're never going to make it.

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Tom HuangDirector, Writer
Budget
$500K

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Anthony MontgomeryAnthony MontgomeryLesterTom HuangTom HuangTonySheetal ShethSheetal ShethNiraLynn ChenLynn ChenKatieAlicia CarrAlicia CarrAliceDionysio BascoDionysio BascoDannyTamlyn TomitaTamlyn TomitaDonnaFernanda AndradeFernanda AndradeMarianneValarie PettifordValarie PettifordNatalieChrystall FriedemannChrystall FriedemannNikkiJosiah D. LeeJosiah D. LeeD. Young

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference710584Actor preference276173 · 272060 · 158045Country preferenceUsDecade preference2000

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Lester is trying be the next Louis CK… except everyone wants him to be Chris Rock. Tony is trying to be the next Tom Hanks… except everyone wants him to be the Chinese delivery boy. Amber thinks she should be the next Jennifer Lawrence… but isn’t. Against all odds, they chase the Hollywood dream, while juggling inter-racial relationships, crazy families and the feeling that they're never going to make it.

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