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Chump Change


Chump Change

COMEDY
  • Rated R
Directed by Stephen Burrows
Written by Stephen Burrows

Cast

Stephen Burrows [Milwaukee Steve]
Tim Matheson [Simon Sez]
Traci Elizabeth Lords [Sam]
Anne Meara [Casting Director]
Fred Willard [Manager #3]
Jerry Stiller [The Colonel]
A.J. Benza [Agent #3]
Clancy Brown [The Man]
Amy Stiller [Cherrie Contrary]
Abe Vigoda [The Frog]
John Chardiet [Mr. C]
Roger Clinton [Studio Executive #3]
Leland Crooke [Commercial Director]
Miriam Flynn [Waitress]
Theo Greenly [Chuckie Self]
Paula Hill [Manager #2]
John Judd [Wisconsin Cop]
Christopher Lawford [Studio Executive #1]
Mike Malin [Manager #1]
Michael James McDonald [Dack]

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What happens?

Funnyman Jerry Stiller (ZOOLANDER, TV's THE KING OF QUEENS), Tim Matheson (VAN WILDER, ANIMAL HOUSE), Traci Lords (BLADE), and Fred Willard (AMERICAN WEDDING, A MIGHTY WIND) poke merciless fun at the overblown culture of Hollywood in this award-winning comedy (Audience Award -- Best Feature and Best Actor, HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival 2001).

When TV's Merv Griffin sues him, a frustrated commercial actor called "Milwaukee Steve" (Stephen Burrows) unwittingly stumbles into the notoriety he's longed for. As he rides the wave of undeserved popularity, Steve discovers that life in Hollywood's fleeting limelight can be just as maddening as rejection. But even though a return to his childhood home of Milwaukee doesn't give him what he's looking for ... it might just get him what he needs.

In the irreverent tradition of JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, you'll laugh out loud as this hilarious comedy dares to compare the insane business of Hollywood with the equally insane, but completely mundane, routine of Midwestern life.