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Marty Goes to Hollywood

Documentary following Scottish actor Martin Docherty as he attempts to attend the premiere of Cloud Atlas, a film in which he appears with Tom Hanks.

Marty Goes to Hollywood is a film with no budget about a guy in a film with a big budget.

Despite getting gets his big break playing Tom Hanks's Irish brother in the movie Cloud Atlas, actor Martin Docherty can't afford to go to his Hollywood premiere. His pals make a pledge to get Marty to the red carpet in Hollywood and decide to film the process, but Hollywood does not welcome the idea of a film being made on their turf.

In the face of adversity, the boys refuse to take no for an answer and set out on a journey of friendship, belief, surprise cameos, kilts and banjos, swapping the hills of Castlemilk for the streets of LA. The film takes a look at the reality of how a Scottish jobbing actor fits into the massive US film industry machine.

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 29 Dec 2015 22:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Ian Bustard
Producer Martyn Robertson
Director Martyn Robertson
Director Ian Bustard

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