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This article is about the film. For the Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z song, see Hollywood (Jay-Z song).
Welcome to Hollywood is a 1998 mockumentary film directed by Adam Rifkin.[1]
| Welcome to Hollywood | |
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 Film cover | |
| Directed by | Tony Markes Adam Rifkin |
| Written by | Tony Markes Adam Rifkin Shawn Ryan |
| Produced by | Tony Markes Zachary Matz |
| Starring | Tony Markes Adam Rifkin Dennis Hopper John Travolta |
| Music by | Richard Mercado Justin Reinhardt |
| Distributed by | Home Box Office |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A young man (Tony Markes) tries to make it in Hollywood as an actor. Various attempts to get noticed for consideration for roles in film and television fail. He finally gets a break and lands a guest spot on Baywatch, but it ends with disaster when he steps on a stingray and has to be hospitalized.
The film includes cameos from numerous actors, actresses, producers, models, athletes, and other Hollywood figures, including:
- Alison Anders
- Tom Arnold
- Halle Berry
- Sandra Bullock
- Glenn Close
- Wes Craven
- Cameron Crowe
- Cameron Diaz
- Roger Ebert
- Carmen Electra
- Angie Everhart
- Laurence Fishburne
- Peter Fonda
- Jeff Goldblum
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Woody Harrelson
- David Hasselhoff
- Salma Hayek
- Evander Holyfield
- Dennis Hopper
- Ron Howard
- Mike Leigh
- Matthew McConaughey
- Ewan McGregor
- Anthony Minghella
- Kelly Monaco
- Julianne Moore
- Cathy Moriarty
- Pat O'Brien
- Nancy O'Dell
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Kelly Preston
- Fred Roggin
- Steve Schirripa
- Joel Schumacher
- Ron Shelton
- Will Smith
- Mira Sorvino
- John Travolta
- Ally Walker
- John Waters
- Irwin Winkler
- Robert Wuhl
- ^ Klady, Leonard (22 November 1998). "Welcome to Hollywood". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2024.