Sunday/March 12, 3:00 PM

Northwest Premiere

USA, 1998, 93 min.

Sam Seder, Director

Who’s the Caboose?

This hilarious mock-documentary lampoons the Hollywood snake pit, complete with cutthroat thespians and backstabbing agents. Susan, a New York comic, embarks for LA’s “pilot season,” pinning her hopes on a TV sitcom.  Her milquetoast boyfriend  follows her out hoping to shack up with the ambitious dark beauty.  Competing with bevies of blonde actress-wannabes, Susan finally lands a big role but is unabashedly asked to change her look. A gut-busting, frustrated jab at the “Jewish paradox” in Hollywood. When is Jewish humor considered “too Jewish”? Andy Dick’s portrayal of Susan’s Hollywood agent drips with irony. This film will especially amuse diehard Seattlites.

Special Guests: Filmmakers and cowriters Sam Seder and Charles Fisher, introduced by Warren Etheredge, host of Talk Cinema

For more information about this film, visit www.pilotseason.com

Post-film reception presented by The Young Leadership Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

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