The Big Break

Jul 31, 2018

0h 20m

★ 8.0

Buckle up... This ego trip is a one-way ticket.

Overview

A struggling actor and director finally crack under the pressures of navigating the entertainment business.

Genres

Action

Comedy

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Cast

Lt. Ramirez

David Arquette

Jon Lieberman

David Shabtai

Will Kavanaugh

Gil Freston

Brooks Weaver, the Waiter

Richard Kohnke

Michael Glazer

Michael Vlamis

Grace Barnett

Isabelle McNally

Officer Eckhart

Thomas Cocquerel

Fable Rae

Brittany Furlan

Sgt. Bates

Jude B. Lanston

Matty

Eddie Davenport

Chloe Perkins

Alexis Beckley

Writer

Aaron Jay-Smith

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

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