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I Want To Thank The Academy (2022)

Richard Wilken's is an Australian cattle farmer who moves to Hollywood and is instantly a fish out of water as he chases his childhood dreams of becoming an actor, during the movie we are taken on an outrageous and audacious journey through Hollywood and life, as he moonlights with an unusual job as he grinds away to achieve his unlikely dream of being an actor. The movie is In the vein of Crocodile Dundee and showcases Australian culture in the heart of Hollywood and America and replicates the indemnity of Crocodile Dundee in America.

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Drama
Adventure
Family

Top billed cast

Jonathon James WilliamsRichard Wilkins
Rick PetersBill Wilkins
Cami StormSelena Davis
Stephen KrahelDennis Ulan
Noel GibsonMichelle Razzo
Samantha MahurinBecca Walsh
Jeff Alan-LeeJack Dorsey
Sara AlbrechtEmma Roberts
Brian BerglundTommy
Anita CovicMary Kronk

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