''Living the Dream'' is a 2006 comedy-drama film starring
Sean Young
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres.
Young's early roles include the independent romance '' Jane Aust ...
, Christian Schoyen, and
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed ...
. It was written by Christian Schoyen and Luis Fernandez Reneo from a story by Christian Schoyen and directed by Christian Schoyen and
Allan Fiterman. It was produced by Allan Fiterman, Christian Schoyen and Christin Tellefsen. The production company was Rover Films.
The ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' review said; "It's downright misanthropic ...farcical drama with the most hostile cinematic view of Los Angeles since
''Crash''. There is undeniable heart in ''Living the Dream'', with its implicit criticism of mercenary values".
Plot
''Living the Dream'' is a story about two friends, Brenda (
Sean Young
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres.
Young's early roles include the independent romance '' Jane Aust ...
) and Jonathan (Christian Schoyen), who after being bullied as children become corrupt when growing up because they have been conditioned to believe that they need to achieve materialistic success to be 'accepted' and liked by others.
Cast
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Sean Young
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres.
Young's early roles include the independent romance '' Jane Aust ...
as Brenda
*Christian Schoyen as Jonathan
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Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed ...
as Chuck
*
Matt Dallas
Matthew Joseph Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series ''Kyle XY''.
Early life
Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He ha ...
as Michael
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Jeff Conaway
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway (October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011) was an American actor. He portrayed Kenickie in the film '' Grease'' and had roles in two television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in ''Taxi'' and security offic ...
as Dick
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0417909, Living the Dream
2000s English-language films