''Artificially Speaking'' is a short film, which premiered at Dances with Films 2009 at the Laemmle Sunset 5, June 6, 2009. It stars

Alan Sues Alan Grigsby Sues (March 7, 1926 – December 1, 2011) was an American actor and comedian widely known for his roles on the 1968–1973 television series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. Sues's on-screen persona was campy and outrageous. Typical o ...

Lou Wagner Lou Wagner (born August 19, 1940) is an American actor. Wagner started out as an actor in his teens, notably appearing in Jack Webb's revival series, '' Dragnet 1967'' several times (in different roles), and the hugely-successful ''Airport'' as ...

, Karen Rambo, and an assorted cast.

Premise

Where does artificial fruit flavoring come from? Artificial fruit, of course. Holly Hockenberry owns an artificial fruit farm, maintained by overworked gardener Sparky Schlosser. The farm is caught in the middle of a scandal regarding a case of tainted artificial fruit. Some questionable companies may be involved in a massive cover-up, which has caused the farm's profit to plummet.

Cast

as Sparky Schlosser * Karen Rambo as Holly Hockenberry * Stephanie Silverman as Sandy Steinn *

as Dr. Lionel Bainbridge * Mike Ciccolini as Warehouse Guy #1 * Frank Walton as Warehouse Guy #2 * Joe Basile as Phil Scuzzola * Jason Rockney as JJ Ichuta * Terry Thistelwaite as Documentarian * Artificial Fruit as The Innocent Victim

External links

* * 2009 films 2000s English-language films 2009 short films 2009 comedy films American comedy short films 2000s American films English-language comedy short films {{short-comedy-film-stub