''Promoted'' is a 2015
buddy comedy
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film
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directed by Isaac Constein which spoofs the inner workings of a dysfunctional Los Angeles
Advertising Agency
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. The film was released on August 25, 2015.
Plot
Jacob and his best friend Alex thought that they were on their way to earning one of LA's most highly celebrated advertising accounts. That is, until the manipulative Marissa enters the picture, doing everything in her power to win the promotion for herself while seducing Jacob into a romantic relationship. All chaos ensues as Jacob must somehow come up with a way to save his career, salvage his friendship, and figure out where his true loyalties lie.
Cast
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Samm Levine
Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was also the sidekick and fi ...
as Jacob Silver
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Aries Spears
Nairobi Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor from New Jersey. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'' (1997–2005), appearing in 198 episodes, making him the secon ...
as Platinum Artist
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Estelle Harris
Estelle Harris (; April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2022) was an American actress and comedian, known for her exaggeratedly shrill, grating voice. She was best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on ''Seinfeld''. Her other roles included the voice ...
as Sylvia Silver
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Cody Longo as Alex Francis
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Marty Ingels as Murray Silver
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Joe D'Onofrio as Frankie
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Jennie Kwan
Jennie Kwan is an American actress and singer. She played Samantha "Sam" Woo on ''California Dreams'', and voiced Satoko Hojo in ''Higurashi When They Cry'', Suki in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', and Chun-Li in ''Street Fighter 6''.
Career
Kw ...
as Lu Chang
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Clint Jung
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* Clint (name), a given name and a surname
Places
*Clint, North Yorkshire, a village in England
*Clint, Texas, a town in the United States
Fictional characters
*Clint Barton, a superhero in American comic books published by ' ...
as Mr. Chang
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Justine Wachsberger as Marissa Fox
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Luke Ashlocke
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People and fictional characters
* Luke (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Luke (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luk ...
as Mike
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Mayank Bhatter Mayank is a masculine given name found in India. This word means shining moon.
Notable people
*Mayank Agarwal (born 1991), Indian cricketer
*Mayank Anand, Indian actor
* Mayank Austen Soofi, Indian writer
* Mayank Chhaya, journalist
* Mayank Dagar ...
as Vikram Gupta
Principal photography
The film was set and shot entirely in Los Angeles.
References
External links
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2015 films
Films shot in Los Angeles
Films set in Los Angeles
2010s sex comedy films
2015 comedy films
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