''Tripping Forward'' is a 2009

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directed by Marcus Nash from a screenplay by Fogleman and Nash. It stars Chris Fogleman, William Gregory Lee and

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and features Ed Begley, Jr.,

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and actress/model Sung Hi-Lee.

Plot

Ford Coleman ( Chris Fogleman) is a young actor trying to start his career in Los Angeles. His friend Tripp ( William Gregory Lee) has already given up making it in the music business, and now takes drugs and lives off of Ford. When Ford's money runs out, Tripp comes up with the idea of selling drugs to supermodels to make money, and Ford goes along so they won't be evicted, and he can keep taking acting classes from James Comey ( Ed Begley, Jr.) with the girl of his dreams, Gwen (

)

Cast

* Chris Fogleman as Ford Coleman * William Gregory Lee as Tripp *

as Gwen *

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as Vladdy *

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as James Comey * Billy Morrison as Sweaty Steve *

as Jennifer *

M. C. Gainey Michael Connor Gainey (born January 18, 1948) is an American character actor best known for his appearances in ''Lost'', '' Con Air'', '' Sideways'', '' Tangled'', and ''Django Unchained''. Early life Gainey was born in Jackson, Mississippi. In ...

as Jim Rose, interviewer * Sung Hi Lee as Crystal * Ezra Buzzington as Joe, casting director.

Production and release

''Tripping Forward'' film was shot on a budget of roughly $750,000. It received its initial release at the

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on April 26, 2009 and was released on

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on January 26, 2010.

References

External links

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