Dear Lloyd,
Do you have any way of getting a name in your film? Horror names aren’t too expensive.
Love,
Starstruck in Starbucks
Dear Starstruck,
You say you want a famous name in your film?
Just write a famous person’s name on a piece of posterboard and have someone hold it up in a scene. That’s what we did with Dee Snider in Poultrygeist, and presto! Dee is in Poultrygeist. Personally, I think it’s some of his best work.
Other than that, just ask. You’d be surprised how many “names” are willing to support independent art by appearing for very little or no money.
I act in low-budget films all over the world every year, often just for the cost of airfare. And Popov.
XOXO,
Uncle Lloyd