Unscripted

Unscripted
Genre	Comedy drama
Directed by	George Clooney Grant Heslov
Starring	Krista Allen Bryan Greenberg Jennifer Hall Frank Langella
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Grant Heslov George Clooney Steven Soderbergh
Producers	Joanne Toll Michael Hissrich Tommy Hinkley Grant Heslov Matt Adler
Production location	Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Tom Inskeep
Editors	Chris Figler James Haygood Kristofer Lindquist Rob Seidenglanz
Running time	22-26 minutes
Production companies	Section Eight Warner Brothers HBO
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	January 9 (2005-01-09) – February 27, 2005 (2005-02-27)

Unscripted is an American comedy-drama series that aired on HBO in early 2005. The series was largely improvised by its performers. It was executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov.

Synopsis

Unscripted follows the misadventures of three struggling actors, who are all in the same acting class in Los Angeles, California, as they make the rounds from auditions to rejection and from personal struggle and to satisfaction. The three all play themselves, as the show blends fact with fiction as a movie/show within a show. It features many cameo appearances from stars playing themselves either in projects they're involved in, or involved in a social function, such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Noah Wyle, Hank Azaria, Richard Kind, Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Jon Lovitz, Shia LaBeouf, Keanu Reeves, Sam Rockwell, Danny Comden, Bonnie Hunt, George Lopez, Barry Corbin, director Doug Liman and producer Akiva Goldsman.

Main characters

• Bryan Greenberg - A young twentysomething actor bouncing from audition to audition. A generally good man brought down by the frustrations of trying to make it, including backstabbing, shady network contracts and being virtually unnoticed on the small screen if he even makes the final cut.
• Krista Allen - A single mother and actress better known for her looks than for her talent, trying to establish herself as a serious performer. Often typecast in print ads or commercials as the "sexy girl", she is rarely taken seriously, and when opportunities arise, she gets passed over for someone with a bigger name.
• Jennifer Hall - A nice girl her agents deem insufficiently attractive, taking low-level jobs on major film productions. Naively finds herself in the Hollywood machine in trying to land roles by knowing who's who in the industry.
• Goddard Fulton (Frank Langella) - The protagonists' stern but fatherly acting teacher, a refined man whose professionalism and guidance remain in the classroom but virtually disappear outside it. Despite keeping a distance from his students outside of teaching, Fulton helps them however he can in the classroom.

Other characters

• Nick - Bryan's roommate, who often steals his auditions and schemes ways to achieve success. He winds up starring in a genital herpes commercial and auditioning for a pornographic film without his knowledge. Played by Nick Paonessa.
• Dragon - Another of Bryan's friends in the acting class who winds up dating Jennifer. Played by Erik Weiner.
• Pam - An actress in the class who hooks up with Nick. Played by Pamela Adlon.
• Diane - An actress in the class who has a romantic history with Goddard. Played by Diane Baker.
• The English theatre director Aaron Mullen plays himself.

Home media

The entire series was released on Region 1 DVD in the U.S. on October 18, 2005, by HBO Home Video.

External links

• Unscripted at IMDb