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and directed by Brad Martin. The film was titled ''Sledge: The Untold Story'' during its film festival run and is distributed by Vivendi Entertainment and Lightyear Entertainment.

Plot

A 'mockumentary' on the rise and fall of chippendale dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truly important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.

Cast

* Holmes Osborne as Richard Orchid (as Homes Osborne) *

as Frank Sledge *

Nathan Lee Graham Nathan Lee Graham (born September 9, 1968) is an American actor and singer. He has been the originator of over 17 roles on stage and screen. Currently he is "Hermes" in the North American tour of the hit musical Hadestown. He is most known for ...

as Glen Jefferies *

Kelly Hu Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968 ) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993. Hu starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera '' Sunset ...

as herself / Undercover Cop * Carrie-Ann Moss as herself / Girlfriend in movie *

Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. His roles include Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in ''The Crow'' (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003). Hu ...

as himself / Commander *

Michael T. Weiss Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) is an American actor known for his role as Jarod in the television series '' The Pretender''. Early life Michael Terry Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 2, 1962. His father was a steel i ...

as Drug Lord (as Michael T. Wiess) *

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as Brother (as Mitch Gaylord) *

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as Commander *

as himself / Police Chief *

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as Samantha Jones * Kyle Reese as Young Frank #1 (as Kyle Reese Cook) *

as SFX Coordinator * Sean Michael Rabbit as Young Frank #2 * Chris Palermo as Russell Gold * Michal Holub as John Hu (as Michael Holub) * Josh Nathan as Will Stillwell * Matthew Dickens as Agent #2 *

Sam McMurray Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

as Jack Rumpkin

References

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