''Donna on Demand'' is a 2009

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written, directed, co-produced by, and starring

Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'',

. The film was released on DVD on September 15, 2009. It takes place in

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. It is most notable for being the subject of the final two trades made by Kyle MacDonald in his attempt to turn

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into a house by

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alone. On or about June 2, 2006, he traded a KISS motorised snow globe to Bernsen for a role in the movie; a month later, on or about July 5, he traded the role away for a farmhouse in

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. During celebrations in Kipling related to the trade, auditions were held for the role and it ultimately went to Nolan Hubbard (a recent high school graduate at the time).

Cast

Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'',

as Ben Corbin * Lyndsay Brill as The Redhead *

Jeanne Cooper Wilma Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 – May 8, 2013) was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1973–2013). At the time of her death, she was eighth on the ...

as Virginia Hart *

Charles Dennis Charles Dennis (born December 16, 1946) is an award-winning Canadian actor, playwright, journalist, author, director, and screenwriter. Background Dennis is the third son of Sam and Sade Dennis. He attended Cedarvale Public School, Vaughan Road ...

as Charlie * Joseph DeVito as Crazy Fan *

Neil Dickson Neil Dickson (born November 26, 1950) is an English actor, who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television. Biography At the age of five, Dickson contracted poliomyelitis, but he was fortunate enough to make a comp ...

as Tony * Steve Fite as Lone Guy *

Adrienne Frantz Adrienne Danielle Frantz (born June 7, 1978) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared as Amber Moore in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (1997–2005, 2010–2012) and ''The Young and the Restless'' (2006–2010, 2013). Career ...

as Donna * Nolan Hubbard as Ned / Prime8 *

Dan Lauria Daniel Joseph Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American actor, known for playing the role of Jack Arnold in ''The Wonder Years'' (1988–1993), Jack Sullivan on '' Sullivan and Son'' (2012–2014), and Al Luongo on '' Pitch'' (2016–2017). Ea ...

as Detective Lewis *

Devin Mills Devin Mills is an American actress. She created the online series ''Dating In The Middle Ages'', a musical comedy about a divorced historical romance novelist (Samanta Collins, played by Mills) who is returning to the dating scene. In 2006, Mil ...

as Victoria * Annabelle Milne as Lone Girl * Brock Morse as Camera Guy * Paul Renteria as Paulo *

Jason Rogel Jason Rogel is an American actor. He recently played Sebastian on Season 2 of ''Raven's Home.'' Rogel also starred as Ricky, the office gossip, on Freeform's '' Kevin from Work,'' and as Larry in ABC Family's Christmas musical, ''The Mistle-T ...

as Utility Nerd *

Susan Ruttan Susan Diane Ruttan (née Dunsrud; born September 16, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne Melman on ''L.A. Law'' (1986–1993), for which she was nominated four times for a Primetime Emmy Award. Life and caree ...

as Rose * Brad Surosky as Cyber Nerd * William Tempel as Surly Fan * Scott Vance as Limp Dick * Larry Varanelli as Detective Clark * J.W. Wallace as Monkey Mask

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