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''Tripping Forward'' is a 2009
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by Marcus Nash from a screenplay by Fogleman and Nash. It stars
Chris Fogleman Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
,
William Gregory Lee William Gregory Lee (born January 24, 1973) is an American actor. Career His first prominent role was as Virgil on '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He also played the character of Zack on the series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2001). Lee has appeared i ...
and
Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...
and features Ed Begley, Jr.,
Angela Kinsey Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms '' Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and ''Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The ...
and actress/model
Sung Hi-Lee Sung-Hi Lee (Korean:이승희) is a South Korean model and actress based in North America. She has been featured in ''Playboy'' magazine as well as in many other magazines and some commercial advertising. Early life and education Born in Gij ...
.


Plot

Ford Coleman (
Chris Fogleman Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
) is a young actor trying to start his career in Los Angeles. His friend Tripp (
William Gregory Lee William Gregory Lee (born January 24, 1973) is an American actor. Career His first prominent role was as Virgil on '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He also played the character of Zack on the series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2001). Lee has appeared i ...
) 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 (
Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...
)


Cast

*
Chris Fogleman Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
as Ford Coleman *
William Gregory Lee William Gregory Lee (born January 24, 1973) is an American actor. Career His first prominent role was as Virgil on '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He also played the character of Zack on the series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2001). Lee has appeared i ...
as Tripp *
Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...
as Gwen *
John Kapelos John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
as Vladdy * Ed Begley Jr. as James Comey *
Billy Morrison Billy Morrison is a British guitarist and singer who plays guitar with Billy Idol and performs with the Los Angeles-based cover band Royal Machines. Morrison previously played with Camp Freddy and fronted the hard rock act Circus Diablo. He ...
as Sweaty Steve *
Angela Kinsey Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms '' Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and ''Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The ...
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 the ...
as Jim Rose, interviewer *
Sung Hi Lee Sung-Hi Lee (Korean:이승희) is a South Korean model and actress based in North America. She has been featured in ''Playboy'' magazine as well as in many other magazines and some commercial advertising. Early life and education Born in Gij ...
as Crystal *
Ezra Buzzington Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor in film and television. A figure in underground cinema, Buzzington is also the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival and co-founder of the New York International Fringe Festival. Career With ove ...
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
Palm Beach International Film Festival The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Palm Beach, Florida which showcases over 120 films annually in April for over 20,000 attendees. It was recently ranked by the international movie publicatio ...
on April 26, 2009 and was released on
DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...
on January 26, 2010.


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