''Tripping Forward'' is a 2009
comedy film
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directed by Marcus Nash from a screenplay by Fogleman and Nash. It stars
Chris Fogleman
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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
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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
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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
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* 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
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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
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on April 26, 2009 and was released on
DVD
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on January 26, 2010.
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2009 comedy films
2009 films
2000s English-language films
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