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"“Sure to Be a Cult Classic”"

by Parimal M. Rohit

New review for 2 Dudes and a Dream!

Parimal M. Rohit

Bollywood Editor

H'wood Correspondent

Sebastian Dinkle kept his dreams realistic. The stocky, plump, rambunctious farm boy laughed when he was asked whether he was an actor. No, when Sebastian was asked whether he was an actor, he blatantly said acting is something he could never do. He just wanted to do something that was within reach — a career a bit more realistic. Like, you know, be a model.

Hey, a dude can dream.

Tom Price knew the director. The tall and lanky usher at his mom’s movie theatre figured he would stop by the studio, do his director friend a favor, and audition for a lead role in a film. One thing would lead to another, and he would end up on the big screen. In the process, his epiphany would come true, and his friends would say, “Tom was right! He looks gorgeous all blown up!”

Hey, a dude can dream.

As fate would have it, the paths of Tom and Sebastian were inextricably linked. With two very different goals, the modern-day “Odd Couple” had one thing in common -– they were two dudes with a dream. There was only one place to pursue their dreams -– Hollywood.

Welcome to 2 Dudes and a Dream, a silly spoof on the movie business, where every nook and cranny of Hollywood is explored, and no stone was left unturned. Along the way, this wildly entertaining parody mocks just about everything associated with Hollywood, from crazy parties to over-the-top personalities, to sexual fantasies to struggling actors shopping at Pink Dot. In a word, everything in Hollywood is, well, cliché.

The uniqueness that is Hollywood was embodied in Sebastian and Tom -– two innocently young men caught in the glare of fame like a deer caught in headlights. Just like that deer, Sebastian and Tom hoped the metaphoric automobile that is the entertainment industry would slam on the brakes when the oddly dynamic duo walked dead in its tracks. Sure, they may get run over there, but nothing would stop these two “deer” (who became dear friends) from pursuing their dreams of fame and fortune.

As the ambitious duo soon learned, the trick to achieving their dreams was to live by the unspoken credo of Tinsel Town: perception is reality. Or, as one of the supporting actors playing a background actor said in the film, if you believe you are a star, then you are a star.

Learning on the fly, Sebastian soon cannot believe he has his own entourage and is hanging out with beautiful women in jacuzzis. In fact, soon after realizing his “position,” the plump model says to Tom, “Hey look, they are doing cocaine! That’s so cliché in this town!”

Tom’s aspiration to make it to the big screen is just as cliché. He took up demeaning gigs in and out of Hollywood, had no money, struggled to score with women, and had the belief he would be something big sometime soon (even if “soon” was five years later). To get there, he needs an agent and a reel. Of course, an agent will get him the reel he needs, but a reel will get him the agent he needs. D’oh!

In an industry full of clichés, 2 Dudes and a Dream is anything but in the way it mocks Hollywood. Sure, it maybe “cool” and “hip” to make a sarcastically introverted yet sly movie about Tinsel Town, yet what makes this production so different is just how over-the-top it is. Anyone who knows anything about Hollywood will find something to laugh about –- and not a chuckling laugh but a gut-bursting laugh.

2 Dudes and a Dream stars Nic Nac as Sebastian Dinkle and Brian Drolet as Tom Price and features a deep cast of aspiring actors (such as Jordan Eubanks) and newly-minted industry veterans (such as Jason Mewes). Drolet also doubled as the film’s writer, while Nathan Bexton served as director.

Produced by Bird Dog Entertainment, 2 Dudes and a Dream is the ultimate comedy, mimicking Hollywood while also empathizing the struggles of two likeable men who genuinely aspire to make it big in an industry where most do not.

Sure to be a cult classic, the film is not yet rated. Running time is 86 minutes.