Breakdown Description:
CAST BREAKDOWN IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
PERRY
Male, any race, must look 16, 17 years old. Perry’s very smart, a little shy, and clumsy, especially with girls. Over thinks everything, suffers from “analysis paralysis.”
Perry Sides #1
Perry Sides #2
ZOE
Female, any race, must look 16, 17 years old. Zoe’s personality is a little dark, guarded, Goth, abrasive, underneath shy, not sure of herself.
Zoe Sides #1
Zoe Sides #2
MJ
Male, any race, must look 16, 17 years old. MJ is an uncoordinated, dapper dressing, neatnik with bleached hair. The king of cool or so he thinks.
MJ Sides #1
MJ Sides #2
DEVON
Male, any race, must look 16, 17 years old. Pompous jock, a bully, loud.
Devon Sides
RAZMEEK
Male, Hindi/Asian, must look 16, 17 years old. Razmeek, computer geek, walking encyclopedia, Very smart, to the point of being annoying.
Razmeek Sides
LEONARD
Male, any race, must look 15, 16 years old. Leonard is a big guy, a little awkward.
Leonard Sides
JOE
Male, any race, must look 50, 60’s years old. Joe, a former professional Ballroom dancer now owns Joe’s Leaning Tower of Pizza. Joe has a gruff, tough guy exterior – what it takes to run a restaurant – but has a “fatherly” heart of gold. Never speaks about his “dance” history but he’s very proud of it.
Joe Sides #1
Joe Sides #2
TAMI
Tami is Asian, late teens. Tami is a petite Asian “princess,” very sweet, yet mysterious.
Tami Sides #1
Tami Sides #2
TOPHER
Male, any race, must look late teens, early twenties. Topher is a little old for High School but he’s still there, still asleep in the back row. He’s a sort of throw-back to the 80’s, long hair, metal-head, dopey.
Topher Sides
CHERRI
Female, any race, 30’s to 40’s. Cherri is Perry’s mom. Once vibrant and involved, Cherri has retreated to an online shopping world where she wheels and deals and imagines herself an internet mogul.
Cherri Sides #1
Cherri Sides #2
JASON
Male, any race, must look 16, 17 years old. Perry’s older brother. Tall, good looking, jock, tough guy. Always carries a ball. (Football, softball, baseball, etc.) Lives to humiliate Perry. He’s really jealous of Perry because Perry is so smart.
Jason Sides
LENA
Female any race, High School Senior. Lena’s birth certificate may say she’s 17 but everything else about her says she’s 25. She knows how to turn a head and make the boys follow her every move.
Lena Sides
PAIGE
Female any race must look 16, 17 years old. Part of Lena’s “Rat Pack” of High School cheerleader darlings. She’s the thinking, smartest of the group.
Paige Sides
DOOLEY
Male, any race, 60’s-70’s. Dooley’s a mess, really. Everything about and around him needs a haircut, shave, bath… Doesn’t say much but when he does it’s profound, philosophical. To him, old Detroit muscle cars are the highest form of art and his restorations a “mission from god.”
Dooley Sides
COACH SPARKS
Male, any race, 30’s to 40’s. Coach Sparks is a diminutive, smiley man, dressed very 80’s, like he just stepped out of a Hughie Lewis and the News music video, carries a bullhorn everywhere.
Coach Sparks Sides
TV HOSTESS
Female, any race, 30’s to 70’s. Any physical appearance considered, what we need here is a friendly almost motherly, honest look with a good stage presence and genuine sincerity.
TV Hostess Sides
FEATURED EXTRAS
JU-JU BEAN
Male or female, any race, age range from 9-19. This character is a Dance Machine devotee who is an expert all levels of the Dance Machine. Knowledge and skill on the Dance Machine is a must.
MRS. DILLARD
Female, any race, late 20’s, earlier 30’s. Teacher “babe,” attractive, in touch with the kids, still connected.
EMCEE
Male, any race, 30-50 years old. He’s a Ryan Seacrest wannabe. Thinks he’s a big time DJ even though his only DJ job is working Quinceañeras and little kids birthday parties.
PEPE
Male, Hispanic, 30’s, 40’s. Pepe, small stature, big smile, favorite with the ladies, can’t stay married. Works for Joe at the pizzeria, really knows his way around the kitchen and the ladies.
MRS. BUCKINGHAM
Female, any race, late 40’s, 50’s. Any build, size, shape. Mrs. Buckingham is the High School principal.
TITO
Male, any race, must look 16, 17 years old. Smaller build, friendly, easy going, big smiles, great dancer.
JERMAIN
Male, any race, must look late teens, early 20’s. Quiet, thin, great dancer.
SPECIALTY EXTRAS
DANCERS
-Dance Machine Players
Male and female, any race, any “look,” High School student age.
-High School “Harvest Moon” (High School students at the dance)
Male and female, any race, any “look,” High School student age.
-Freestyle dancers
Male and female, any race, any look, any age.
LENA’S RAT PACK
-cheerleaders
Female, any race, any “look,” High School student age.
BANDS/MUSICAL ACTS
-Bands/Musical Acts to perform at the Harvest Moon Danceand throughout the movie.
EXTRAS
-football players
Male, any race, any “look,” High School student age.
-High School students
Male and female, any race, any “look,” High School student age.
-Cafeteria staff
Male and female, any race, any look, any age.
-School staff
Male and female, any race, any look, any age.
-Parents
Male and female, any race, any look, any age.
-Customers at the Pizza shop
Male and female, any race, any look, any age.
-Mall customers
-Male and female, any race, any look, any age. |
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