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By the Wayside

By the Wayside

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By the Wayside

""Screw It""

2012

1h 15m

0.0(0 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Four friends (a background actor, a documentarian, a homeless musician, and a virgin) descend into a life-awakening 24 hours that involve excess drinking, prostitutes, a sage-like lounge singer and psychedelic drugs.

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10 featured cast members

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Joey Halter

Joey Halter

Jim

Mike Cuenca

Mike Cuenca

Sam

Dan Rojay

Dio

Steven Escot

Mars

Julie Pepin

Jane

Brittany Samson

Brittany Samson

Portia

Paul Elia

Bill Moscone

Zachary Ryan Block

Tweaker

Michael Devorzon

Michael Devorzon

Argo

Johan Bhey

Sullivan

Creative team

Directed by: Mike Cuenca
Written by: Mike Cuenca
Joey Halter

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