"Everybody's a Critic"
Up against a deadline, a narcissistic screenwriter forces two of his worst critics to delete their reviews of his work at gunpoint.
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The people behind it
David Cowan
Carl Skiln
Robyn Accetta
Loraine Kanns
Jonathan Patton
Samuel Jenn
Alec Lowrey
Contemptuous Adult
Drew Lowrey
Young Carl Skiln
Alexander Leben
Authoritative-Sounding Voice (voice)
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