Starlet

Starlet (2012)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2012-11-09

Country

United States, United Kingdom

Production

Cre Film, Freestyle Picture Company, Cunningham & Maybach Films, Maybach Film Productions, Mangusta Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$0

Revenue

$146 222

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Director

Sean Baker

Actors

Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Boonee, Stella Maeve, James Ransone, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagen, Asa Akira, Victoria Tate, Kurt Leitner
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Scenario

Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch

Producer

Sean Baker, Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri, Chris Maybach, Patrick Cunningham, Blake Ashman, Ted Hope, Sol Tryon, Shih-Ching Tsou, Saemi Kim

Operator

Radium Cheung

Composer

Manual

Artist

Audition

Julia Kim

Editing

Sean Baker
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• Besedka Johnson (who played Sadie) was discovered by executive producer Tsou Shi-Chin. They met in the locker room of the gym they both frequented. Johnson had dreamed of an acting career since the age of 15, and after 70 years, her dream came true. The role of Sadie was her first and last.
• In the explicit scenes, porn star Zoe Voss stood in for Dree Hemingway.
• Initially, director and screenwriter Sean Baker intended to cast Dakota Johnson with her grandmother, Tippi Hedren, but ultimately chose Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson.
• Director and screenwriter Sean Baker was contacted by Dri Hemingway's manager via Skype, and the decision to approve Hemingway for the lead role was made within 20 minutes.