That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing is a 2012 documentary film by Ian Roumain and Michael Schwartz that features sixteen male character actors discussing their careers as working actors below the film star level but who are often recognized as being "that guy" who was in "that thing".[1] Two talent agents also comment on the challenges faced by such actors.
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing | |
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Directed by | Ian Roumain Michael Schwartz |
Music by | Craig Stuart Garfinkle |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ian Roumain Michael Schwartz Brian Volk-Weiss |
Editor | Michael Schwartz |
Release | |
Original release | 2012 |
The film was produced by Roumain, Schwartz and Brian Volk-Weiss for New Wave Entertainment. Doug Shanaberger described it as a "wonderful new documentary", saying: "If you're wondering who they are, that's half the point. But you'll recognize them, and that's the other half."[2]
A sequel, That Gal...Who Was In That Thing: That Guy 2, focused on similarly lesser-known but familiar character actresses, including Catherine Hicks, Alicia Coppola and Roxanne Hart, was released on Showtime in March 2015.[3]
Featured actors
- Željko Ivanek
- Xander Berkeley
- Craig Fairbrass
- Bruce Davison
- Timothy Omundson
- Mark Rolston
- Wade Williams
- J. C. MacKenzie
- Robert Joy
- Stanley Kamel (who died after filming was completed)
- Rick Worthy
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Gregory Itzin
- W. Morgan Sheppard
- Zach Grenier
- Matt Malloy
References
- Ryan Messer (2013-01-17). "Cinemavore: 'That Guy ... Who Was In That Thing'". Yakima Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- Shanaberger, Doug (24 October 2012). "'Producers' regaining popularity with two area productions". Observer Reporter. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- Genzlinger, Neil (2015-02-28). "Almost Famous Feels Like This". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-11.