A 2009 Short Film comedy written and directed by David Krumholtz that has two assistants (Amanda Young and Vanessa Britting) trying to work their way up in Hollywood and running into obstacles.
The movie also stars Elizabeth Banks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jane Lynch, Carlo Mendez, Lucy Punch, Martin Starr, Jude Narita, and DJ Reiter.
It can be found here
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Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Title: Big Breaks.
- How We Got Here: The movie starts with Penny beating up Samantha, and the movie jumps back six months to show how things have deteriorated between them.
- Imagine Spot: Penny beating Samantha to deal after Samantha steals her idea for a movie with others cheering her on is revealed to be this.
- Stealing the Credit: Samantha steals Penny's script for a movie, ending their friendship as a result.
- Waiting for a Break: Samantha and Penny are working as assistants while trying to get a break in Hollywood and have to deal with an abusive boss.
