For the long monologue Scott Matthew recites at the end, it was part scripted and part improvised. There were written lines that Matthew used as a guideline, but Matthew put the script down and spoke from his heart, adding his own personal experiences of being rejected due to his autism and his perceived limitations. The speech went on for 6 minutes and after the take was over, both Vacarro, the lead actor, and Hansen, the director, were in tears. Only about 2 minutes of the speech was used in the final cut. Some of the Vacarro's teary eyed reactions were seen on screen.
Lime Street Studio regular Ashley Cordelia was not in the final cut of the film, but her involvement was still there as she recorded a protest video from her Cell Phone, as did many actors for the "Who Do You Think You Are" protest. Her video was not used in the final film. Cordelia was unable to make it on set due to the family emergency. Thankfully, she appeared in Carl Hansen's next film "Insidious Clown Party" made only a few months later.
Tommy Chilton (a fan) was the required character for this 48 Hour Project. Matthew created this Chilton character as the only disabled actor supporting Joe Starr's (the lead actor) role as he is a fan of the actor, and this was used as inciting incident for the lead character to continue his journey.
Scott Matthew's first on screen acting role for a 48 Hour Film Project (not counting his voice over he did for Hahn vs. Gilgallon). He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first actor of Autism to get nominated for an acting role for an LA 48 Hour Film Project Best of Awards.
The first collaboration between Cultural Detritus and Lime Street Entertainment.