Starlet

2012

1h 43m

6.8(179 votes)

Drama

Overview

An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.

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Cast & Crew

69 members

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Dree Hemingway

Jane

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Besedka Johnson

Sadie

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Stella Maeve

Melissa

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James Ransone

Mikey

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Karren Karagulian

Arash

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Mickey O'Hagan

Janice

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Sheri Vecchio

Yard Sale People

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Robert Malmuth

Yard Sale People

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Justin Boyd

Yard Sale People

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Tracy Correll

Yard Sale People

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Leo Garcia

Yard Sale People

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Hayat Jubrail

Yard Sale People

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Jimena Alegre

Yard Sale People

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Romina Gilmore

Yard Sale People

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Peter Rutledge

Yard Sale People

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Zoe Voss

Waiting Room Girl

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Krystle Alexander

Nurse

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Jessica Pak

Manicurist

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Jackie J. Lee

Nail Salon Attendant

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Sound

Dean Andre

Taxi Driver

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Rony

Weed Buyer

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Roy Tunnell

Weed Buyer

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Dawn Bianchini

Bingo Hall Attendant

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Edmund C. Pokrzywnicki

Bingo Caller

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Dave Bean

Police Officer

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Eliezer Ortiz

Police Officer

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Andy Mardiroson

Car Salesman

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Cesar Garcia

Repo Man

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Heather Wang

Diner Waitress

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Helen Yeotis

Diner Waitress

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Dale Tanguay

Coffee Shop Gawker

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Patrick Cunningham

Coffee Shop Gawker

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Jonathan Stromberg

Camera Phone Guy

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Jamie Lynn Perritt

Renegade Receptionist

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Christine Nelson

Renegade Worker

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Chris Bergoch

Poor Schlub

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Adam Kolkman

Renegade Worker

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Manuel Ferrara

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Asa Akira

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Amin Joseph

Shadow

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Cammeron Ellis

Cammie

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James Frey

Renegade Production Assistant

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Nick Santoro

Director F.J. Sloan

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Paul Kim Jr.

Renegade Set Photographer

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Blake Ramsey

Renegade Production Crew

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Josh Gibson

Renegade Production Crew

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Phil Alvidrez

Supermarket Attendant

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Victoria Tate

Insurance Agent

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Kurt Leitner

Insurance Agent

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Joey Rubina

Joey

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Jesus Perez

Sadie's Neighbor

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Vanessa Casas

Sadie's Neighbor

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Jules Jordan

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Kristina Rose

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Josh Sussman

Zana Fan

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Enrique Espino

Carpenter

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Raymondo Mendez

Carpenter

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Weldon 'Red' Johnson

POV Sound Person

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Kaci Starr

POV Performer

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Lily LaBeau

POV Performer

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Nicole Barseghian

Arash's Child

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George Barseghian

Arash's Child

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Hend Baghdady

Arash's Wife

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Jessi Palmer

Model House Tenant

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Cassandra Nix

Model House Tenant

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Liz Beebe

Gracie

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Tracey Sweet

Webcam Teen

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Tess Hunt

Lexie Pophart (uncredited)

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Eric Eckstein

Tess Fan (uncredited)

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