Undiscovered

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Undiscovered

Directed by	Meiert Avis
Produced by	Michael Burns, Gary Lucchesi
Written by	John Galt
Starring	Steven Strait, Ashlee Simpson, Carrie Fisher
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	26 August 2005
Running time	97 min
Language	English
Budget	~ US$9,000,000
IMDb profile

Undiscovered is a 2005 film directed by Meiert Avis. The plot is about a group of aspiring entertainers who intend to establish their careers in Los Angeles. Released on August 26, 2005, the film received a largely negative reception - as of May 2006, the film had a 7% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]

The film was originally called Wannabe, but was retitled prior to release. Undiscovered was the first significant film role for Ashlee Simpson, who had previously acted on the TV show 7th Heaven before launching a singing career. "Undiscovered" is also the name of one of Simpson's songs, the closing track from her album Autobiography, and the song is included in the movie.

The film, which cost US $9 million to produce, grossed $1,069,318 in its first two weeks, after which its distributor Lions Gate Entertainment chose to cease tracking.^[2] Undiscovered bested a record previously held by Gigli for the largest drop in returns in its second weekend (86 percent, versus 82 for Gigli).^[3]

The DVD of the film was released on December 26, 2005.

Tagline: They know each other by heart.

1 Main cast
2 Plot
3 Awards and nominations
- 3.1 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards
4 External links

[edit] Main cast

Pell James – Brier Tucket
Steven Strait – Luke Falcon
Kip Pardue – Euan Falcon
Carrie Fisher – Carrie
Ashlee Simpson – Clea

[edit] Plot

An aspiring New York model, Brier (Pell James) falls in love at first sight with a struggling musician, Luke (Steven Strait) when they suddenly cross paths on a subway train. Having achieved success as a model, she decides to move to L.A. to launch an acting career. She wanted to become a dancer bit it didn't work out. With the support of her agent and sometimes surrogate mom, Carrie (Carrie Fisher), she lands a spot in an acting class where she befriends another would-be actress, Clea (Ashlee Simpson). While out on the town, Brier crosses paths with Luke once again in a club called 'The Mint'. The two girls realised that he was actually a good musician. They then decided to help him and set out to create some L.A. style hype to get him noticed by a record company. As his profile rises, so do the demands of his budding new career and they both discover that the price of fame may be higher than anyone expected.