The Extra

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The Extra
Directed by	Kevin Carlin
Written by	Kevin Carlin, Jimeoin, Tony McDonald, Dan Rosen
Starring	Jimeoin, Katherine Slattery, Rhys Muldoon, Bob Franklin, Colin Lane, Shaun Micallef
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	96 mins
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Extra is a 2005 Australian film starring Irish comedian Jimeoin.

Jimeoin, in the title role, plays a man fixated on the concept of celebrity, or more accurately, how he can become one. He is passionate about being a celebrity, but unfortunately he just isn't very talented. After trying to secure roles in myriad productions he finally finds employment as an extra, and what follows is his misadventures as he becomes involved with shady business men, producers and mobsters all of whom are fixated with show business.

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While this film was considered a box office flop in Australia, in 2007 it is to become the first Australian film to receive a general release in the People's Republic of China since Crocodile Dundee.[1]

[edit] External links

• The Extra at the national Film and Sound Archive