Chantal (film)

Chantal is a 2007 direct-to-video film written and directed by Tony Marsiglia about a small town girl wanting to make it big in Hollywood.

Production

The film was shot in and around the Los Angeles area.

Plot

Chantal is a young, naive and innocent woman from the American Heartland who arrives in Hollywood, California to pursue her dream of becoming a rich and famous actress. Almost immediately, Chantal begins to fall victim to the lower depths of Los Angeles. After renting a bad room, Chantal gets mugged in a local park, falls prey to a sleezy female photographer who forces her to perform pornography act for the camera. She deals with seedy, would be Casting Directors who want her body more than her acting talent, a slimy hotel manager and more. Eventually Chantal meets Tracy, a prostitute who helps her though the dangerous and ruthless side of Hollywood life. However Chantal, whom is too innocent and naive to handle her new life, slowly slides toward the abyss, never able to pull back.

Cast

Misty Mundae as Chantal

Julian Wells as Tracy

Andrea Davis as Lisa

Darian Caine as Victoria

Julie Strain as Sinister Model

Lizzy Strain as Naive Model

Shelly Jones as Photographer's Model

Casey Jones as Photographer's Model

Anthony Newhall as The New Tennant

Crystal Keith as Photographer's Model

Chris D. Nebe as Hollywood Producer

Tony Marsiglia as Pablo the Super

Patrick Leggett as The Concierge

Wayne Edward Sherwood as John - sleazy casting director (credited as Wayne Sherwood)

Louis G. Villaescusa as Ray the Security Guard

Ward Boult as The Vagabond