

Act Your Age
2011-01-11 · 101 min · ★ 6.6
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a nursing home, he is forced to review his life choices. Lake eventually learns to abandon his preconceptions and rid himself of the anger that has been holding him back, in pursuit of his dreams.
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- Directors
- Robin Christian
- Production companies
- Dreamscape Cinema
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,500,000
Top Cast
Michael MuhneyLake Emerson
Eddie JonesHarold
Pat MoritaTom
Adrienne FrantzE.B.
Amber BensonJulia
Max GailAndrew
Mark Allan StewartDoody
Amanda TroopSally
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