Going Down in LA-LA Land

    Going Down in LA-LA Land
    2011

    Synopsis

    A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.

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    Cast

    • Matthew LudwinskiAdam
    • Michael MedicoJohn
    • Casper AndreasNick
    • Allison LaneCandy
    • Jesse ArcherMatthew
    • John SchileRon
    • Bruce VilanchMissy
    • Judy TenutaZinnea
    • Alec MapaHimself
    • Brent BaileyDean

    Recommendations

    • 63

      Slant Magazine

      Director Casper Andreas does a good job conserving a simultaneous sense of disgust and attraction for the way big-city dreams end up stripping off wannabes from everything but their bodies.
    • 60

      Village Voice

      A lo-fi feature blend of "True West Hollywood Story" and a gay fairy tale.
    • 60

      Time Out

      The "Pretty Woman"–style final act is fairly creepy, leaving a sour aftertaste to this otherwise sweet, if insubstantial, confection.
    • 40

      The New York Times

      Based on a novel by Andy Zeffer and directed by Casper Andreas, Going Down falls well short of compelling, either as a coming-of-age film, a satire or a romance.