L.A. D.J. (2004)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Writers:

Thomas Ian Nicholas (writer)
Tim Scarne (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

People who live in trailer parks have dreams too!

Plot:

Two talented brothers live in a small town trailer park have a dream of becoming famous DJ's. They go to L.A. to try and break into the club scene, but wind up Djing Bar-mitzvahs. |

Plot Keywords:

D.J. | Mitzvah | Independent Film

Cast

Tim Scarne	...	Timbo
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Thom
Caleb Moody	...	Larry
Jennifer Landon	...	Jessica
Stacy Bellew	...	Rachel
Paul Willson	...	Uncle Marty
Clare Kramer	...	Flyer Girl
Kenny Morrison	...	DJ Razor
Pamela Clay	...	Mom
Joel Michaely	...	Joel The Party Planner
Jason Mizell	...	Himself (as Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell)
Natalie Lander	...	Michelle
Darryl McDaniels	...	Himself
Huntley Ritter	...	Brent
Carl Cox	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for language including sexual references and some drug content.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Dynamite Productions LLC

Trivia:

Thomas Ian Nicholas's directorial debut.

Smart and Vinyl

Hi, Everyone,

I have just watched the DVD of L.A. D.J. and I will send my bouquets to all the cast and the crew. This one is worth watching.

The actors are all likable and we probably have met someone like each of these people at some point in our lives. I like the mom and the security guard at the disco door and the nurse and the deejay on the Razor scooter and all the grandmas and kids and creeps who show up in Tom and Tim's lives. Tim and Tom might be the Laurel and Hardy of the late night music scene. They have a smiling ineptitude that gives those of us in the audience a chance to see how smart we are. We know who will fall in love with whom before they can figure it out.

Steve McQueen's first real movie success gave no hint of the parts he would play in later years. His debut starring role was in "The Blob." It was a good movie but Steve quickly did totally different roles. That might be the case with Tom and Tim. They might do more zany comedy or either of them might find a bigger role just beyond the rainbow.

Hollywood will not roll out a red carpet for independent filmmakers these days. Maybe Tim and Tom will find a red linoleum leading into the back door of some awards show that recognizes what this movie represents. This is real movie making that could catapult these two past the Hollywood glamour boys of today.

Excellent photography, casting and background locations. There are a lot of little laughs if you look for them or listen for them. All the cast members do a great job, which means there was good direction happening too.

Tom Willett aka Yonhope