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Movie Roles in Ethan Coen's Film "Honey Don’t"

Albuquerque, NM, United States
ID: 256766Exp: 2/23/2024
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ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. The casting company is seeking talent for for “Honey Don’t” Directed by Ethan Coen. More details are listed below. Additional info: Seeking principal (speaking) & background (non-speaking) roles. Shooting here in Albuquerque, NM. Looking for locals (of all ages) to submit. The look/tone of this film is gritty, grizzled, dusty, sunburnt, rural “Bakersfield, CA.” If interested and want to register for an open call, please apply and use the Subject Line: PRE-REGISTER; Your First & Last name, UNION or NON-UNION.

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21 roles

MR. NOVOTNYMale50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

He is the father of Mia, a young woman who recently died in a car accident. Mr. Novotny is described as a grizzled pot-belly drunk with an unshaven face who is coasting on disability as Honey (a PI) investigates Mia’s bedroom.

HILTON BARTENDERMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

He’s a bartender at the Hilton Garden Inn where he shares a one-word conversation with Colligan prior to witnessing his murder through a window. He’s “another day at the office” type.

BLONDE WOMAN IN BEDFemale20-29 y.o.White / Caucasian

Blonde, she’s in bed with Honey after a night of fooling around & red wine. Lanky, androgynous, younger than Honey. Her hair mussed, face slightly flushed, smiling in a dreamy state. MUST be comfortable w/implied nudity (but no actual nudity); she will be laying under the sheets next to a female.

MIA NOVOTNYFemale18-23 y.o.White / Caucasian

With a fresh & innocent face. She’s only ever seen as deceased (upside down in a car) & in a framed photograph.

YOUNG POLICEMANMale20-39 y.o.White / Caucasian

Described as a short dark-haired policeman filling in for MG who has a brief interaction w/Honey (a PI).

BIG LITTLE JOEYMale50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Father of Little Joey Jr., who is described as a grizzled, burly trucker who wails, blubbering, over dead son’s body. Must be able to cry on cue & physically carry weight of his (dead) son.

LITTLE JOEY JR.Male20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

–Son of Big Little Joey, an addict who overdoses (off camera.) but the deceased body is seen on camera, being held by weeping father.

TAVERN BARTENDERFemale18-45 y.o.All ethnicities

Bartender at a blue-collar bar that is filled with uniformed cops. This bartender can command a room with her voice. Fierce, solid, tough yet calm.

WIENER GIRLFemale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

Works in the kitchen at Wiener Heaven, colleague to Corinne. She dismisses Corinne’s fear of the OLD MAN at the bus stop.

BUS DRIVERMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Drives bus. Grizzled, gritty. MUST have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

SHUGGIEMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Described as a tattooed muscled henchman. Bonus if you’re Australian BUT not a requirement.

MICKIEMale18-21 y.o.All ethnicities

18 or older to play late teens, Caucasian (but open to all ethnicities), Corinne’s (Honey’s niece) deadbeat boyfriend. He beats Corrine (but loves her oh-so-much), lives in a trailer park, wears his pants below his butt, you know the type. MUST be comfortable w/a fight scene.

COLLIGANMale30-34 y.o.All ethnicities

A well-groomed & slick gay man who is cheating on his boyfriend. A simple drug purchase at a local dive bar takes a violent, fatal turn.

MR. SIEGFRIEDMale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Variety of body types welcome & encouraged. He is described as a well-groomed germaphobe gay man who hires Honey (a PI) to uncover who his boyfriend is cheating on him with. The boyfriend is later killed and Siegfried is devastated. Looking for a good character type.

MRS. NOVOTNYFemale50-59 y.o.White / Caucasian

The mother of Mia, a young woman who recently died in a car accident. Mrs. Novotny is gritty, haggard, worn down by working-class woe. Her daughter had called Honey (a PI) the day before she died. Honey visits Mrs. Novotny to try to discover why her daughter called. Looking for a good character type.

LARRY JR.Male18-21 y.o.All ethnicities

To play 16, his mother is a character in the script who is white. His father is not a known character in the script, so he could be any race. Larry Jr. is a heavily acned teenager living in a trailer park w/his mom & four (soon-to-be five) siblings in Bakersfield, CA. Various looks, hair colors & body types are welcome & encouraged.

STEVE JR.Male18-21 y.o.All ethnicities

18 to play 15, his mother is a character in the script who is white. His father is not a known character in the script, so he could be any race. Steve Jr. is a pimpled, disgruntled teenage boy living in a trailer park with his mom & four (soon-to-be five) siblings in Bakersfield, CA. Various looks, hair colors & body types are welcome & encouraged.

OLD LADY / ABUELA (HECTOR’S ABUELA)Female60-69 y.o.Latino / Hispanic Other

Hispanic or South American indigenous, a sweet woman who meets a sudden and untimely end. MUST be comfortable with blood and laying on the ground for an extended period.

GARYMale30-59 y.o.Other

Bi-racial, the owner of Guerrero’s, a local dive bar. He has seen it all as a bartender. Honey (a PI) comes to ask him about his former employee, Mia Novotny, who recently died in a car accident. Honey suspects foul play.

ELLE (PIANO PLAYER)Female40-49 y.o.All ethnicities

A local broad who plays the piano at Guerrero’s (a dive bar complete w/animated champagne glasses on a neon sign) in Bakersfield, CA. Elle’s best days are long behind her. Please submit crossover artists – musicians who can act or actors who can play the piano well BUT not a requirement. Looking for a character type with a good dry, deadpan tone.

PORK BELLYMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A rural, gritty Bakersfield-type, henchman to Dean, who constantly shrugs, seemingly dense, aka “not a lot going on upstairs.”