Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today.
Cast
Paul Mescal
Franklin Shepard
Ben Platt
Charley Kringas
Beanie Feldstein
Mary Flynn
Mallory Bechtel
Beth Spencer
Hannah Cruz
Gussie Carnegie
Boo Arnold
Mr. Spencer
Leah Loftin
Mrs. Spencer
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Unknown
Werner Richmond
Minister
Ray L. Perez
Luncheonette Patron
Kate Heron
Auditionee #1
Tiana Stuart
Auditionee #2
Zora Ambrose Ellis
Mary's Work Friend
Jon Reneé
Pianist
Tristan Tierney
Tyler
Crew
Richard Linklater
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Screenplay, Producer
Sandra Adair
Editor
George Sledge
First Assistant Director
Derek Franzese
Second Assistant Director
John Sloss
Executive Producer
Mike Blizzard
Producer
Jason Blum
Producer
Ginger Sledge
Producer
Bruce Curtis
Production Design
Tara Cooper
Makeup Department Head
Glen Ackers
Sound Mixer
Stephen Sondheim
Music, Songs, Musical
T.J. Larson
Script Supervisor
George Furth
Musical
Victoria Resendez
Art Direction