A Place Called Hollywood

1.1 - Charlie Laudenslager (Kristos Andrews), a young man with big aspirations, leaves his small hometown in Oklahoma in pursuit of his dream in becoming a famous Hollywood star.  When landing in Tinseltown, he quickly discovers that it’s not all about the glitz and the glamor. Charlie finds himself in a shady apartment building, with an even shadier landlord (Anthony Aquilino). He soon meets a very persistent homeless lady named Rosie (Cherie Johnson) who tries to manipulate him for money, but fortunately, Charlie gets away. To keep his spirits up, he joins an acting workshop shop taught by the “famous” Beverly Bonds (Meg Foster). There he develops a liking to acting student Paige Olsen (Mackenzie Mason) and a new friend Jax Everett (Derrell Whitt).

1.2 -  At the shady apartment building, Charlie (Kristos Andrews) confronts his noisy neighbor upstairs, only to find himself in a wild and trashy party. His obnoxious “neighbro” Josh (Lou Ferrigno, Jr.) attempts to “befriend” him, but can Josh be trusted? Charlie later calls his mother Pam Laudenslager (Lisa Wilcox) in Oklahoma to keep himself centered.  Time passes and after a successful workshop, Beverly Bonds (Meg Foster) convinces Charlie to change his name to Charlie Law.  Jax (Derrell Whitt) schools a desperately growing Charlie on how Hollywood really works, prompting Charlie to take a job as a childrens party entertainer to make ends meet. He’s hired by a peculiar costume shop owner, Gordon Plum (Sean Kanan).  Charlie is then swooped into a so-called agent meeting by con artist Hogan Manchester (Vincent De Paul) and his loyal assistant Sissy Sattire (Martha Madison). To Charlie’s surprise, the meeting quickly turns into a creepy meat-market photoshoot.

1.3 - After being conned by the creepy agency for the last of his money, Charlie (Kristos Andrew’s) finds himself broke. He and Jax (Derrell Whitt) take on another costume job to make money, where Jax inspires Charlie to audition for any role he can get, even if it’s on stage and not in tv or film. A reluctant Charlie goes to the theatre audition, and is excited to run into Paige Olsen (Mackenzie Mason), but unfortunately, she barely remembers him.  Later that night, unable to pay his rent, Charlie tries to dodge his landlord Mickey (Anthony Aquilino), but when Mickey locks him out of his own apartment, Charlie’s back is against the wall. He is saved by his “neighbro” Josh (Lou Ferrigno, Jr.), who loans Charlie the money to pay his rent. Will Charlie ultimately be able to give Josh what he really wants?

1.4 - As things steam up in their play, Charlie (Kristos Andrew’s) and Paige (Mackenzie Mason) get closer, or so Charlie thinks. A top agent at DAA, Amos Williams (Adetokumboh M'Cormack) spots Charlie, sees him as a rising star and offers to sign him. Though happy for Charlie, Jax (Derrell Whitt) gets down on himself, befuddled why Charlie's got his big break and he never did.  Meanwhile, Paige’s opportunist colors are revealed as Josh's (Lou Ferrigno, Jr.) threatening presence starts to surface. Jax tries to warn Charlie about the Hollywood distractions and the young men have a heart to heart as Charlie, through his big country heart, attempts to lift Jax’s spirits. The two aspiring actors know amongst the Hollywood hustle and bustle, they must stick together.

1.6 - Charlie (Kristos Andrews) meets with his agent Amos (Adetokumboh M'Cormack) who lectures him but also discusses his blooming future. All Charlie can think of is how his best friend Jax (Derrell Whitt) was rejected by the powerful agency.  Charlie goes to visit Jax, where the unimaginable happens.  Back at his apartment Paige (Mackenzie Mason) alerts Charlie that Josh (Lou Ferrigno, Jr.) has set him up to look like a drug dealer and the cops are on his tail.  A devastated Charlie has to take matters into his own hands. He eventually has a run-in with sleazy agent Hogan (Vincent DePaul) and his assistant Sissy (Martha Madison) and shares a piece of his mind. In the end, will Charlie get the Hollywood success he dreamed of? What will be the price he pays?