as bruce tree David Ashe is Orange Cow's original star, having been making movies with Garrett since 1996, when they went to school together in Monroe, CT, and has previously starred in six feature-length Orange Cow films. They cocreated "Dr. Fred's Amazing Exploding Cow Show," forming the Dr. Fred comedy team, creating an 85-minute feature (1998) and its sequel, "Dr. Fred Strikes Back" (1999). Dr. Fred still airs as a cable access show across the country. In 1999, David cowrote and starred (with Garrett) in the 2-hour Star Wars spoof "Dr. Fred's The Phantom Movie," recieving a Best Screenplay nomination at the B-Movie Awards in New York, and a Best Comedy nomination from the Rewind International Media Festival. David's first dramatic role was in the 2 1/2 hour (originally 5 hour) improvised experimental drama/comedy "The Animal Game" (1999). The Dr. Fred team broke up in 1999, when Garrett moved to L.A., but had a reunion in 2000, when David paid for Garrett's plane ticket to fly back to CT and make a new movie, "Excaliburger," in which David appeared as Merlin and choreographed a swordfight, as well as working on the music score. "The Animal Effect," an unreleased sequel to "The Animal Game," was filmed at the same time. Two years passed and both were eager to put their no-budget comedy past behind them, and so Garrett flew David out to L.A. to star as Bruce Tree in Gods of L.A., a role David was seemingly born to play ... however, he was not the actor originally cast in the role. An actor quit the production, giving Garrett the idea to seek out his old friend and star. Currently attending Florida State University, David has written, directed, and starred in his own short film, "To Film School!" as well as writing several unproduced screenplays including "Campus of Doom" and "Syndicate." |
as lily benton Now a graduate of the USC theater department, Cori is an Orange Cow veteran, having appeared in the Orange Cow shorts Stripped Away, Mort, Legend of the Lazy Fighters and The Hope Dress. She recieved a nomination for Best Actress at the 2001 Rewind International Media Festival for her role as Emily in "Stripped Away." Garrett likes Cori's style of acting so much he tries to write parts specifically for her. The role of Lily was written for Cori. She also had a cameo in Jay Bauman's "Pervert Goes Home," and starred in the short "Friday Night" for director Jonathan Block, as well as "Dark Knight II," "The Mixed-Up Psycho Communist Martian Invasion" and "Untitled World War II Film" for director Rob Keith (who credited her as "Cori West" in the films because he didn't bother to find out her last name). Garrett is glad to have her back. "Cori Haisler brings the right balance of naivetŽ and wide-eyed wonder to the role .... She possesses a wide eyed innocence that can only be described as angelic. ... Not only does she bring her considerable looks to the table, as an actress she has an earthiness and naturalism that keeps the character's feet on the ground while it's clear that her head is in the clouds." - B-independent.com |
as rhonda sayer Katherine, who also acts under the name Katherine Carpenter, previously appeared in USC graduate films such as "The Next Victim" for director Josua Rosenberg, and "Banishment" for director Jeff Stewart. This is her first Orange Cow film. She answered a posted call for actors at the USC theater school, and was the first actress to come in auditioning for the role of Rhonda. She walked off with the part almost immediately after her screen test. Katherine is a Global Business major at USC, and studies at the Howard Fine acting school. |
as clifford menigee A graduate of San Francisco State University with a B.A. in cinema, David has made his own films as well as appeared in the films "Cracked Marble" for director Heather Gaydos, "Utopia" for director Nancy Weirum, "Free to a Good Home" for director Judy Crozier, and "The Waiting Room" for director Simone Friedlandis. It is not clear why and how David has wound up working with all female directors, but the male director of this film is glad to have him aboard. He also appeared in several television shows on Marin 31 Cable Access, including "Flight To Darkness" and "Locke Destiny," as well as appearing on the stage with the Long Beach Shakespeare Company (in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" as Renfield and as Sir Gawain in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"), in "The Mousetrap" at Sierra Madre Playhouse and in many other shows. He has also worked at theme parks as a Vulcan, a Romulan, a Klingon, and the Riddler. He was not the first actor to play Clifford, and won the part by turning in a great audition on the night the first actor bowed out of the production. David's other skills include make up, prosthetics, fight choreography and basic stunts. "Major kudos to David Maddox who played Bruce's friend Clifford. He was absolutely brilliant and a joy to watch. He has a wonderful acting talent and I really think that if he wants to, he could be a major star someday. Of everyone in this film, he was the most natural and funny and he just did a fantastic job." - Cin3ma, Moving Pictures |
as jules kirschner Mariana is a Cinema Critical Studies major at USC. Surrounded by Hollywood wannabes while at the Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in L.A., Mariana acted in several productions while there, but gave up acting afterward, and pursued photography and music journalism instead. Her then-boyfriend, director Garrett Gilchrist, spent weeks trying to get her to take on this role, after he saw her cameo performance in Jay Bauman's "Pervert Goes Home," for Blanc Screen Cinema. She has no plans to become a professional actress. Previously, Mariana has made cameos in the Orange Cow shorts "Beautiful Zelda," "I've Been Mocked Enough," and "Catchphrase." She also appeared in Jonathan Block's "Friday Night." She plays the drums and created five dialogue-less shorts for a class at USC. | 
as mr. eric benton David Lawrence is a radio and voiceover veteran with over 30 years of experience. He hosts the popular radio programs "Online Tonight with David Lawrence", the "Net Music Countdown," and "The David Lawrence Show." He has his own station on XM Satellite radio. He is the voice of AOL's customer service line, and has worked for Sony, Volkswagen, Marvel Comics, CNET Radio, and ABC/Disney Radio, and been a commentator on FOX News, CNN, and Tech TV. He is a veteran of the American Comedy Network (radio) and the Cleveland Comedy Co. (tv). He has appeared in several plays, has studied acting with Howard Fine, Laura Gardner, and Michael Curry and has a baritone singing voice. After years of mainly voiceover work he recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career where people could actually see his face. His face was seen in films like "Attention Span" and "Shoot," and we are extremely pleased and proud to have him seen in "Gods of Los Angeles." The casting of Mr. Lawrence completes a strange coincidence - every major male member of the cast is named either "David" or "Davi." Isn't that odd? Visit David Lawrence at online-tonight.com. |
as martha masters To fill the role of Clifford's dream woman, an actress was needed who could look like a classical Hollywood beauty, but who was also a talented actress, with the easygoing manner the part required. Julie Kenworth fit the bill perfectly and lights up the screen in her brief screentime. Having started out as a model, she has studied Cold Reading and Scene Study with John Woehrle at David Kagen's Film Acting School, and is trying to break into Hollywood. I have a feeling she'll be noticed soon enough - Julie goes on more auditions, and tries out for more films, than anyone I've ever worked with! A busy woman, who's going places. For more of Julie, visit her official site. | 
as shy phil Davi Kutz is a singer/songwriter living in Los Angeles. He plays electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums and keys. For his role as the introverted Shy Phil, he was asked to write several original songs, including "Angel Town," which he sings in the film. He has recorded several albums including Project DSM, the Reign Uncaged and Hunger Demos, and Urge Gone Sweet. His musical influences include Alice in Chains, Metallica, Live, Creed, Days of the New, and Enigma. Davi got the part by showing director Garrett his mp3.com website, where you could hear his original music. Visit Davikutz.com. "Speaking of the music, there's a LOT of it in this film, and it's all really good. It's some of the best music I've heard in an independent film to date." - Cin3ma, Moving Pictures |
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