,” to distributors, the 26-year-old L.A. native was met with the same response from all of them: “No.”. “It was just like, ‘no,’ everywhere.”
“Once I found skateboarding, I felt like, ‘Okay boom, now I know where the fuck I’m at and what to do.’ I always felt like that was a super powerful experience,” Alfred says. “I just want to share that with other kids and show them how skating works and what happens when the friends start to argue, and your parents are going to be in your butt and all that kind of stuff. In the end, the movie’s about finding your own path and being cool with your path.
But don’t be mistaken, “North Hollywood” has plenty of star power. The film stars McLaughlin, whose turn as Mikey is emotionally riveting and full of heart; Miranda Cosgrove, who plays Rachel, Mikey’s smart and outspoken summer fling; and, who embodies Mikey’s old-school, nit-picky dad to a tee.
“Mastering being on the board, taking the risks they take, is very unique,” Vaughn says. “I hope [the viewers] can see the human experience and coming of age. The moment where you don’t want to let down your parents but also have the calling to follow your bliss.”As for the casting of Cosgrove — who Alfred calls a “legend, like literally an icon” — it almost didn’t happen.
There were also several big production players behind the scenes of “North Hollywood” — among them Malcolm Washington , Netflix darling Noah Centineo, andThe story of how Williams came to be part of “North Hollywood” is one that Alfred will never forget. After the film was rejected from Sundance in early 2020, Alfred organized a screening event at the now-defunct Hollywood ArcLight Cinerama dome, appropriately called “The Sundance Rejects.
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Very cool story. Would love to hear more about getting the money to hire two big-name stars and shoot the film between the studio rejections at the beginning and Pharrell Williams coming on board after it was shot.
Didn't we already know this? ThatKevinSmith
I enjoyed it a lot.
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