# Tripping Forward

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Tripping Forward
| director       = Marcus Nash
| producer       = J. Bolaji Akran <br />Bobby C. King <br />Lu Ugaz
| writer         = Chris Fogleman<br/>Marcus Nash
| starring       = Chris Fogleman<br/>[William Gregory Lee](/source/William_Gregory_Lee)<br/>[Amber Benson](/source/Amber_Benson)
| music          = Danny Manor <br />[H. Scott Salinas](/source/H._Scott_Salinas)
| cinematography = Patrick Michael Dolan
| editing        = Mark Hosack <br />Joel Viertel
| studio         = Island Gateway Films<br/>Mania Films
| distributor    = Panorama Entertainment
| released       = {{Film date|2009|04|26|[FBIFF](/source/Palm_Beach_International_Film_Festival)|2010|1|6|United States}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $750,000
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Tripping Forward''''' is a 2009 American [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) directed by Marcus Nash,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tripping Forward (2009) |url=https://www.moviesmademe.com/movie/review/2247 |website=Movies Made Me |accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref> who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Fogleman. It stars Fogleman, [William Gregory Lee](/source/William_Gregory_Lee) and [Amber Benson](/source/Amber_Benson), and features [Ed Begley, Jr.](/source/Ed_Begley%2C_Jr.), [Angela Kinsey](/source/Angela_Kinsey) and actress/model [Sung Hi-Lee](/source/Sung_Hi-Lee).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Clubb |first1=Natalie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7vR9CwAAQBAJ&dq=tripping+forward+movie&pg=PT58 |title=Angel - Vol. 1: Heroes & Guardian Angels |last2=Art |first2=Senior |last3=Farmer |first3=Rob |last4=Contributing |last5=Eden |first5=Martin |date=2015-11-18 |publisher=Titan Magazines |isbn=978-1-78585-211-4 |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
Ford Coleman is a young actor trying to start his career in Los Angeles. His friend Tripp has already given up making it in the music business, and now takes drugs and lives off Ford. When Ford's money runs out, Tripp comes up with the idea of selling drugs to supermodels to make money, and Ford goes along so they won't be evicted, and he can keep taking acting classes from James Comey with the girl of his dreams, Gwen.

==Cast==
* Chris Fogleman as Ford Coleman
* [William Gregory Lee](/source/William_Gregory_Lee) as Tripp
* [Amber Benson](/source/Amber_Benson) as Gwen
* [John Kapelos](/source/John_Kapelos) as Vladdy
* [Ed Begley Jr.](/source/Ed_Begley_Jr.) as James Comey
* [Billy Morrison](/source/Billy_Morrison) as Sweaty Steve
* [Angela Kinsey](/source/Angela_Kinsey) as Jennifer
* [M. C. Gainey](/source/M._C._Gainey) as Jim Rose, interviewer
* [Sung Hi Lee](/source/Sung_Hi_Lee) as Crystal
* [Ezra Buzzington](/source/Ezra_Buzzington) as Joe, casting director.

==Production and release==
''Tripping Forward'' film was shot on a budget of roughly $750,000. It received its initial release at the [Palm Beach International Film Festival](/source/Palm_Beach_International_Film_Festival) on April 26, 2009 and was released on [DVD](/source/DVD) on January 26, 2010.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.trippingforwardmovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|0469251}}

Category:2009 films
Category:2009 comedy films
Category:2009 American films
Category:2009 English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:Films about actors
Category:Films scored by H. Scott Salinas
Category:Films set in Los Angeles

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