He's squirrelling around an audition space, physicalizing the battle between his nerves and the stubborn self-confidence that gets him into those rooms, knowing casting agents typically count him out. He collects his wits, puts his chest out to perform as "Thug #2", and bellows out the lines, in that deep slow growl as though he's speaking while chewing through a New York striploin.
He's squirrelling around an audition space, physicalizing the battle between his nerves and the stubborn self-confidence that gets him into those rooms, knowing casting agents typically count him out.
He collects his wits, puts his chest out to perform as "Thug #2", and bellows out the lines, in that deep slow growl as though he's speaking while chewing through a New York striploin.
We don't find out if his character got the "Thug #2" gig, but in those opening moments, Ippolito nails his part as Sylvester Stallone.
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He's squirrelling around an audition space, physicalizing the battle between his nerves and the stubborn self-confidence that gets him into those rooms, knowing casting agents typically count him out. He collects his wits, puts his chest out to perform as "Thug #2", and bellows out the lines, in that deep slow growl as though he's speaking while chewing through a New York striploin. We don't find out if his character got the "Thug #2" gig, but in those opening moments, Ippolito nails his part as Sylvester Stallone.
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