Episode 4
- Studio
- Noodlesoup Productions, World Leaders Entertainment, Worlds Away Productions
- Distributor
- Independent Film Channel
Synopsis
Mel Wax contemplates suicide from the Hollywood sign, while ghosts haunt an indie director. Nora Ephron guest stars.
Characters
Sam Spitz, Traci Mink, Mel Wax
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bob Balaban
Producing
- Producer
- Mark Olsen
- Executive Producers
- Evan Shapiro, Debbie Demontreux, Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
- Line Producer
- Mike Harrop
Writing
- Writer
- Eric Gilliland
Voices
- Voice
- Bob Balaban (Sam Spitz), Jennifer Coolidge (Traci Mink), Michael McKean (Mel Wax), Nora Ephron
Music
- Music
- David Robbins
Animation
- Animator
- Kimson Albert, Kyle Anderson, Mats Andersson, Chris Caufield, Jason Fruchter, Geoff Hudson, Kimson Albert, Sean Kealey, Kyle Anderson, Kimberly Kehoe, Mats Andersson, John Kriksciun, Chris Caufield, Grace Lee, Jason Fruchter, Miriam Margulies, Geoff Hudson, Justin Offner, Sean Kealey, Kimberly Kehoe, John Kriksciun, Grace Lee, Miriam Margulies, Justin Offner
- Layout Artists
- Bob Fox, Steve McGinnis, Oliver Rosales, Leonardo Weiss
- Lead Layout Artist
- Joe Nyugen
- Animation Lead
- Eric Bribiesca
Art Department
- Art Directors
- Max Ehrlich, Perry Gargano, Kim Lee
- Storyboard Artist
- Steve McGinnis
- Graphic Compositor
- Steve McGinnis
- Illustrations
- Bob Fox, Steve McGinnis, Leonardo Weiss
Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kim Lee
- Compositors
- John Flanigan, Bob Fox, Brendan Gallagher, James McCartney, Steve McGinnis, Alex Montiero, Leonardo Wiess
Editing
- Assistant Editor
- Cory Monden
Sound
- Sound Editors
- David Ellinwood, Eric Milano
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Evan Benjamin
- ADR Recordist
- Chris Navarro
- ADR Mixer
- Eric Thompson
Production Management
- Production Manager
- James McCartney
- Production Coordinator
- Cynthia Kao
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Tracey Guadagno
- Production Assistant
- Gregory Scott Carroll
- Talent Coordinator
- Kate Schumaecker
Crew
- Publicist
- Sophie Evans
- Assistant to Writer
- Corinne Marshall
Companies and other credits
- Special Effects: Worlds Away Productions
- Insurance: Film Emporium Insurance Services
Production notes
In this animated comedy, the head of a dysfunctional Hollywood indie studio struggles to rein in out-of-control directors and stars while coping with a vengeful wife, his idiot nephew/head of production, a hostile takeover and an inept psychiatrist.