The Cutting Room, Part 1

Episode 2 — “The Cutting Room, Part 1”The Straight Dope Willie Topaz and Maury Stillman plunge from pulp fantasy to real danger:  A midnight summons to the Louis B. Mayer estate introduces the ice-cold power broker Lady Lazarus. Her message is simple—and terrifying: deliver a mysterious package and make room for a “family” favorite in the Brock Gatling film… or else.What follows is a chaos sprint through Hollywood’s underbelly: a flaming toupee, a covert late-night raid on the studio for an emergency makeover (hello, mullet), a drunk director who sobers up the second he hears “Lazarus,” and Willie’s beloved Trans Am getting towed at the worst possible moment. As the clock barrels toward a midnight deadline, the stakes sharpen, loyalties wobble, and the cutting room isn’t just for film anymore.The BillStarring:Terry Briscoe as Willie Topaz (Brock Gatling)Jim Fronk as Maury StillmanRebecca Lee as Lady LazarusDamon Alums as Rhythm Mercy (Narrator)Diamandi Devereaux as Lyric DorseyLeslie Grant as Abellonia SuniBrendan Wreay as Trenton DrakeMitch Leschinski as Audio EngineerMike Pelletier as Kiff MaxonAlso Starring:Mike Cunningham as Announcer/Lickety Split EmployeeShaun Scott as Bulky GuardKatie Jostock as Club Ellipses EmployeeLarry Oblander as GerardThe CompanyExecutive Producers: Terry Briscoe & Jim FronkAssociate Producer: Andy ParkinThe Theme"The Willie Strut" performed by Possum BobbyProducers: Robert Lloyd, John Pennington, Bob Harvey Composer/All Guitars, Bass Guitar: Robert LloydDrums: Marcus GrahamPost Production, Keyboards: John PenningtonRecorded and Mixed at Fahrenheit Studio by Bob Harvey and John J.P. PenningtonThe Hubhttps://www.patreon.com/c/ShoestringTVhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shoestringtv/topaz-and-stillman-an-80s-adventure-podcasthttps://youtube.com/@shoestringtv7048?si=js5A-OSend us Fan MailCreated and Written by Jason Beard