09 May 1996
Ridicule
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
What?
He's deaf. Listen up.
WHAT? is a black and white, silent (and signing) comedy about a struggling deaf actor, sick of agreeing to increasingly humiliating tasks just to get a role, who decides to take matters into his own hands.
Top Billed Cast
John Maucere Don
Josh Breslow Jamie
Josep Daniel Rosello Jordi
Marina Longares Eschrichs Merce
Jeremy Guskin Walton
Amber Zion Maddie
Sheena Lyles Adrienne
Keaton Talmadge Frances
Neepaul Arthur Producer
Jennifer Brasuell Julie the Interpreter
Jodi Dennithorne Silent Sammie
John Nicholson Joel the Crook
Christy Meyers Megan
Kay Oldfather-Daigle Liz the Waitress
Liz Tannebaum Sophia
Trevor Murphy Brando
Ruha Taslimi Betsy the Casting Director
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