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At the 2016 Chesapeake Film Festival, "Hungry" was programmed to play in front of "Lean On Me", which was screening as part of a tribute to director John G. Avildsen, who was receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival. The filmmakers were thrilled and honored to participate in the Q & A afterwards with the iconic filmmaker.
The weekend of the shoot of the Congressman Thicke scenes was a busy one for Eric Roberts - he was filming "Suits" in Toronto on Friday, flew down to NYC on Saturday, shot his scenes on Sunday and flew back to Toronto that early evening to get a good night's rest before his Monday morning "Suits" shoot.
Jillie Simon originally met Harley Kaplan, who plays Detective Hennessy, when both were in the film "You Have the Right to Remain Violent", directed by Roberto Monticello. Simon played Mrs. Jenkins, the concerned teacher trying to find out what was going on in the school, why so many kids were showing up bruised, and Kaplan played the corrupt sheriff of the town who was in on the secret fight club action in which boys were being coerced into fights that the wealthy men in town would bet on. Kaplan is also a co-founder and casting director with the bi-coastal powerhouse casting agency Powers/Kaplan Casting ("Blue Ruin", "Bucks Run").
Richard Lampone who plays Detective Rinetti, is a former NYPD officer in addition to being an actor and producer. He supplied the handcuffs used in the film.