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2.First, get drunk and watch some episodes of that old beloved failed TV series. Become nostalgic, call up one of the lead actors you havenât seen in a while, and offer him the lead role in your new movie. This has several benefits: youâve already got their phone number right on you, the shooting process is that much more like your old Frat days, and you know theyâll be grateful for the part. Sometimes theyâll even write the script for you, in which case you can just give them the cocktail napkin and let them go nuts. But try not to give the same actor the lead role in more than one movie; they tend to get uppity. Remember,youâre the star here; theyâre just the medium for your genius. If all of your friends are busy, give Steve Carrel a shot. Heâs a decent guy, and Rudd vouches for him. Now populate the rest of the film with as many male bit players from your previous films as possible. A good method is to put the names of all the people you regularly go drinking with on a wheel, then spin it and match them to characters. And donât worry, you donât need to generate character traits for all these people; they can still play themselves, just in new costumes and with new jobs. Pepper in the occasional popular TV comedian, and your male cast is complete.As for the female cast, DO NOT use the wheel method. If you can help it, you should never reuse an actress; people want new eye candy, and all actresses are equally funny (which is to say, as funny as the guy they are in a scene with). Since the protagonist is based on you and will want to sleep with these women, try and cast women youâd want to sleep with. This has the added benefit that sometimes you get to sleep with them. 3.The key here is quantity. You havenât written any funny lines yet, but if you get enough footage of the actors saying things, chances are some of the things they say will be funny. Youâve got your premise (you with a minor flaw would like to sleep with a pretty lady), and thatâs enough to start. Let the actors work; all you need to do is roll camera and change angle occasionally so you can edit it all together later. And donât worry about continuity errors or making motivated cinematography choices; remember, this is a comedy, and most of the audience will be high. Youâre not Joel Coen, for Godâs sake. A few tips: