CAST: David Schwimmer, Kate Beckinsale, Chic Eglee, Susan Sarandon, Benito Martinez, Walton Goggins, Sean Penn, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Paula Garces, Garry Marshall, Lizzy Caplan, Holly Hunter, John Amos, Gary Dourdan, Matthew Perry, Bill Hader, Robert Patrick, James Lemar, Joshua Jackson, Matthew Modine, Bill Macy, Andre Benjamin (aka Andre 3000), Rosanna Arquette, Jill Kushner, Chazz Palminteri, Cch Pounder, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Christine Lahti, Eva Longoria, Patricia Clarkson, Amy Ryan, Frances Fisher, Justine Bateman, Jason Bateman, Ed Asner, Nicolette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman, America Ferrera, Judith Light, Rebecca Romijn, Ana Ortiz, Ashley Jensen, Mark Indelicato, Tony Plana, Freddy Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, Christopher Gorham, Michael Urie, Laura Linney, Alan Cumming, Michael Weatherly, Michael Jace
CREATIVE TEAM: George Hickenlooper, Alan Sereboff, Kamala Lopez, Jill Kushner, Michal Shemesh
MUSIC: Mother Tongue
TECHNICAL TEAM: Joel Marshall, Justin Shumaker
This is the 12th of the Writers Guild Of America member-conceived Internet videos for Project “Speechless” featuring A-list Screen Actors Guild talent. For the first time in the TV and movie industry, high-profile SAG actors are together taking their talents directly and exclusively to the Internet, the very medium which is at the center of the current WGA labor strike against the Alliance Of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The project, conceived by director/writer George Hickenlooper and writer Alan Sereboff, made its exclusive weekend debut here on my Deadline Hollywood Daily with 11 videos. Starting today, the “Speechless” campaign now debuts on its new site, SpeechlessWithoutWriters.com, which will be adding new videos every day in both high-res and low-res versions.
Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke - tip her here.


These “Speechless” films seem out of place on your otherwise excellent site. They really slow down my computer when loading the main page. Can’t you just post a single article linking to all of them or have dummy graphics that link to the full videos on YouTube?
Other than my technical gripes, these films don’t contribute anything substantive to the strike debate. WGA has already won the PR war. They’re just an excuse for more egotistical grandstanding.
Did I spot Michael Weatherly in there, too (after Matthew Perry)?
I support the strike, but don’t these videos strike everyone as incredibly sanctimonious?
I mean, these ads play like you’re going to hear some narrator intone “please save the sea turtles” or “save Darfur.”
I don’t think this has helped dissuade anyone from the notion that writers take themselves and their jobs WAY too seriously.
This was great! Thank you SAG!
With an uncredited appearance by Michael Weatherly…
At first glance I thought the placeholder photo was the Leave Britney Alone kid… thought I would have to start supporting Counter for a moment there.
I’d like to see a campaign where these on-camera folks introduce the writer(s) who make them successful! Remember what this is all about – respect for the writer(s) – those faceless men and women who never share the spotlight with DGA, SAG, AFTRA celebrities. I bet if you did a Where’s Waldo on any TV and/or film credit, filled with all the people involved in the creative process, no one would ever spot the writer. Put a face on the people who are fighting for their fair share. It begins with them and evolves with them – from concept to PRINT (on paper or the screen.)
Semper Fi
Great vid ! Nice work