Episode 15 - Rich Mento
Season 2 Premiere of The Placing Faces Podcast with Casting Director Rich Mento. Rich is a wonderful casting director known for movies like the Step Up series, Warm Bodies, The Wackness, Dear John and so many others, as well as being the vice president of the Casting Society of America. We talk about the importance of mentorship, working alongside other casting directors and how to find the person that fits the role.
Show Notes:
Rich Mento
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1683549/
Charlie Chappell
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3584890/
Joanna Colbert
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170283/
Hollywoodland
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427969/
Chloe
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352824/
Mr Nobody
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485947/
Van Helsing
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338526/
Half Baked
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120693/
Happy Gilmore
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116483/
Blues Brothers 2000
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118747/
Juliet Taylor
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852681/
The Exorcist
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/
Taxi Driver
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/
Schindler’s List
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/
Big
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/
Mark Saks
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757265/
Step Up
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462590/
Channing Tatum
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1475594/
Jenna Dewan
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1564087/
Channing Tatum’s Mountain Dew Commercial
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473488/
Dear John
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989757/
Adam Shankman
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788202/
Jennifer Gibgot
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316774/
Step Up 2: The Streets
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023481/
Step Up 3D
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193631/
Step Up Revolution
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1800741/
Step Up: All In
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2626350/
Terri Taylor
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853247/
Aaron Zigman
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956374
Jamal Sims
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1744801/
Jon M. Chu
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160840/
Anne Fletcher
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281945/
Robert Hoffman
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1382207/
Briana Evigan
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263759/
Ryan Guzman
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4554428/
Warm Bodies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588173/
John Levine
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1349522/
Nicholas Hoult
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396558/
Teresa Palmer
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1954240/
Rob Corddry
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1117791/
Dave Franco
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002649/
Analeigh Tipton
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3006818/
John Malkovich
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000518/
The Wackness
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/
Take me Home Tonight
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810922/
Safe Haven
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1702439/
David Lyons
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2256017/
Josh Duhamel
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241049/
Lasse Hallström
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002120/
Juggernaut
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3130594/
Colin Farrell
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268199/
Tangerine
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824458/
Julianne Moore
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000194/
Ben Kingsley
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001426/
Josh Peck
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669681/
Famke Janssen
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000463/
Olivia Thirlby
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1880888/
Mary-Kate Olsen
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001581/
50/50
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/
Richard Hicks
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382947/
Monika Mikkelsen
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586570/
Russell Boast
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827898/
Maria Perry
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4937933/
Colaborator.com
Casting Society of America
Intro and Outro Music
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/