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And that lended credence to this whole scheme
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Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme

And that lended credenceto this whole scheme

And that lended credence
to this whole scheme

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And that lended credence to this whole scheme.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:34:28
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
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XTR,NEON

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Movie Summary

Zachary Horwitz's desperate attempt to become a movie star led him down a path of deception and fraud, seduced by the allure of fame and wealth.
The investors would ask, "Well, what if you can't - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:07
The investors would ask, "Well, what if you can't
Don't worry, it's always a safe investment." - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:14
Don't worry, it's always a safe investment."
You know, there was even clauses, - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:06
You know, there was even clauses,
So in a case like this, - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:14
So in a case like this,
And then for the next note, the victim investors - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:07
And then for the next note, the victim investors
You get the 35%, 40% return, whatever it is. - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:06
You get the 35%, 40% return, whatever it is.
And the other thing that was always presented to us - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:07
And the other thing that was always presented to us
At some point, there will be other players in the game. - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:05
At some point, there will be other players in the game.
And HBO or Netflix will realize - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:07
And HBO or Netflix will realize
And so that was another thing that got people to try and put - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:14
And so that was another thing that got people to try and put
Around 2017, one of my neighbors down the street - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:09
Around 2017, one of my neighbors down the street
I had a production company called Forager Film. - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:05
I had a production company called Forager Film.
We made a lot of independent films - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:07
We made a lot of independent films
I've had a lot go to Sundance, Berlin, South by Southwest. - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:06
I've had a lot go to Sundance, Berlin, South by Southwe...
So in '17, we had two movies going to Sundance. - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:06
So in '17, we had two movies going to Sundance.
I know this business." - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:09
I know this business."
Then I come back to the summer and he's saying, - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:10
Then I come back to the summer and he's saying,
"And they'd go out and either make the movie - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:06
"And they'd go out and either make the movie
"And they're returning some crazy amount of money - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:14
"And they're returning some crazy amount of money
So that was the first time you kind of, like, - Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme 00:07
So that was the first time you kind of, like,