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The film tells the story of Mike, an independent filmmaker and animator looking to get a break in Hollywood and failing because of what sometimes seems like a conspiracy of unions and studios to lock out anyone who isn't already a part of the film industry. After failing yet again, he gets what seems like his lucky break: Lucky Straeker ([[Steve Brodie]]), the director of an upcoming television special about special effects, is impressed with some of Mike's demo footage and offers him a segment on the special.
However, as Mike heads off to start work, the show's producer, Harvey Bookman ([[Richard Kaye]]), doubts that he can complete a major effects assignment. Lucky leaps to Mike's defense, and the two make [[The Bet|a bet]] over whether Jittlov can actually deliver.
Despite being hampered by the system, Lucky gives Mike as much help and advice he can. However, Bookman does everything in his power to sabotage Mike's project, from making it impossible for him to get money up front to pay for his expenses to hiring thugs to waylay Mike and keep him from working. However, with the help of his friends and the power of the creative spirit, Mike thwarts Bookman and gets his film to the network before the deadline. The night of the broadcast, though, a sudden Presidential address to the nation pre-empts the special...
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** First, the expansion of the original short into this film.
** Secondly, the "Speed" segment of the short, which originally ran about a minute and thirty seconds, has been reworked into a five-minute minifilm of its own.
* [[The Bet]]: Lucky and Harvey make a wager over whether Mike can complete his short film in time to be included in the special; Harvey goes far over the top in his efforts to sabotage Mike and win the bet.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: The ''Dr. Magic'' show at which Mike tries to get a job is a fictionalized version of the less-than-stellar 1978 ''[[Doctor Strange|Dr. Strange]]'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077469/?ref_=nv_sr_2 TV movie].
* [[Car Chase]]: And when it starts, a subtitle appears to identify it as "The Chase Scene".
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