It is incredibly difficult to rate something with so much dysfunctional behavior with such a good rating but here we are.

This film should be must-see viewing for anyone wanting to drag their child(ren) to Hollywood in the hopes of 'making it.'

Watching these parents behaving so incredibly narcissistically, it really isn't hard to see why the kids take on the same pathological patterns.

Either kids have it or they don't, and the ones that do are the ones who work (very sporadically) in the industry, then grow up to wonder where the cameras went and why no one loves them anymore.

There are incredibly small numbers of kids that make it to that desired level, and fewer that find regular work, and even less who come out of this mess unscathed.

Given all that we now know about Hollywood and their canal of pedophiles/groomers/predators, I can't for the life of me understand anyone willfully dragging their child into this mess, but I'm quite certain they still do because 'not my child!' syndrome is still pervasive.

Whatever is going on out there now, this should still be mandatory viewing for how not to behave and what not to do/say.

A well-done, somewhat comical (but mostly disturbing) documentary on what goes on behind the scenes.

Having been in show business myself, I watched this documentary about kids coming out to LA to be stars with interest.

I do believe a couple of the parents were sincere about wanting a different life for their child, and I do believe that some of the kids were interested in acting. There is also the delusional group, and the kids who probably don't want it as much as their parents.

I can understand -- I really can -- getting an enormous opportunity like a feature film or a series or a tour of a show and having to be separated from your family in order to take advantage of it. I can understand maybe auditioning for a month and then going back home. I can understand feeling like, well, at least you can say you came out here and tried, you'll never be able to say, I should have tried it.

But I can't understand coming out to Hollywood on a wing and prayer and shelling out $5000 a month for months so your kid can do auditions in a vastly overcrowded and competitive market and, frankly, be scammed by agents and their photographer husbands and discounted acting classes. We saw a lot of that in this documentary.

To me the parents were naive, and Los Angeles isn't where you come to make it; you make it first and then come to LA or NY. You do local theater, local modeling, local commercials, build a portfolio and then give the big cities a go. There is no point in going if you don't do your research - who are the bad agents, who are the scam artists, what should you avoid.

Show business today is about agents and casting directors. Gone are the days when you actually met with a producer. Everybody has a class, a school - it's one thing if you're an adult and want to put up with all that heartache, it's another if you're a kid. There's more to life.

There is nothing wrong with a dream - and in going through the cast list on IMDb, some of these kids did end up doing commercials, TV, and film, and good for them. Hey, Hillary Swank and her mother lived in a car; Jim Carrey and his entire family lived in a van.

One actor talked about friends of his who have been in the business for years saying, "It's going to happen." His attitude is, "No, it isn't." The question is, what do they want to happen? Stardom? A chance to work every so often? Can they be happy NOW with whatever they're doing? Can they be happy doing showcases and extra work? It's up to the individual.

I was troubled watching this documentary because I kept asking myself when you know it's time to quit. In this case, that was up to the parents, and most didn't have realistic notions.

A child, a teen, has to grow up and decide if they want to make these sacrifices for themselves. When it's left in other hands, that can be a problem.

Wasn't shocked at all seeing Jim Richer with The Exposure Studio and Tiffany (Atwood) Richer with RPM Talent Agency in this movie (btw are husband and wife) These 2 have been scamming newbie's to Hollywood for years and now you get to see it on film.. 1st they will try and convince you that u will need a talent agent (Tiffany) and after Tiffany's little song and dance sales pitch she will agree to represent you, she will then send you to "the man down stairs" (her husband Jim) to buy head-shots and acting classes " that she clams she can get you a discount on because she represents you now" tiffany knows the only way she's going to make money off you is if you fall for Jim's little song and dance sales pitch. I have a friend that worked for Jim, she ended up quitting because of his shady practices and she ended up getting another photographer for new head-shots. There practices (husband and wife tag team) are against the rules of SAG (Screen Actors Guide ) My friend while working for Jim saw a letter from SAG asking them to stop there tag team scam back in 2008, but as you can see, there still doing it... Its a shame that there are people like Jim and Tiffany Richer in Hollywood. I wish someone in SAG will read this and watch the movie and then put a stop to these self centered dream crushers!