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“Special Thanks To Roy London”
- Final credit on Garry Shandling's 'The Larry Sanders Show'

“I have to thank my acting coach, Roy London.”
Geena Davis, accepting her Academy Award.

“This is for Roy London.”
Brad Pitt, accepting his Golden Globe.

“Thank you, Roy London.”
Sharon Stone, accepting her Golden Globe.

All of us hope for a great teacher to inspire, provoke, energize and guide us. Roy London was that and more to a community of actors. Synthesizing techniques from many acting schools, Roy London emerged in the Eighties as a profound new influence in Los Angeles. With a focus on film acting and results -- and with no time for psychobabble, his reputation exploded. Actors began to flock first to his house, and then to his classes.

'Special Thanks To Roy London' is the only film available on the life and work of the man who Monsters & Critics called ‘One of the most influential drama coaches of the latter 20th Century.’

In interviews with over 50 people (including Sharon Stone, Geena Davis, Hank Azaria, Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Berkley, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Patrick Swayze, Garry Shandling, Beverly D'Angelo and Patricia Arquette) this documentary traces Roy London’s life from his appearance in LIFE magazine as a 5 year old mathematics genius, through his time with Joe Chaiken's Open Theater, his studies with Uta Hagen and his successes as a young playwright in New York.

But the film's real focus is on the actors who coached with Roy and the behind the scene stories they share -- and with never-before-seen footage of Roy London.

Chapters include “Use What Is Happening In Your Life Today”; “Living In The Extraordinary”; and “There Is No Correct in Film Acting.” There is a chapter on Roy’s incalculable influence on women “I Want That Man’s Part”; and an extended chapter on Roy London’s involvement with Garry Shandling’s ‘The Larry Sanders Show’.

But Special Thanks To Roy London is not just for actors – the tools and attitudes described are universal for anyone working in the creative arts – indeed it was notable that writers, directors and producers also came to Roy’s classes to hear what he had to say.

Premiered to glowing reviews, Special Thanks To Roy London is a documentary that you will want to own and watch several times.

"I want to watch it before every audition - it's like having a refresher course with Roy." - Arye Gross