Credits
Dared My Best Friend is a production of This is Definitely Real, the world's first Alternate Reality Cinema. We create the next generation of highly interactive, narrative and character-driven stories across platforms that engage everyone from the casual viewer to the unwavering devotee. Our interdisciplinary team of award winning filmmakers, immersive theater leaders, digital strategists, movement builders, and technologists create experiences unlike any other. Learn more >
Dared My Best Friend to Ruin My Life
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Morgenstern
Chief Operations Officer
Elizabeth Reynolds
Chief Narrative Officer
Zach Fish
Chief Marketing Officer
Franz Aliquo
Director of Digital Strategy
Joe Federer
Production & Release Coordinator
Yasemin Kosereisoglu
Interactive Narrative Supervisor
Alexis Krohn
Associate Producer
Sam Kaufman
Publicist
Evan White
Interactive Narrative Supervisor
Ad Naka
Lead Interaction Designer
Justin Bortnick
Lead Narrative Designer
Jon Schoonhoven
Lead Narrative Writer
Hank Whitson
Directed, Produced, and Written by
Michael Morgenstern
Producer
Nancy Yalley
Producer
Andrew Vogel
Executive Producer
Ron Krauss
Co-Executive Producer
Chase Huneke
Co-Executive Producer
Joseph Perla
Associate Producer
Kevin Lin
Associate Producer
Eric Lohela
Associate Producer
Richard Morgenstern
Associate Producer
Tamara Morgenstern
Associate Producer
Jeremy Tunnell
Associate Producer
Sam Kaufman
Associate Producer
Michael Marius Pessah
Associate Producer
Ruth Atkinson
Definitely Real Interactive Narrative
Online Writer
Mar Ferreri
Online Writer
Roger Blast
Online Writer
Jenny McAllister
Online Writer
Mar Ferreri
Rapid Brainstorm Writer
Andrew Somerville
Interactive Narrative PA
Martha Fehrman
Marketing Team
Social Media Strategist
Arianna Armstrong
Online Community Manager
Jackson Foster
Online Community Manager
Ashley Yonan
Paid Media Specialist
Chanelle Leslie
Social Media Manager / Consultant
Josh Monast
Marketing Assistant
Alicia Fiorina
Addl Social Media Manager
Adwoa Ayesu
Marketing Consultant
Patricia Galea
Project Assistant
Alex Poe
Project Assistant
Alicia Fiorina
Project Assistant
Zack “Mac” Bermack
Research Assistant
Michelle Krasowski
Keyboard Cast
Zander Jones
Sophie Schweik
Team Takedown
Hank Whitson
Temba His Arms
Roger Blast
Maria Jones
Ellie DiBerardino
Nova, Jenna, Soph, Emily
Grace O’Rourke
Clark, Alana, Jenna, JAX
Marcel Gabbett
Hudson, Katie, Tessa, Janus, Moss
Gina Pasciuto
Tech Team
Isolation Web UX Designer
Caroline Luu
Isolation Web UX Designer
Sari Morgenstern
Isolation Web UX Consultant
Joseph Hren
Isolation Web Developer
Amy Wieliczka
Backend Development, System Management, and IT
Hans Sprecher
Systems Consultant
Eric Berglund
Production Team
Website Developer
Keith Hickman-Perfetti
Website Developer
Tiago Fernandes
UX and Graphic Designer
Anna Fedorova
Graphic Designer
Jessica Ikenberry
Graphic Designer
Meghan Schultz
Graphic Designer
Sophie Lindemann
Archiving Team
Derek Leckner
Ben Rock
Ka-Ping Yee
Business Development Team
Business Development Lead
Ben Broad
Merchandising Consultant
Bob Stein
Business Development Consultant
Rick Joyce
Business Development Consultant
Michael Stein
Business Development Consultant
Jack Saperstein
Business Development Consultant
Aviad Haimi-Cohen
Advisor
John Stockdale
Advisor
Alex Feerst
Advisor
Dale Stephens
Advisor
Jeremy Rossmann
Advisor
Jonathan Cain
Consultant
Mischa Steiner
Consultant
Benja Juster
Legal Counsel
Relani Belous
Legal Counsel
Addison Adams
Addl Legal Counsel
Wade German
Addl Legal Counsel
George Rush
Addl Legal Counsel
Clifford Lo
Accounting
RG Alliance
DARED MY BEST FRIEND FILM
Based on the original series by
Harrison Prince
Starring
Keith Miller
Jared Scott
Grace Rizzo
Director of Photography
Michael Marius Pessah, ASC
Casting Director
Cynthia Huffman
Production Designer
Katie Theel
Edited by
Russell Costanzo
Cast
Zander Jones
Keith Miller
David King
Jared Scott
Mia Jones
Grace Rizzo
Detective Hernandez
Lisa Goodman
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Spirit
Alea Rain
Isaac Hiro
Kaizen Betts-Lacroix
Marlene Landers
Ellaine Ballace
Bank Teller
Kelly Ann Barrett
Cain Moss
Jacob Michael
Definitely Not David King
Robin Akerstrand
Phone Salesperson
Lina Green
Officer Marko
Rigo Obezo
Officer Advaita
Kari Hodge
SWAT Officer
Ryan Poole
ALSO FEATURING
Christopher Adam
Riley Duncan
Dakota Michael
Christopher Alvord
Perry D’Marco
Cary Mizobe
Chelsey Amaro
Thomas Ernst
Kyle Mullins Adam
Lisa Anderson
Alexis Evans
Nick Nieto
Ariana Azoulai
Micah Flaum
Ralph Nunneley
Widny Bazile
Erik Friestad
Shane O'Shea
Journey Brener
Giorgia Fujita
Nickolas Ostby
Emma Bruno
Amanda Fyre
Brandon Panagos
Brain Butler
Alfred Gabidellini
Natalie Petti
Jamie Charoen
Rachel Golden
Michael Pizzuto
Ethan Christopher
Chelsea Heath
Juan Rodriguez
Vanessa Conde
Sheila Heinbach
Connor Skific
Philip Cook
Cory Johnson
Jonathan Underwood
John Corcoran
Martin Killion B
Maxwell Vermillion
Christopher Craven
Melina Kolani
Tresian Welsh
Shantelle Cuevas Lee
Sam Lazarus
Cortland Wetstein
Sarah Curr
Marcos Leiva
Brooklyn Wilde
Galyna Cuvichak
Katherine Levy
Kevin Williams
Amanda DIll
Ivy Lindsey
Jasmine With
Stephen Davis
Jazmin MIller
Karen Wright
Romika Dobowski
Greg Maness
Lilva del Rosso
CREW: PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Line Producer
Nancy Yalley
Co-Producer
Marvin Cheng
Co-Producer
Hernany Perla
UPM
Briana Goldberg
UPM
Suzann Toni
First AD
Karim Nabil
First AD
Ivy Lindsey
First AD
Casey Nicholas Price
First AD
Kathy Sue Holtorf
Second AD
Kathleen Y. Choi
Second AD
Harry Katz
Second AD
Nicolette Hayes
Second AD
Jordan Paley
Second AD
Kristen Brancaccio
Script Supervisor
Ann Doria
Script Supervisor
Michael Coulombe
Script Consultant
Ruth Atkinson
Accountant / Coordinator
Tim Kerigan
Accountant
Nastassia Yalley
Office PA / Coordinator
Alex Lepkowski
Casting Assistant
Nadja Hussein
PA / 2nd 2nd AD
Otibho Okojie
Pre-Production PA
Jamal Wade
Addl Photography
Jorel O’Dell
Addl Photography
Evan Av’tal
Addl Photography
Ben Meserve
1st AC
Joe Gunawan
1st AC
Ezra Riley
1st AC
Carl Loven
2nd AC
Joe Ashi
2nd AC
Christopher Brooks
2nd AC
Erika Rydel
2nd AC
Jonathan Cypress
2nd AC
Brendan J. Boyle
2nd AC
Olivia Freshwater
Steadicam Operator
Nick Sarabyn
Drone Operator
Russel Dun
Set Dresser
Emma Bradford
Prop Master
Paige Saucyn
Addl Production Design
Mollie Wartelle
Addl Set Dressing
TJ Ryan
Addl Set Dressing
Nicole McCammon
Addl Set Dresser / Art PA
Noel Dombroski
Art PA
Codee Hutchins
Art PA
Victoria O’Brien
Art PA
Victoria Ward
Wardrobe Supervisor
Morgan Thompson
Gaffer
Jordan Av’tal
Gaffer
Dave Wilwayco
Addl Gaffer
Remy Dixon
Addl Gaffer
Jordan Driskill
Best Person Electric
Jonothan Maulino
Best Person Electric
Robin Kim
Electrician
Pilou Martinel
Key Grip
Kyle Thor
Best Person Grip
Bevis Tran
Best Person Grip
Robert Julin
Best Person Grip
Brian Scott
Best Person Grip
Alex Baele
Best Person Grip
Jordan Fliehler
Best Person Grip
Rob Padilla
Best Person Grip
Dustin Weathers
Grip
Sean Carr
Grip
Kevin Ramirez
Grip
Christopher Cagley
Swing
Ernesto Prieto
Swing
Charles Cartwright
Swing
Scott Stevenson
DIT
Felix Pineiro
BTS Videography
Rosa Costanza
Sound Mixer
Jake White
Addl Sound Mixer
Matt Brodnick
Addl Sound Mixer
YJ Gold
Boom Operator
Marlon Clark
Addl Boom Operator
Joseph Duemig
Addl Boom Operator
Jason Brooks
2nd Boom / Utility
Matthew Taylor
MUA / Hair
Jennifer Buchalla
MUA / Hair Assistant
Rachel Anderson
MUA / Hair Assistant
Brandon Horsley-Thompson
Addl MUA / Hair Assistant
Jaime Gasper
Stunt Coordinator
John C. Epperson
Set Medic
Amanda J. Dobos
Set Medic
Hannah Safar
Catering
Catherine Olazabal
Catering
Intercept Catering
Craft Services
AG Craft Service
Producing Advisor
Michael Prall
Producing Advisor
Ron Baldwin
Addl Casting Support
Doug Haley
Addl Casting Support
Jamie Ember
Production Assistants
Fatou Sy
Daniel Anderson
Kwesi Salman
Jermaine Williams
Nadine Flores
Zachary Perry
Harry Stephenson
POST-PRODUCTION
Post Production Supervisor
Cathy McAllister
Additional Editing by
Michael Frost
Assistant Editor
Charles Wright
Assistant Editor
Jacob Strunk
Additional Music & Programming
Justin Bell
Poster & Visual Effects Design
Diane Nguyen
MUSIC
"Back of Smile"
Composed By Danny McCrum, Kasey Lansdale BMI
Courtesy of Blue Siren Records
"Twisted"
Composed by Jaakko Manninen
Performed by Lindsey Compton Written by Tuuli Manninen, Lee Anna McCollum and Lindsey Compton.
Courtesy of No-Office America
"Hustle Bustle"
Composed and Performed by Danny McCrum
Courtesy of Paper Plane Music
"Come On, Brother"
Composed by Clude Lawrence
Performed by Lawrence Courtesy of Same Wavelength LLC
"Mosquito"
Composed and Performed by Ben Jurisich, Matt Harvey and Glen Child Performed by Danny McCrum
Courtesy of Paper Plane Music
"Clear History"
Written By Lisa Crawley and Rob Kleiner
Performed by Lisa Crawley By Arrangement with Think Music, Inc.
CREW: ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Los Angeles, CA
Line Producer
Cary Woodworth
Production Manager
Jiaqi Lin
Location Manager
Ben Foley
Second AD
Teddy Wynne
DIT
Alex Rodriguez
Production Sound
Haoran Li
Covid Health & Safety Supervisor
Hunter VanderZwaag
Sanitation
John Simpson
Wardrobe
Daisy Reyna
Gaffer
Tyler Rousseau
Gaffer
Logan Alesso
Best Person Electric
Logan Wade
Best Person Grip
Byron Rodriguez
Sanitation / Art PA
Daniel Arreguin
Set PA
Greg Minier
Set PA
John Jack Murphy
Drone Operator - Los Angeles
Los Feliz Airlines / Bela Temesvary
Addl Videographer
Scott Stevenson
Addl Videographer
Nova Avon
Addl Sound
Aobo Huang
Addl AC
Matthew Burke
Police Cruiser
Rigo Obezo
Bend, OR
Drone Operator
WK Studios / Paul Powers
Police Cruiser
Tim Litherland
Police Cruiser
Valerie Knight
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION & EDITING
Film Trailer Editor
KO Creative
Social Media Cutdowns Editor
Kyle Peters
Social Media Trailers Editor
Jason Wishnow
Teaser Trailer by
Rob Wadleigh
Teaser Trailer Editor
Brody Gusar
Wrap-up video by
Par Parekh
Documentarian
Courtney Quirin
Additional Video Editing
Matthew Burke
Project Trailer by
Andrew Såulf
INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE CREATOR PROJECTS
Outrage Nation
Ashley Bancroft
Amanda Dieli
Concept
Erica Blair
Concept
Brooke Kelty
Creative Reality Entertainment Division
Producer, Stu LaBeouf
Chris Swimmer
Faye Bliss
Jen Johnson
Seth Hodgeman
Colin Epstein
Hank Vittgen
Ben Mossbarger
Pepper Nicks
Fenner
DIY Invaders
Created by
Dan Gerbarg & Tyler Prehm
Puppets and Set Design
Tyler Prehm
Music and Sound Design
Dan Gerbarg
Writer
Dan Gerbarg, Tyler Prehm & Jacob Shelton
Asst Producer, Asst Director, Art Dept & VFX
Eris Deo
Best Bean
Sarah Lew
Ship Voice
Abed Gheith
Probe Voice
Eris Deo
Frisky Talk & Tall Tails
Producer & Tabatha Grey
Caitlyn Kilgore
Tom Peterson
Dominick Palamenti
Get Away From It All
Jackson Hantz
Liam Merkle
Phillip Gaither
John Michael Hailey
Aiden Shallow
Joshua Dotson
Sara Wesson
Sarah Ellis
Betsy Birza
Hannah Frizell
Maximum Required Effort Store
Created by
Shuai Chen
Graphic Design, Puzzle Assistant
Nell Quinn-Gibney
Miss Information
Writer, Producer, Actor
Ashton Swinford
Director / Editor
Nick Moore
Producer / Actor
Whitman Johnson
Nonsense
Created by
John Sanborn
Undeniable Drama Codex
Created by
Billiam Rodgers
Graphic Design
Karen Wennberg
911 Caller
Alysha Shaw
Tormentors R Us
Created by
Sarah Duryea
Created by
Martha Fehrman
VFX For Hire
Created by
Samuel Tarr
With a little help from
Laurie Heller
DEVELOPMENT
Development Producer
Reena Dutt
Additional Writing
Diane Weipert
Development Assistant
Roxanne Black
Development Assistant
Tania Abdul
Development Assistant
Luke Ornish
Development Sprint Project Manager
Whitney Deatherage
Development Ops Manager
Benner Boswell
Story World Consultants
Chris London
Michelle Cutler
Mark Davis
Ellie DiBereradino
Nick Man
Jared Rudolph
Ad Naka
Jen Johnson
Chris Swimmer
Zach Fish
Evan Budaj
Development Team
Catherine Day
Sergio Garrido-Ramirez
Spencer Williams
Corey Cleland
Uriah Findley
Christian Charapata
Development Advice & Consulting
Matt Bell
Nic Gonda
Rebecca Power
Christopher Bisignani
Matthew Goodman
Tory Reiss
Mylee Blake
Jeremie Guiraud
Elie Reiss
Ben Boult
Dominic Haxton
Zachary Reiss-Davis
Dustin Boyer
Tommy Honton
Benjamin Reynolds
Anthony Brichetto
Todd Huffman
Issac Roth
Marc Canter
William Jack
Grace Royer
Brian DeRosa
Rick Jaime-Bettan
Eugene Schvarts
Jack Dreifuss
Vince Kadlubek
Eric Sheehan
Jonathan Duffy
Thomas Koff
Sean Stevens
Anna Federova
Marie Lamb
Simone Syed
Ysiad Ferreiras
Jennifer Lee 8.
Lauren Tabak
Michael Garcia Ryan
Spencer McCall
Alastair Trueger
Dan Garon
Bj Mendelson
Katharina Volz
Jon Gillon
Drew Moxon
Chris Wallis
Steven Glick
Andrew Murphy
Montrey Whittaker
Joshua Goldbard
Jim O’Neill
Wojciech Zaremba
Nicole Patrice
Heroes
Stephen Alerhand
Michael Kaufman
Jonathan Cain
Mohamed Kazaz
Scott Fixell
Alex Neth
Alexis Gilbard
Albert Ni
Brandon Goldman
Jan Posma Paul
Aviad Haimi-Cohen
Henri Roussez
Carol Kaufman
AGITPROP FILM
Chief Propaganda Officer
Anatoly Sokalov
Assistant to the Chief
Liza Popova
Propaganda Specialist
Katerina Volkova
Solutions
Pavel Mikhaylov
Agitprop Videography
Dillon Morris
Agitprop Videography
Brenton Cooper
Agitprop Videography
Michael Murray
Agitprop America Support Team
Sean McCabe
Ellie MacBride
Ellie DiBerardino
Jon Schoonhoven
Kari Hodge
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Kidpower.Org
Sari Morgenstern
Monument
Jonas Norr Lauren
Stewart Alsop
Siena Oberman
Ash Anderson
Sanjay Parekh
Ron Baldwin
Michael Prall
Barnett Brettler
Take Presents 3
Evan Budaj
Aza Raskin
Tom Buehler
Lev Ricanti
Jason Dragon
Adam Siegel
Nathan Duckles
Christian Sosa
Alex Green
Kate Stohr
Tristan Harris
Jesse Stout
Roxine Helberg
Bernie Su
Katie Joseff
Noam Teyssier
Dan Kaminsky
Colin Vale
Evan Kelso
Jessie Woletz
Brett Kistler
Jeremy Yap
Mike Kolko
Julian Yap
Conor Lenahan
Adrienne st. Aubin
Muriel MacDonald
Irene van der Zande
David Morgenstern
AND
Maria Jones
Luly Trueba
Todd Jones
Michael Scovotti
Stephanie King
Shanna Forrestall
Peter King
Andy Gates
Mark of Deluxe Movies
Richard French
Chase of Chase Computer
Chase Huneke
Boris of Telemarketers Ltd.
Daniel Salas
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