On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New York to Hollywood, California.
Plan 9 From Syracuse is of 1 hour(s) and 39 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 2007-09-07. It has the tagline: How far are you willing to go for a dream?
Genres: Documentary
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