Hank Walker worked at the Webster company for four decades. He saved millions for his company and kept it running each day. Yet he was fired when Webster got new management.
With A.I. system software coming in, the new management didn’t want Hank Walker, the best auto engineer, who had been nothing but his best and loyal. As Hank Walker found himself unemployed, the rival company CEO Emily Wolff was determined to finally get to work with him after her endless unsuccessful persuasion.
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- Part 1: Meet the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Cast & Their Fantastic Characters
- Part 2: ReelShort’s Latest Comeback Story: You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Overview
- Part 3: Take A Glimpse Into The Exciting Episodes of You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Movie
- Part 4:Where to Watch You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Full Movie?
Part 1: Meet the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Cast & Their Fantastic Characters
Tyler Harlow as Hank Walker
Introducing Tyler Harlow, an actor and a model who’s originally from Westminster West, Vermont. This handsome hunk is a camper, firefighter, ice hockey player, and hiker who moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of his long, passionate acting dream.
In the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit movie, Tyler Harlow plays Hank Walker, a middle-aged mechanic working at the Webster company. He was the backbone of Detroit, building cars from scratch. Despite being the number one engineer, he chose loyalty towards his company instead of chasing better opportunities.
For forty years Hank Walker worked for Webster. But after a new tech company took over the management, Hank got fired. However, he got a million-dollar opportunity at a rival company that knew what Hank was worth.
Moriah N. Boone as Emily Wolff
Next up in the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit cast we have Moriah N. Boone, an American actor, singer, model, writer, and trained ballet and hip-hop dancer. She holds a BA in Journalism. Originally from Show Low, Arizona, Moriah moved to Los Angeles as she began her acting journey.
On ReelShort, Moriah N. Boone has featured in various viral verticals like “DILFS,” “Pregnant By My Ex’s Dad,” and “Alpha’s Regret.”
In this latest ReelShort vertical, Moriah plays Emily Wolff, a CEO of an auto company called Mach 15. This company was rivals to the Websters, but they had the genius auto mechanic Emily wanted. So with Hank Walker refusing to accept her offer to join Mach 15, Emily decided to keep an eye on him.
With Hank getting fired, Emily Wolff cracked gold as she welcomed Hank Walker to be part of Mach 15 and lead its new project. Confident and classy, Emily knew the true worth of Hank even when no one believed in him.
Declan Clifford as Tom Norris
Australian actor Declan Clifford is part of the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit cast lineup. He plays Tom Harrison, a thirty-year-old self-absorbed Ivy League graduate who relied heavily on A.I. tools. With the new tech management taking over Webster, Tom Norris, a lead engineer, wanted to fire Hank Walker and his coworkers, who had worked for Webster for decades.
But Tom Norris didn’t realize without the old bloomers he fired, his company would be doomed within days. Because no A.I. was going to replace the genius mechanic Tom Norris underestimated.
Annie Sullivan as Helen Davis
Meet Annie Sullivan, an LA-based actor who’s known for her appearances in films, commercials, and industrials. She holds a BA in Theatre, and apart from acting, Annie has also worked as a production assistant and casting assistant.
Annie plays Helen Davis in the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit movie. She is Hank Walker’s daughter, who still, at the age of thirty-two, relied on her father’s paycheck to pay her mortgage.
Greedy and selfish Helen Davis used her daughter to get her way with her father, who loved his grandchild. Having lost her mother due to inefficient insurance coverage, Helen held her father responsible for her mother’s death, as Hank had refused to leave Detroit when they had a chance, as he chose Webster over their family.
Despite Hank Walker being close to retirement, Helen wanted him to keep paying, as money was the least he could do for them given their incompetence to foot their bills.
Kevin Menkhorst as Jesse Davis
Model and actor Kevin Menkhorst is part of You Fired the Backbone of Detroit ReelShort’s cast list. He’s a trained actor, a fitness enthusiast, and a traveler who was born in the Netherlands.
Kevin plays Jesse Davis, husband of Helen and son-in-law of Hank Walker. He was a gambler, crass and a bully who lacked respect towards Hank Walker for being a mechanic at Webster for forty years.
Spending Hank’s paychecks on gambling, Jesse Davis was using Hank for money. When Hank got fired, Jesse withheld his daughter from seeing her grandfather until he could get him a fat paycheck.
More Cast:
- April Korovichenko as Audrey Davis
- Riley Kate Harper as Jesse Davis
- Mike Rubin as Ted Hamilton
- Chance Mccoy as Gary Williams
- Kevin Menkhorst as Evelyn Albon
Part 2: ReelShort’s Latest Comeback Story: You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Overview
You Fired the Backbone of Detroit plot follows Hank Walker, an engineer who was a loyal employee of the Webster company who never left his job despite getting better opportunities that could have saved his wife. He chose his town, his people, and his company he built from the ground over money and titles.
But after forty years of long loyalty to the Webster company, Hank Walker gets fired when Webster is taken over by a big tech company. Despite his warnings about the finicky machines, which needed a trained person to know how to keep up the maintenance, the new managers don’t care as Hank is kicked out.
Jobless and barely getting by, Hank Walker is kept from his granddaughter by his greedy daughter, who wanted Hank to continue giving them his paychecks. So Hank Walker started to collect scrap as he accidentally entered the rival car company Mach 15, which is having trouble fixing a critical error in the assembly line.
Just as Hank offered to help to fix the big issue at hand for free, and within minutes, he was mocked and insulted until the CEO, Emily Wolff, who had been trying to get Hank to work for her, finally came in. With Emily revealing Hank is the best engineer, the one who could resolve their problems, all eyes that doubted Hank Walker are proved wrong.
With Hank proving why he’s a genius, Emily wanted him to be part of Mach 15. Would Hank finally chase after better opportunities and join the rival Mach 15?
Part 3: Take A Glimpse Into The Exciting Episodes of You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Movie
Episode 1
A Webster Motor Car’s faulty brakes killed college students in a deadly explosion, leading to an investigation. With scandal leaving the Webster company on fire with potential lawsuits, Tom Norris had no way to figure out what the issue was. But Hank Walker, who designed the car back in the day, offered to figure out what the issue was when the million-dollar AI diagnostic system couldn’t.
With high-minded experiences lacking, Hank Walker used his old experience as he cracked the issue and finally saved millions for Webster in a heroic move in You Fired the Backbone of Detroit.
Episode 2
Hank Walker met with rival Mach 15’s CEO, Emily Wolff. She wanted Hank to fix a one-of-a-kind collector item for her nephew. She offered him $100,000, but Hank offered to fix her nephew’s car for free, calling it an easy fix.
As Hank left, Emily Wolff chased after him as she offered him to come work for her. Mach 15 was developing a new supercar called the Silver Lynx Model A. With Hank being one of the best engineers who was treated poorly at his company, Emily wanted Hank to join her. Hence, she offered Hank Walker a starting payment of ten million dollars.
Yet Hank Walker refused, as he was not ready to leave Webster after forty years. So he suggested Emily offer the job to some youngsters as he left, unbothered by the million-dollar opportunity.
But back at work, Hank Walker and his old buddies, who were expecting a bonus, instead received a shocker in the You Fired the Backbone of Detroit movie. With Webster Motor Company purchased by Tessolux, an EV car company, Hank, and his mates got fired.
Part 4: Where to Watch You Fired the Backbone of Detroit Full Movie?
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