The part of Wildfire is played by David Martin Rose. On his first day working as an intern for the sound department, David was approached by director Terry Kinney, and was asked to read for the part.
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Is this movie based on a novel?
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Yes. It's based on Diminished Capacity, a 1997 novel by Sherwood Kiraly.