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cast-attrition thriller 

A film sub-genre in which the characters are picked off one by one, often by a masked killer or malignant force. Salient examples: Friday the 13th (Jason); Final Destination (Death); Sunshine (the Sun).

Coined by Tasha Robinson of the AV Club to describe Danny Boyle's film "Sunshine"(2007).
Originating quote, from the review of "Sunshine"(2007) -
In many ways, Sunshine is a been-there-done-that cast-attrition thriller: Alien with an exterior monster instead of an interior one, Event Horizon with better effects and less gore, Pitch Black with the contrast turned way up. The cast members make wry jokes about getting eliminated one at a time, horror-movie style, but they still follow all the horror-movie procedures, even duly splitting up in a dangerous, unknown situation. It's like they've gracefully accepted that they're just hitting a series of predestined, genre-mandated marks. - Tasha Robinson, Onion A.V. Club
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Cast of wishes 

A fake movie that is promoted on You Tube.
The only segments of "Cast of wishes" that anybody has ever seen are the fan-made previews, and the opening credits, using music recycled from "Disney's Pinnochio".
So, basicly, it's just a fake movie!
Drake: Yo, Josh, ever seen "Cast of wishes"?
Josh: Oh, yhat fake You Tube movie? Yeah, why!?
Drake: Disney finnaly aqquerd the rights from ASACAPRA to make the real movie!
Josh: Nice!
Cast of wishes by Scott Daniel March 24, 2008

Cast Orbs 

1950s American slang for "see". Was used by teenagers and hipsters, now has a fellow kid vibe.
Man, this is the coolest! Wait'll John casts his orbs on it.

I'm really swinging, casting orbs on you like this.

I can't wait to cast orbs on what the cats've got in store for us.
Cast Orbs by char05 May 29, 2019

cast of "Deliverance" 

the white employees of any southern based business
After Kia built a car manufacturing plant on the Georgia-Alabama border, they hired the cast of "Deliverance" to build their cars.

cast member 

An employee of Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, or Disneyland Tokyo.

Departments include, but are not limited to:
- Attractions (the best)
- Foods, including Outdoor Vending (ODV)
- Custodial
- Merchandise
- Entertainment
- Maintenance
- Security
- Guest Relations
- Main Entrance
- Etc.

See also: guest, Fastpass, backstage, onstage, lead
The cast member at "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" was asked where the Fastpass for Space Mountain was located for perhaps the one-hundredth time that day.
cast member by amg May 2, 2003

Cast button 

A scary button that you may accidentally press when you watch porn and stream it on your parents tv usually below the play button exept pornhub
I got grounded for pressing the cast button

Friend: oh man i better watch out
Cast button by Bigjuicylongman September 22, 2019