Charlie Has Cancer (Original Pilot)

The Original Pilot of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an amateur short film made by Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, and Jordan Reid on their own with two simple camcorders. The estimated production cost is $85-200, which went almost solely to tapes for the cameras.

The working title of this project was "It's Always Sunny on TV", and was supposed to take place in Hollywood, CA. It follows three novice actors as they go on various auditions. Rob, Glenn and Charlie played themselves, using their real names.

The FX network decided to give the concept a chance. Later, storyline of this film was transformed into the fourth episode of the 1st Season of It's Always Sunny.

Cast

 * Glenn Howerton as Glenn
 * Charlie Day as Charlie
 * Rob McElhenney as Rob
 * Jordan Reid as Sweet Dee
 * Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress
 * Morena Baccarin as Carmen

Quotes

 * Glenn: The women in this city... shallow, materialistic and du... I mean, just stupid!..
 * Charlie: (stealing beer from the party) I know...