Actors: Lose Your Boston Accent In Four Weeks

Where did Hollywood casting directors turn when they needed some R-dropping extras and bit players for Mel Gibson's set-in-Boston thriller, Edge of Darkness? Boston Casting.

But not every made-in-Massachusetts film is set in Massachusetts. Some, like Paul Blart: Mall Cop, are filmed in Massachusetts, but set in places such as New Jersey. No Boston accents required.

That's why Boston Casting has started up a Boston Accent Reduction Class. Four weeks and $199 later, you can sound every bit as bland and vaguely midwestern as Tom Cruise!

We listen in on the first day of class.

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