Hollywood is a creative writing game released in 1995 by Theatrix Interactive. Users input text and can watch the characters read it. The game features a choice of 24 scenes and multiple cartoon animal characters. Having been released for more than a decade and its original developer defunct, this software is now considered abandonware

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Hollywood features ten cartoon characters:

• Larry, a yellow hippie dog.
• Sid, a purple anteater in a blue business suit.
• Tiffany, a glamorous orange dog.
• Artie, a nerdy-looking alligator.
• Charlotte, a policewoman fox.
• Chuck, a palm tree in a flower shirt and lei.
• Billie, A purple dog with glasses and pink hair.
• JJ, a cool dog with a backwards baseball cap.
• Bev, a fat pink cat with blue hair in a green jacket and knee highs.
• Lucille, a pig with curly blonde hair and a red jacket.

Users may change the voices, names, and jobs/interests of the characters.

When Hollywood and Hollywood High

Hollywood High

Hollywood High is a creative writing game released in 1996 by Theatrix Interactive. It is the sequel to Theatrix's Hollywood, which featured only animal cartoon characters. The game features a choice of 37 scenes and multiple human cartoon characters. Users input text and watch the characters read it...

were installed on the same computer, the two could be combined by using a key received by calling Theatrix after launching the "Unlock Hollywood" program; however, since the developer is now defunct, this feature is no longer available.

Hollywood won the 1996 "Excellence in Software" award for Best Home Creativity Software Program.