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A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jerry Stiller | ... | Morty Fineman |
 | Janeane Garofalo | ... | Paloma Fineman |
 | Max Perlich | ... | Ivan |
 | Ted Demme | ... | Himself |
 | Roger Corman | ... | Himself |
 | Ron Howard | ... | Himself |
 | Karen Black | ... | Herself |
 | Peter Bogdanovich | ... | Himself |
| Fred Williamson | ... | Himself |
 | Nick Cassavetes | ... | Himself |
 | Paul Logan | ... | Son |
| Stacy Fuson | ... | Daughter |
| Herb Marcus | ... | Old Man / Mr. Witz |
| Julie Strain | ... | Ms. Kevorkian |
| Stephen Kessler | ... | Steve |
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This film is hilarious, sublime and simply outstanding - a great example of how a very funny film can be made on a low budget. The adventures of Jerry Stiller's character, Morty, are recorded in this "Mocumentary" with nothing but the absolute best of results. Jerry is in almost every frame and he carries the film in a Herculean effort. Getting less respect than Rodney Dangerfield could have ever described, Morty carries on in his own deluded yet unwavering way. Just watching Morty's morning routine was worth the price of the ticket alone. The previous reviewer compared this to a lame SNL sketch - my advice is to watch it again-sober-and watch for the nuances of Stiller's performance (including the unbelievable deadpan reaction he gives to hearing a brutal criticism of his work) instead of the in-your-face gross-out "humor" that passes for amusement in the mainstream farce released by Hollywood over the past 20 years. Super cameos by a wealth of indie and some not-so-indie directors are fabulous. Great stuff.