My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)

"My Big Fat Independent Movie" is a spoof along the lines of "Scary Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie." It includes parodies of some of the indie film world's most renowned movies such as ... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Zlotorynski

Writers:

Chris Gore (screenplay), Adam Schwartz

Stars:

Paget Brewster, Neil Barton, Eric Hoffman

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Paget Brewster	...	Julianne
Neil Barton	...	Sam
Eric Hoffman	...	Harvey
Darren Keefe	...	Johnny Vince (as Darren Reiher)
Ashley Head	...	Anomalie
Brian Krow	...	Memento Guy
John Fortson	...	Spader
Neil Hopkins	...	Lanky Man
Rob Schrab	...	Bald Genius
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Agnew	...	Mexican Standoff Extra
Regina Berger	...	Lola
Eric Campos	...	Mexican Standoff Extra
Neil Dooley	...	Greek Father
David Douglas	...	Spike
Robert Eaton	...	Creepy Security Guard

Storyline

"My Big Fat Independent Movie" is a spoof along the lines of "Scary Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie." It includes parodies of some of the indie film world's most renowned movies such as "Memento," "Pulp Fiction," "Magnolia," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Amelie," "Run Lola Run," "El Mariachi," "The Good Girl," "Pi," "Swingers" and many others.

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Plot Keywords:

spoof | independent film

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Taglines:

The comedy that exposes independent film for the first time.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual humor, language and violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Big Fat Indy Movie

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aloha Pictures, Film Threat DVD

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the hugest box office flops of all time, costing $3 million to make and earning only $4,655 (0.2% of the budget) in its limited theatrical run.

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Quotes

Sam: We're more in than the 70's were during the 90's.

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Connections

References Dr. Phil (2002)

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Soundtracks

"What's For Breakfast"
by Christianna N. Dicken

User Reviews

Tough "genre" to parody

The problem with this movie is that it's parodying something that really can't be parodied or doesn't want to be parodied. To parody indie movies means that there's a style to an indie movie that every indie movie has. But that's not the case which is why this movie loses a lot of the humor that comes from a great comedy like Airplane. A disaster movie, a superhero movie or a similar genre has a structure that's similar across all movies of its genre. But an indie movie doesn't have a similar structure. A early Weinstein period piece is very different from a Tarantino flick which is very different from a mumblecore movie. To say that all Sundance movies are alike means that there's a formula for Sundance movies that you just have to follow and you can get into Sundance. Perhaps that is what the screenwriter is trying to say. There may be some truth to that but he hasn't found the right vehicle to satirize that.