I Like Killing Flies (2004)

Director:

Matt Mahurin

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on the oddball Greenwich Village eatery, Shopsin's. |

Plot Keywords:

Eatery | New York City | Moving | Restaurant | Quote In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John A. Papa	...	Himself
Eve Shopsin	...	Herself
Kenny Shopsin	...	Himself
Calvin Trillin	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Mortal Films

Movie Connections:

References Suna no onna (1964)

Reality is better than fiction

I saw this movie the other night and was completely delighted by it. What passes for funny in most movies these days is usually recycled drivel that is apparent way before the punchline comes. Kenny Shopsin made me laugh at things I couldn't have imagined might come out of a human being's mouth-- and the best part is that a beat or two after you stop laughing, you realize how oddly thoughtful, intelligent and even tragic he is.

For what it's worth, the night I went, the director was there to talk about the movies afterwords and he came across as a very good guy who deserves to have people see his movie so he can go on making more like it. Also, if you take the advice of one of the other reviewers and visit Shopsin's while you're in Manhattan, don't tell him you're there because of the movie-- he'll throw you out.