Overnight (2003)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Tony Montana
Mark Brian Smith

Release Date:

8 July 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

There's More Than One Way To Shoot Yourself

Plot:

A documentary on the rise and stumble of Troy Duffy, the bartender-cum-filmmaker who was swept up by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein to turn his script for The Boondock Saints into a feature film.

Plot Keywords:

Filmmaker | Rise And Fall | Director | Writer Director | Film Industry

Cast

Jeffrey Baxter	...	Himself (as Jeffrey 'Skunk' Baxter)
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Herself (archive footage)
Chris Brinker	...	Himself
Jake Busey	...	Himself
Gordon Clark	...	Himself
Billy Connolly	...	Himself
Jim Crabbe	...	Himself
Willem Dafoe	...	Himself
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Himself
Marie Duffy	...	Herself
Robert Duffy	...	Himself
Tate Duffy	...	Himself
Taylor Duffy	...	Himself
Troy Duffy	...	Himself
Tyson Duffy	...	Himself
Cassian Elwes	...	Himself
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Himself
Jason Flom	...	Himself
John Goodman	...	Himself
Shaun Hill	...	Herself
Ramses Ishak	...	Himself
Jimi Jackson	...	Himself
Ron Jeremy	...	Himself
Matthew Modine	...	Himself
Tony Montana	...	Himself
Jerry O'Connell	...	Himself
Norman Reedus	...	Himself
Paul Reubens	...	Himself
Joel Roman	...	Himself
Ron Saint Germain	...	Himself (as Ron Saint Germaine)
Daniela Saioni	...	Herself
Mark Brian Smith	...	Himself
Patrick Swayze	...	Himself
Mark Wahlberg	...	Himself
Sharon Waxman	...	Herself
Harvey Weinstein	...	Himself (as Harvey)
John West	...	Himself
Billy Zane	...	Himself
Dave Zerr	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, sexual references and some nudity.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:18A (Ontario) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Boston University - One Sherborn Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Black & White Productions

Trivia:

According to a RUSiriusRadio.com pod-cast interview, Director Terry Zwigoff based his direction for Ethan Suplee in Art School Confidential (2006) on the way Troy Duffy acts as a director in this documentary.

Quotes:

Jeffrey Baxter: Very very few people have all the necessary ingredients for ultimate self-confidence.

Movie Connections:

Features "Channel 4 News" (1982/II)

glimpse into the dark side of Hollywood

I saw this film at the San Diego Film Festival and consider myself extremely lucky to have seen it. The film chronicles the rise and crumble of Troy Duffy, temporary wunderkind. The film managed to capture the process of instant success and provide such a thorough window into one man's descent into his own ego. Duffy manages to ruin every single wonderful opportunity he is blessed with. He becomes a pariah in the film industry, a dirty word that even the munificent Harvey Weinstein won't touch. It is an incredibly intense, cringe-inducing film as you see Duffy unravel in front of the directors ever-present camera. Duffy uses the camera as confessional and it in turn captures his self-inflicted demise. It is a testament to the filmmakers ability that they managed to infuse the film with a palpable sense of pity for their subject. This film must be compulsory viewing for any filmmaker as a cautionary tale into the heart of hype, ego, and the fleeting love affair Hollywood has with the next big thing. Bravo gentlemen, you've made a great film.