Overnight (2003)

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.

Directors:

Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith

Stars:

Jeffrey Baxter, Chris Brinker, Jake Busey

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeffrey Baxter	...	Himself (as Jeffrey 'Skunk' Baxter)
Chris Brinker	...	Himself
Jake Busey	...	Himself
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gordon Clark	...	Himself
Billy Connolly	...	Himself
Jim Crabbe	...	Himself
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Himself
Willem Dafoe	...	Himself
Marie Duffy	...	Herself
Robert Duffy	...	Himself
Tate Duffy	...	Himself
Taylor Duffy	...	Himself
Troy Duffy	...	Himself
Tyson Duffy	...	Himself

Storyline

The rags-to-riches-to-rags story of Troy Duffy, a blue collar Boston twenty something that struck a dream movie deal with Miramax in 1997 to direct the $15 million project "Boondock Saints" from his own script. It was a deal that received worldwide attention. But when Miramax jumped ship and put the film in turnaround, Duffy's overnight success soon starts to crash and burn.

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Plot Keywords:

film industry | writer director | director | filmmaker | rise and fall | 

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Taglines:

There's More Than One Way To Shoot Yourself

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2005 (UK)

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$550,052 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black & White Productions, Ether Films, Ronnoco Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Troy Duffy: Opinionated-ass fuckin' film students are about the most putrid lot I can think of.

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Connections

References Sleepy Hollow (1999)

User Reviews

Good Movie

There is nothing more enjoyable than watching a very mean and terrible person getting what he deserves. It helps me get up in the morning that complete jerks like Troy Duffy get what they deserve. He is an egotistical under talented sexist intolerant moronic alcoholic piece of trash that I have no sympathy for. He clearly did it to himself. Although I have to say this film was not well put together and carried on on some subjects too long it was very entertaining. It is amazing to see how much Troy Duffy thinks of himself. He is a jerk to his whole family especially his brother. I really cannot believe he is trying to get back into the industry with Boondock Saints 2. Poof!