Jimmy Tupper vs. the Goatman of Bowie was the very first SXSW 2010 screener that I watched and it really set the bar high for the rest of this year’s films. I have always wanted to like found footage horror films – most likely due to my obsession with cinematic realism – but films like The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield left me feeling so frustrated. Found footage directors never seemed to really respect the intelligence of their audience. I always felt like the director didn’t think I would notice if some scenes could not have been filmed by any character in the film or there is unrealistic expositional dialogue. Then again, maybe most filmgoers didn’t care that the directors cheated or took shortcuts in order to advance an all too traditional narrative? Well, after watching Jimmy Tupper vs. the Goatman of Bowie, I immediately sensed a kinship with its writer-director-actor Andrew Bowser.
- 4/6/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Director: Andrew Bowser Writer: Andrew Bowser Starring: Andrew Bowser, Pedro Gonzalez, Chris Jones, Michael Eller, Tim Kuczka, Micah Terrill, Rose Rodkey, Brittany Latorre We all have known someone like Jimmy Tupper (Andrew Bowser). He is that guy that always gets too drunk at parties. He makes a fool of himself and can be quite the buzz kill for those who can hold their liquor and know their limits. No one really likes guys like Jimmy Tupper. Jimmy Tupper is a nobody. Even the guys who he considers to be his friends seem to despise him. Nonetheless, guys like Jimmy Tupper always seem to know where the party is at. And here he is, a drunken fool once again. This time when Jimmy finally passes out for the night, his friends decide to teach him a lesson. They drive him out to the woods and drop him on the forest floor.
- 3/28/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
.Jimmy fucking Tupper is not crazy!.
Or, is he? Jimmy Tupper is your run-of-the-mill loser, living in Bowie, Maryland. He.s a young man that spends his time drinking, getting high and screwing around, wasting his life. One night of pursuing said recreational activities with some friends leads Jimmy to pass out on the floor.
Being the kind-hearted and trustworthy friends that they are, the limp and unconscious Jimmy is driven out into the woods at night and left to awake discombobulated with no bearing on his location. The next morning, his friends set out to retrieve Jimmy, only to discover him making frantic claims of being attacked by some mysterious creature known locally as the Goatman.
Jimmy.s easy-going, fun-loving friends immediately write off his encounter as a booze and drug induced hallucination, but Jimmy knows it was real and set out with his friend.s camcorder to capture...
Or, is he? Jimmy Tupper is your run-of-the-mill loser, living in Bowie, Maryland. He.s a young man that spends his time drinking, getting high and screwing around, wasting his life. One night of pursuing said recreational activities with some friends leads Jimmy to pass out on the floor.
Being the kind-hearted and trustworthy friends that they are, the limp and unconscious Jimmy is driven out into the woods at night and left to awake discombobulated with no bearing on his location. The next morning, his friends set out to retrieve Jimmy, only to discover him making frantic claims of being attacked by some mysterious creature known locally as the Goatman.
Jimmy.s easy-going, fun-loving friends immediately write off his encounter as a booze and drug induced hallucination, but Jimmy knows it was real and set out with his friend.s camcorder to capture...
- 3/14/2010
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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