Documentary Filmmaking: Redux (17 Nov. 2011)

Dean Pelton is given the task to make an updated Greendale television commercial, but the shoot soon goes over budget and spirals out of control, descending the dean into madness--with Abed documenting the entire experience.

Director:

Joe Russo

Writers:

Dan Harmon (creator), Megan Ganz

Stars:

Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Joel McHale	...	Jeff Winger
Gillian Jacobs	...	Britta Perry
Danny Pudi	...	Abed Nadir
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Shirley Bennett
Alison Brie	...	Annie Edison
Donald Glover	...	Troy Barnes
Jim Rash	...	Dean Pelton
Ken Jeong	...	Señor Chang
Chevy Chase	...	Pierce Hawthorne
Luis Guzmán	...	Luis Guzmán
Richard Erdman	...	Leonard
Charley Koontz	...	Fat Neil
Erik Charles Nielsen	...	Garrett Lambert
Luke Youngblood	...	Magnitude
Dominik Musiol	...	Pavel

Storyline

When the school board asks Dean Pelton to make a new commercial for the school, he enlists the study group to star in his production. As he gets swept away with the project, more of the student body is pulled into the fray, including Magnitude, Fat Neil, Garrett, Leonard, Star-Burns and even Greendale alum and genuine celebrity, Luis Guzman. Meanwhile, Abed films all the activities for a documentary.

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Plot Keywords:

wilhelm scream | mockumentary

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

17 November 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one scene, a windmill can be seen in the background. This is a reference to Terry Gilliam's unfilmed Don Quixote, a story in which the hero mistakes windmills for giants. Due to setbacks and going over budget, the movie was never filmed. The documentary _Lost in La Mancha (2002)_ details the film's failure.

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Quotes

Dean Pelton: Mr Guzman, Luis, and can I just say, I loved you in... in... IMDb.

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Connections

References Forensic Files (2000)

User Reviews

One of the Best, if not the Best Episode of Season Three

This episode was hilarious from beginning to end. The title of this episode Documentary Filmmaking: Redux is a play on the Title Apocalypse Now Redux, Apocalypse Now is referenced a few times during the show saying that Hearts of Darkness (the documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse now) was actually far superior to the film it was documenting.

Dean Pelton is one of the best characters on the show, alongside Senor Chang, and it is nice to see him at the forefront of an episode as the main protagonist.

The basic plot of this episode is that the Dean is given some money to make a new commercial for Greendale Community College and instantly takes on the persona of an out of control director claiming no one understands his artistic vision. Slowly everyone becomes a little bit crazy at the stress of it all.

Jeff films some of his scenes in front of a Luis Guzman statue knowing that legally they can't use those images without Guzman's consent, when Guzman is notified of this he volunteers to be in the commercial further pushing the Dean's ego as artistic visionary.

This episode is just full of hilarity from beginning to end.