A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownest to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. ...
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Director:
Mike Jittlov
Stars:
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Cast
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Mike Jittlov | ... | Mike Jittlov / The Wizard / Torch Carrier (Wizard Film) |
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Richard Kaye | ... | Harvey Bookman |
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Paige Moore | ... | Cindy Lite / Dancer / Pretty Hitchhiker (Wizard Film) |
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Deven Chierighino | ... | Brian Lucas / Photographer (Wizard Film) (as David Conrad) |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Lucky Straeker | |
| John Massari | ... | Steve Shostakovich / Photographer (Wizard Film) | |
| Gary Schwartz | ... | Canadian Thug | |
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Frank LaLoggia | ... | American Thug |
| Philip Michael Thomas | ... | Policeman Mickey Polanko | |
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Lynda Aldon | ... | Policewoman Minnie Smith |
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Baron | ... | Policedog Pluto |
| Arnetia Walker | ... | Tina Dreem / Running Girl | |
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Ben Kronen | ... | C.C. de Schwartz |
| Angelique Pettyjohn | ... | Dora Belair | |
| Will Ryan | ... | All the Unions / Mr. President (voice) (as William Z. Ryan) | |
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A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownest to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends. Written by Magnus Y Alvestad <magnus@johanna2.hsr.no>
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film within a film | stop motion animation | filmmaking | autobiographical | based on short film |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
September 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Czarnoksieznik predkosci i czasu See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$1,535,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Jittlov / Kaye Productions,Rochambeau Productions (I),Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment See more »
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Mike 'The Wizard' Jittlov: What do I want to do? I'll show you what I want to do! I want to do this...
[hands over a script]
Harvey Bookman: What is this, a cartoon?
Mike 'The Wizard' Jittlov: No, it's a live-action feature film with a real story.
Harvey Bookman: A real story? With real people?
Mike 'The Wizard' Jittlov: Yes! And Special Effects that mean something. They aren't just frosting on the cake.
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Trivia
Took over five years to complete. See more »Goofs
A character makes a continuity error. In Mike's film-within-a-film, the Wizard takes Cindy to Hollywood. She phones her friends back home, who all run out into the street hoping to see the Wizard, and Cindy is somehow in that group too. See more »Quotes
Harvey Bookman: What the hell do you want to do?Mike 'The Wizard' Jittlov: What do I want to do? I'll show you what I want to do! I want to do this...
[hands over a script]
Harvey Bookman: What is this, a cartoon?
Mike 'The Wizard' Jittlov: No, it's a live-action feature film with a real story.
Harvey Bookman: A real story? With real people?
Mike 'The Wizard' Jittlov: Yes! And Special Effects that mean something. They aren't just frosting on the cake.
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Crazy Credits
Mike Jittlov's credit for himself in the opening credits (written on an 8mm reel box) is "Directed by the man in the green jacket" (He wears a green jacket throughout the entire film). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I first saw this movie back in 1989 with some friends of mine, we were in the habit of going to the video store and TRYING to find a movie none of us had seen. One trip brought us this rare gem. We watched it and were thoroughly amused by this story of Mike Jittlov vs. Hollywood. The stop-motion effects were simply amazing, executed with skill that would make ILM green with envy. The story was funny in a poking-fun-at-Hollywood-and-ourselves kind of way. NOTE: Our rental copy included the movies own hilarious trailer, this trailer does not seem to be included in copies available today (5 YEARS in the making! 5 DAYS in the theaters! ect). Watch it, love it, share it with your friends.