Starving Artists (1997)

A handful of hapless, hungry artists brave absurdity, starvation, and a barrel of monkeys in this Boston-based romantic comedy.

Director:

Allan Piper

Writer:

Allan Piper

Stars:

Lillian Christie Allan, Scott M. Anderson, Deborah Berman

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lillian Christie Allan	...	William's Widow
Scott M. Anderson	...	Gordon
Deborah Berman	...	KoKo
Richard Berman	...	Voice Over
Colin Buckley	...	Party Host
Sandi Carroll	...	Doris
Jonno Deily-Swearingen	...	Officer Twedal
J.C. DeVore	...	Nick
John DeVore	...	Bob
David Fagundes	...	Voice Over
Jenna Forrider	...	Rachel the Telegram Girl
Cyndi Freeman	...	Roy
Geoff Gladstone	...	Xavier
Claire Harding	...	Jill
Miranda Hodgson	...	Voice Over

Storyline

Zach starves to produce an apocalyptic musical comedy. Doris and Jay starve to make a neo-noir thriller. Joy starves to write a comic book that the copy-shop won't copy because it's copyrighted to her. The street prophet starves because he has no food; but nobody listens to him because he's predicting the end of the world.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | comic book | theater | slapstick comedy | shootout | 

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Taglines:

forty artists... a barrel of monkeys... no angst...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fest Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shortly before the shoot of the musical number, two actors suffered leg injuries. Director Allan Piper re-choreographed the dance, putting all of the actors on crutches.

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Quotes

Bert: Hey, did you know the fake blood is mint-flavored?
Jay: Bert, what did I tell you about eating the props? Now go wash your mouth out with soap. You look like a fucking vampire.

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Crazy Credits

This movie does contain caffeine.

User Reviews

Comedy is funny to watch... not easy to make.

Witness, please, the recent witless re-make of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". Sure, money helps- it usually does- but at the end of the day, comedy is hard work.

In "Starving Artists" it's hard work that pays off. Low budget? Weak technical support? No-name cast? So what- it's a damned good film, funny as hell, and well produced given the obvious limitations.

Kudos, applause, and congratulations. If you get the chance, see it. Someday, somhow, you'll wish you had!