Dill Scallion (1999)

The rise and fall of a school bus driver turned country music singer. Roger Ebert calls this film festival favorite "A country music Spinal Tap." Written and directed by Jordan Brady

Director:

Jordan Brady

Writer:

Jordan Brady

Stars:

Billy Burke, Lauren Graham, Kathy Griffin

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Billy Burke	...	Dill Scallion
Lauren Graham	...	Kristie Sue
Kathy Griffin	...	Tina
David Koechner	...	Bubba Pearl
Henry Winkler	...	Larry Steinberg
Jason Priestley	...	Jo Joe Hicks
Peter Berg	...	Nate Clumson
Willie Nelson	...	Himself
LeAnn Rimes	...	Herself
Travis Tritt	...	Himself
Rachel Grate	...	Susie Sue
Jordan Brady	...	Jordan Brady
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Allen	...	Slim
Madsen Baker	...	Dill's Chef
Drake Bell	...	Eugene Bob

Storyline

The rise and fall of a school bus driver turned country music singer. Roger Ebert calls this film festival favorite "A country music Spinal Tap." Written and directed by Jordan Brady

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Plot Keywords:

school bus driver | country music singer | fake documentary | independent film | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some drug references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brady Oil Entertainment,Conspiracy Entertainment (I),Pedestrian Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

The last caption shown after the credits reads: PLEASE SUPPORT GUM AID III--STOP THE MADNESS!

User Reviews

Satire at its Indy Finest

DILL SCALLION is a carefully crafted lampoon of the mechanics of fame-- here, in particular, the Country-Music-hit machine. Although the basic contours of Dill's rise from obscurity as a school-bus driver to superstardom and back again are predictable, the jokes are fast-paced and dead-center. The entire cast has a great time with this script, and their hilarity is infectuous. Henry Winkler as the cigar-wielding Big Manager was a real surprise ("Hey, that's the Fonz, isn't it?"): he's unprepossessing as a prepossessing maniac, and he's funny as hell.

There's so much to like here: the hideous breakthrough hit, "You Shared You," with its closing verse about granddaddy's ecstasy when "You Shared You"; Dill's on-stage "Scallion Shuffle," which inspires broken footbones across the nation (and a legion of crutch-waving audience members); Dill's original promiscuous lover, then the quickly fame-sullied roadie girlfriend; sidekick Mr. Pearl, who pretends to be Minnie Pearl's son; and so on.

I would love clarification of Sheryl Crowe's part in this madness: did she really pen these hilarious songs for a lark?

This easily could become a cult classic, and deservedly so. I thought it was funnier than THIS IS SPINAL TAP, with which it is rightly compared. Who wouldn't fall in love with the cow-turd-sized silver belt-buckle?