My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)

"My Big Fat Independent Movie" is a spoof along the lines of "Scary Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie." It includes parodies of some of the indie film world's most renowned movies such as ... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Zlotorynski

Writers:

Chris Gore (screenplay), Adam Schwartz

Stars:

Paget Brewster, Neil Barton, Eric Hoffman

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Paget Brewster	...	Julianne
Neil Barton	...	Sam
Eric Hoffman	...	Harvey
Darren Keefe Reiher	...	Johnny Vince (as Darren Reiher)
Ashley Head	...	Anomalie
Brian Krow	...	Memento Guy
John Fortson	...	Spader
Neil Hopkins	...	Lanky Man
Rob Schrab	...	Bald Genius
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Agnew	...	Mexican Standoff Extra
Regina Berger	...	Lola
Eric Campos	...	Mexican Standoff Extra
Neil Dooley	...	Greek Father
David Douglas	...	Spike
Robert Eaton	...	Creepy Security Guard

Storyline

"My Big Fat Independent Movie" is a spoof along the lines of "Scary Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie." It includes parodies of some of the indie film world's most renowned movies such as "Memento," "Pulp Fiction," "Magnolia," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Amelie," "Run Lola Run," "El Mariachi," "The Good Girl," "Pi," "Swingers" and many others.

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Plot Keywords:

spoof | independent film | 

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Taglines:

A low brow comedy, for the high brow crowd.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual humor, language and violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Big Fat Indy Movie

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aloha Pictures, Film Threat DVD

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the biggest box office flops of all time, costing $3 million to make and earning only $4,655 (0.2% of the budget) in its limited theatrical run.

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Quotes

Lanky Man: You know what they say. Lesbians: better than e-mail.

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Connections

References Magnolia (1999)

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Soundtracks

What's For Breakfast
by Christianna N. Dicken

User Reviews

awful

This was one of the absolute worst films I have ever seen. Every single "joke" had no substance. The film makers expected that pointing out what characterizes Indy films would be funny enough to not have to actually write a movie. The jokes weren't jokes, but explanations of plot techniques used in the films it satirized. On top of that, a good amount of what it made fun of for being "unoriginal" were unique elements giving the films the "Indy" feel. Films like Pulp Fiction, Amelie, and Reservoir Dogs are films whose worst offenses are starting cliché's, not supporting them. I will say that i laughed at seeing Pauly Shore. But a cameo shouldn't be the highlight of any movie, comedy or not. I can't urge you enough not to see this film. Granted, parodies are hard to make work. But this was so bad it was embarrassing. Movies like this shouldn't be paid attention.