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:

The comedy that exposes independent film for the first time.

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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

Sam: We're more in than the 70's were during the 90's.

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Connections

References The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)

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Soundtracks

What's For Breakfast
by Christianna N. Dicken

User Reviews

Funny spoof !!!

First off, let me preface this by saying that I am a big fan of independent films. I saw this movie at the San Diego Comic-Con this summer. It was a work-in-progress screening so the movie may not have been finished, but I thought it looked great and was very funny.

They manage to spoof a lot of films (over 20 if I counted right) and work the jokes into the story. Some of the movies they spoof are Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Amelie, Memento, Run Lola Run, Pi, Sex Lies and Videotape, Swingers, The Good Girl and a bunch of others. There are a lot of different styles of humor so there should be something for everyone, and the characters and dialogue are funny enough to keep you giggling. And even though you don't have to know the movies they're spoofing to get some good laughs, most of the movies are ones that everyone knows about (Pulp Fiction, Memento) so chances are you've seen some of them. Sometimes it's actually fun to guess what movies they're making fun of!

This movie is way better than movies like Loaded Weapon, Mafia, or even Scary Movie 3 IMHO. It's more like Not Another Teen Movie for independent films.

I rated this movie a 9 out of 10 because even though it's not perfect, it does what it's supposed to do and it's about time somebody spoofed independent movies!