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The Independent (2000)
Director: Stephen Kessler
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich, Ted Demme
Runtime95 min
RatingR
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A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
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Fans of quirky, genre-blending comedies will appreciate director Stephen Kessler's 2000 film The Independent, which stars Jerry Stiller and Janeane Garofalo in a hilarious tale of a notorious B-movie director trying to make a comeback by seeking the film rights to a serial killer's life story, with a twist - the killer wants it to be a musical.
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The Independent is a 2000 mockumentary comedy film directed by Stephen Kessler and starring Jerry Stiller and Janeane Garofalo. Stiller portrays an independent film maker who makes little-known B movies with titles like Twelve Angry Men and a Baby. The film spoofs independent directors and independent film. The film features Max Perlich and cameos by Anne Meara, Ron Howard, Roger Corman, Peter Bogdanovich, John Lydon, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Fred Dryer, Jonathan Katz, Fred Williamson, Karen Black, Nick Cassavetes, Julie Strain and adult film actress Ginger Lynn. The fictional career of Morty Fineman (Stiller) includes having made 427 films, although it is not specified as to whether he directed them all or if it refers to films produced or written by the Fineman character. The theme song The Love Song For 'The Independent' is performed by Nancy Sinatra.
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