The Independent
2000 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Morty Fineman (Jerry Stiller) is an independent schlock film producer-star-director with a problem. He's broke, and he can't finance his new film about a singing serial killer. The bank offers to buy his film library (a whopping 427 films!) but they're only willing to pay him a pound. "We've weighed them," the bankers tell him, "and it's an impressive body of work." Fineman enlists the aid of his estranged daughter, Pamona (Janeane Garofalo) and his long-time assistant Ivan (Max Perlich). They try to rekindle interest in his films by getting Fineman a retrospective at the High Desert Film Festival in the remote town of Chaparral, Nevada, a haven for legal prostitution.
Direction Stephen Kessler
Cast Jerry Stiller · Janeane Garofalo · Max Perlich · Ginger Lynn Allen · Anne Meara · Fred Dryer · Owen Bush · Ted Demme · Roger Corman · Ron Howard · Karen Black · Peter Bogdanovich · Fred Williamson · Nick Cassavetes · Paul Logan · Stacy Fuson · Herb Marcus · Julie Strain · Stephen Kessler · Ethan Embry · Mike Wilkens · James Wills · Phil Proctor
Soundtrack Ben Vaughn
Screenplay Mike Wilkens · Stephen Kessler
Cinematography Amir Hamed
Original title The Independent
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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