Definition of Insanity (2004)
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A man has to decide if he's determined or just kidding himself as he continues to chase his dream of becoming an actor in this mockumentary comedy. Robert (Robert Margolis) is an aspiring actor in his mid-thirties who has been aspiring a bit long for the patience of his wife (Kelli Barnett) and… More A man has to decide if he's determined or just kidding himself as he continues to chase his dream of becoming an actor in this mockumentary comedy. Robert (Robert Margolis) is an aspiring actor in his mid-thirties who has been aspiring a bit long for the patience of his wife (Kelli Barnett) and his parents. While Robert is convinced he has talent and that his big break is waiting just around the corner, in the meantime he struggles to put food on the table for his wife and son by taking whatever acting work he can get and selling dog food over the phone. Robert's parents have been giving him extra money for years, but now they've decided it's time he started standing on his own two feet and have cut him off; Robert's wife also believes it's time he threw in the towel and got a "real" job, pursuing acting as a hobby rather than a career. As a documentary film crew follows Robert while he goes to auditions and looks for work, he begins to wonder if he's been making a mistake in following his art for so long...or if perhaps he's a bit crazy for not giving up on his dream. Robert Margolis both starred in and co-directed The Definition of Insanity, and his performance earned him Best Actor honors at the 2005 Brooklyn Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a tiresome, periodically interminable piece of work...
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Norm Schrager, Filmcritic.com
ly won't jump-start Robert Margolis' acting career, but it might get him closer to that status of working actor, just as he wished for in the film
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Joshua Tanzer, Offoffoff
A movie, candid and gently self-deprecating, about the people we rely on never to achieve fame and success.
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Cast
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Robert Margolis
as Robert
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Peter Bogdanovich
as Himself
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David Maquiling
as Anthology Manager
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Dawn Marie Anderson
as Dawn
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Kelli Barnett
as Sally (Robert's Wife)
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Michael Gentile
as Man From Gas Company
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Tom Gill
as Private Investigator
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Derek Johnson
as Derek
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David McMahon
as Father Margolis
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Sally Connors
as Sally
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Lili Dyer
as Cat Owner
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Kathryn Fallon
as Dr. Fallon
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Jimmy Lee Gary Jr.
as Jimmy
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John Greiner
as The Playwright
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Hristo Hristov
as Hristo
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Gerry Janssen
as Voice Teacher
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Jake Josephson
as Jake
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Amanda Kay
as Kate
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Frank Krias
as Frank
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Bruce Levy
as Agent
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Dylan Margolis
as Dylan
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Suzan Perry
as Mother Margolis
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Carol Weiss
as Carol
- Jonas Mekas
