Andy Dick, Anne Meara, Ben Stiller

In this hilarious and affectionate homage to B movies, Morty Fineman (Jerry Stiller) is an independent schlock film producer with a problem: He's broke and can't finance his new film about a singing s...( read more  read more... )erial killer. So, he enlists the aid of his estranged daughter (Janeane Garofalo) and his assistant (Max Perlich), to try to rekindle interest in his films by mounting a Fineman retrospective at the High Desert Film Festival in Chaparral, Nev.

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Directed by: Stephen Kessler

Release Date: November 30, 2001

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DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003

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  • January 26, 2009
    Comedy with Jerry Stiller as a B-movie director known for his "interesting" films. When he decides he wants to make a new film about a serial killer's life he finds he's skint, so,along with the help of his daughter and long suffering assistant, he tries to get people's interest...( read more) back into his work by trying to get a company to screen his films at a film festival. Obviously, this proves difficult due to a cult-ish, and limited audience.I have to admit, until i spotted this in a budget store the other day,i'd never heard of The Independent,but i was just about pleasantly suprised as this has some funny moments,the cast is good and its a pretty good story to. Not brilliant but pretty cool.
  • January 2, 2007
    this movie is crazy but its supposed to be becaues its a COMEDY! you have to like this movie especially if your a jerry stiller fan. relax and enjoy this movie!
  • November 14, 2006
    I feel for Jerry Stiller's Morty Fineman. Why can't he have his buffalo? The script calls for a whole herd! I think that's one of the funniest scenes in the movie, but the whole thing has me in stitches whenever I watch. Roman numerals to denote movie sequels? Fineman invented th...( read more)ose, like "World War III II." Stiller is amazing in this role, and he has a good supporting cast, though this is about as close to a one-man show as you can get these days. I thought this movie was brilliant, and it really showed the spirit of the amateur, through the good times and the bad.

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