A fictional movie star goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds him of his own life before becoming famous.
Acting
Ribisi's twitchy, unraveling performance — all ego and no center.
Direction
Goldberg's debut: messy, ambitious, deeply personal filmmaking.
Cinematography
Grainy 16mm that makes Hollywood look like a fever dream.
Director
Adam Goldberg
Giovanni Ribisi
Gray Evans
Christina Ricci
Shana
Marisa Coughlan
Jane
Judy Greer
Samantha
Shalom Harlow
Charlotte
Jared Harris
Yehud
Vince Vaughn
Stiev
Joshua Jackson
John
Nicky Katt
Goateed Man
Jason Lee
Larry Hortense
Franka Potente
Mia Lang
Kathleen Robertson
Swoosh Journalist
Elvis Costello
Self
Lake Bell
Felicia
Eric Siegel
Phil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Goldberg crowd-funded this through friends in the industry; the meta-Hollywood bitterness comes from real experience.
Released at the exact moment 'indie cinema' was dying and 'celebrity culture' was becoming inescapable — it documents its own obsolescence.
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