The only 4-minute film where espresso withdrawal becomes an existential crisis.
Acting
Peter Aykroyd commits fully to caffeine psychosis.
Direction
Tom Schiller's SNL-surrealist visual vocabulary on display.
Director
Tom Schiller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Schiller directed iconic early SNL shorts and this was shot between seasons. The entire budget was reportedly $200 and actual coffee.
This predates the 90s coffee culture boom by decades—Joe's trembling desperation now reads as oddly prophetic of Starbucks dependency.
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