A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.
Acting
Kentucker Audley's physicality of pure, unfiltered awkwardness.
Direction
Defa's patient observation of human trainwrecks.
Writing
Dialogue so real it feels like eavesdropping.
Director
Dustin Guy Defa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A key text in the 'mumblecore' movement's darker turn, shot on 16mm for $15,000 with non-actors and genuine Utah locations.
Defa reportedly based Eddie partly on his own early standup failures; the comedy club scenes were filmed at actual open mics with real audiences unaware it was fiction.
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