Offers a wacky behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of making a low-budget independent movie.
Living in Oblivion (1995)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:21
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Filmmaker Nick Reve has only one thing on his mind: completing his low-budget, independent film. That may sound simple, but every day is a challenge. Take this morning, for example, which has... Filmmaker Nick Reve has only one thing on his mind: completing his low-budget, independent film. That may sound simple, but every day is a challenge. Take this morning, for example, which has already gotten off to a terrible start. First, his star players, egotistical heart-throb Chad Palomino and insecure but gifted Nicole, aren't getting along. It seems they haven't recovered from their bad one-night stand. Nick's tough assistant director Wanda has just broken it off with her cameraman beau Wolf, so he's in a rotten mood, too. And the technicians can't get the equipment working. To top it all off, Nick's mentally impaired mother has escaped from her rest home and walked onto the set. It's one of those days where Murphy's Law reigns supreme... and anything can happen next. [More]
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, Catherine Keener, James Le Gros
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, Catherine Keener, James Le Gros, Nick Reve, Danielle Von Zerneck, Rica Martens, Peter Dinklage, Kevin Corrigan
Director: Tom DiCillo
Director: Tom DiCillo
Screenwriter: Tom DiCillo
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Reviews for Living in Oblivion
Meaty and witty, the sort of product that rewards a closer examination even as it buggers intimacy.
Probably the best and funniest of the mid-’90s crop of movies about making movies.
Engaging and bright, witty and smart, Living in Oblivion is a riotous romp through the world of moviemaking, with emphasis on the helplessness one feels on a low-budget set when things go wrong.
A valentine to the independent film world, DiCillo's version of Truffaut's Night for Day offers a smart, amusing look at the perils of low-budget filmmaking; the ensemble acting is superb.
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