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Overnight (2004)

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Reviews Counted:76

Fresh:60

Rotten:16

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: This absorbing but wince-inducing documentary is a cautionary tale about the costs of hubris in the world of indie film.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for pervasive strong language, sexual references and some nudity.

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Nov 10, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: The feature debut of Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana, OVERNIGHT had its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where its alternately horrifying and hilarious take on one man’s... The feature debut of Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana, OVERNIGHT had its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where its alternately horrifying and hilarious take on one man’s extraordinary misadventures in the screen trade had particular resonance for both industry insiders and aspirants. And, what makes this incredible tale even more scary and funny is that every single bit of it actually happened! OVERNIGHT begins as the classic Cinderella story when Boston-bred bartender and budding filmmaker Troy Duffy sells his screenplay, “The Boondock Saints,” to Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Films. A bidding war gets Duffy much more than a hefty check; it also gets him the right to direct the film plus a deal for his band to produce and perform its soundtrack. Then, in a gesture straight out of a fairy tale, Weinstein offers to buy Duffy the very bar in which he works, turning the young man and his yet-to-be-made movie into overnight sensations. Buoyed by his prospects, Duffy allows his then-colleagues Smith and Montana to document his conquest of Hollywood but, from their uniquely intimate perspective, what they captured was quite the opposite: following several months of restless development and reckless missteps, Duffy slides from A-List to blacklist. Calls go un-returned, his film is dropped by Miramax, is revived by a minor company at half its original budget, then ultimately consigned to the video bins. Midnight comes for Cinderella… Smith and Montana, who hitched a ride with Duffy then witnessed and survived the crash, have made an eye-opening cautionary tale that should be must-see viewing for anyone who has ever dreamed of show business success—which is probably everyone! -- © ThinkFilm [More]

Starring: Troy Duffy, Harvey Weinstein

Starring: Troy Duffy, Harvey Weinstein

Director: Mark Brian Smith, Tony Montana

Director: Mark Brian Smith, Tony Montana
Producer: Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith
Studio: ThinkFilm

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Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
10/18/08
Jarrod Walker
Jarrod Walker
FilmFocus

Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith's acidic, vitriolic takedown of Duffy boasts the abrasive intensity of a migraine headache and the depth and scope of a bona fide American tragedy.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
05/10/08
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

Duffy's story is a potentially notable one, but this documentary's amateur production values and the man's grating personality make it not-so-enjoyable watching.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/10/08
Wendy Mitchell
Wendy Mitchell
Channel 4 Film

A portrait of Hollywood hubris extraordinaire.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
08/16/07
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out New York

[An] unflinching depiction of a would-be Tarantino turning himself into chopped liver.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
08/14/07
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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For Duffy, watching this film must be like seeing a scab peeled off

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
12/17/06
Shane Burridge
Shane Burridge
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Overnight is the story of everything that went wrong in the aftermath of what should have been one of the defining moments of a career.

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
12/05/06
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

A compulsive, cautionary tale about a man whose self-trumpeted ‘deep cesspool of creativity’ seems destined to remain undredged.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out

The "next Quentin Tarantino" crashes and burns

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/10/06
Louis Proyect
Louis Proyect
rec.arts.movies.reviews

The two directors take so much abuse from Duffy throughout the film that you can’t help but feel that Overnight is their long-overdue revenge.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
07/09/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Enjoyable because you get to see a huge ego and shameless publicist get his comeuppence.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/08/05
Empire Magazine

A disturbing, sad and blisteringly funny cautionary tale, I reckon this is the documentary of the year.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
07/08/05
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

...plays out like an 82-minute attack on [Troy Duffy] by a couple of exceedingly bitter ex-colleagues.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
07/01/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

funny and mean

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
07/01/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Overnight is horrifying and fascinating... It should be required viewing in film schools and a cautionary tale for anyone aspiring to work in Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
06/28/05
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

Troy Duffy might have truly deserved the Hollywood Blacklisting, but it's tough to live down an indictment as thorough as Overnight.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
06/20/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

Strikingly cautionary for anyone who thinks they're entitled to fame and fortune.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
06/14/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

For whatever reasons -- rights issues, personal promises, fear of legal retaliation -- we only catch glimpses of some of the more important moments in this story.

Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
03/05/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

The film’s personal point of view does effectively put you in the shoes of the little guy in the Hollywood machine, sitting by the phone, bewildered.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
02/17/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A quintessential cautionary tale, the documentary Overnight also happens to be funnier than just about every comedy released last year.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/14/05
Paul Doro
Paul Doro
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
 
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