Tinseltown

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Release date: Jan 22, 1999

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Movie Info

On Christmas Eve, a serial killer strikes again. At a bus stop outside the window overlooking the crime scene, wannabe writer Tiger and his idea man Max (Arye Gross) argue about whether or not to stay in "Tinseltown" and try to get their movie made. They've just arrived and already, Tiger wants to go home with good reason: they're broke and homeless. In search of shelter, they break into a self storage warehouse, are nearly mauled by an angry mob already living there and are then saved by Cliff (Ron Perlman), the manager of the place, who invites them to stay till New Year's Eve. Tiger and Max's Christmas morning meeting with a questionable producer, the downandout Arnie, inspires them to spend the holidays in storage and try to come up with "fresh" movie ideas. Rummaging through Cliff's belongings, they discover that he is the serial killer. Instead of turning him in, Tiger and Max turn this into a career move and armed with a plan, option Cliff's life story. They are convinced that the serial killer story will "kill" because they will write it from the killer's perspective. But their plan goes topsy-turvy.

Rating:

R (for language and some violence and sexuality)
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

Tony Spiridakis
Written By:

Tony Spiridakis, Shem Bitterman
In Theaters:

Jan 22, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 4, 2000
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

Samuel Goldwyn Company

Cast

Arye Gross
as Max

Joe Pantoliano
as Arnie

Tom Wood
as Tiger

Ron Perlman
as Cliff

Kristy Swanson

Critic Reviews for Tinseltown

All Critics (4) | Rotten (4)

Yes, the film is different, but as this film shows, that doesn't particularly mean it's good.

Jan 7, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com