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List Price: $7.99 | | Label: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Salesrank: 24019
Released: June 28, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Color Dolby DVD Letterboxed NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Hilarious and Horrifying at the same time, this is a Rags to Riches story about of Boston Bartender Troy Duffy who’s script "BoonDock Saints" made him an overnight success and failure… This epitomizes the word JERK like no other could. The once darling of Miramax head, Harvey Weinstein, Duffy does great job of burning bridges with everyone and anyone in Hollywood. This should be Film 101 of how not to act in the film business. You won’t believe it until you see for yourself.
Overnight Reviews:
How to be a loser 
2009-07-18 - At first, I thought this was some kind of spoof, a drama about how a guy can blow it all while being completely oblivious about how stupid he is being. Then it slowly sank in that this is a true story, a documentary about a real individual who secured a movie and album deal and proceeded to completely alienate everyone and lose it all. I never heard of the movie, "The Boondock Saints" or the band of the same name, but I'm going to look them up. This docu picks up steam as it goes along.
The primer for how to commit career suicide.
2009-03-10 - This documentary on legendary screenwriter, director, musician, entrepreneur Troy Duffy (Who?) was such a joy to behold. As far as films go, it's wasn't the most well produced documentary, as it showed little more than a narcissistic control freak berating and bragging his way through the whole film with little insight into the thoughts of those around him. I guess they would have to ask his permission to have an independant thought concerning his groundbreaking, never been done before project. As inadequate as the actual film was, the message came through loud and clear. This guy blew it and has no one to blame but himself.
Early in the film, a friend of Duffy's says something like, "He deserves everything he's gonna get". At the time, he was commenting on how hard Troy had worked to kick doors down and live his dream, had signed a million dollar production deal to direct and cut a movie based on his own screenplay, and would deserve the success from his efforts. These words proved prophetic, but for entirely different reasons related to karma. Mr. Duffy abused everyone, convinced that he was the biggest thing Hollywood or the music industry had ever seen. I wish there had been at least some coverage of the band recording their album so I could see whether any of his feelings of grandeur were in any way justified, but with all the priceless footage of him being a total tool, there wasn't time for much else. The band was dropped from their label after selling only 690 copies, so I'm assuming they aren't the next Beatles. He managed to make the movie and it played in a few theatres before ending up on DVD. I felt guilty that I had bought a copy of Boondock Saints and Overnight and payed this A-hole a royalty, until a graphic ran at the end of the movie that said his deal with William Morris agency did not include a percentage of TV or dvd sales, so he got squat! I know this guy was doing all the work to promote himself and the band while most of the other guys looked on like deer in the headlights, and felt entitled to all the credit for breaking the band, but he basically told his own brother (the guitar player in their band) he could go to heck and would never have any input in anything. He then told the "friends" filming the documentary that they weren't entitled to one red cent and they were just hangers-on, lucky to be in his presence. Note to self: if I'm ever in this situation, wait until AFTER the documentary is done before pissing off the guys in charge of cutting the tape together. When guys like this crash and burn, it's hard to feel sorry for them. He accomplished more than most people are able too, but that makes the fall from grace that much harder and the regrets that much more intense. What a shame. Five stars for entertainment value, two stars for execution.
An inside look 
2008-07-01 - A truly wonderful and entertaining inside look at one man's rise to grace...and subsequent fall. Who knew that anyone could have destroyed themselves so perfectly as to lose contract after contract and deal after deal because they just could not keep their mouth shut. I definitely recommend this one, since it gives us all a lovely lesson in the fine and maybe lost art of humility.
Watch "that guy" circle the bowl
2008-05-08 - I enjoy seeing pompous choads fail, and fail miserably. So, I liked this film. I thought the film makers showed plenty of Troy's good side, such as it was. Troy is a sociopath. He now has multiple thousands of people rooting against him. I wouldn't want that on me. The only really negative thing I can say about this film is that it lead me to the Boondock Saints. I couldn't believe the build up and hype and money that lead up to....that?? You fail Troy.
consider the source
2008-03-17 - This film was made by one the people being mistreated by Duffy. What scenes on are the cutting room floor? A very different documentary may have emerged if the film and band had succeeded. Duffy created projects worthy of -major- industry interest, he must have spent -some- time discussing creative matters while film was rolling. All we get it here is who he's gonna stick it to if they want to sign him. I want to see the 'other' film.
