Overnight
by Mark Brian Smith
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Actor: Chris Brinker, Troy Duffy, Vincent D'OnofrioDirector: Mark Brian Smith
Brand: Image Entertainment
Editor: Jonathan Nixon
Producer: Jennifer Scherpenborg
Producer: John West
Producer: Tod Lancaster
Producer: Todd Fossey
Producer: Tony Montana
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: IMAGE/THINKFILMS
DVD Reviews of Overnight
DVD Review: Be nice to the right people on the way up...sooner or later you're gonna me them comin' down...
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm surfing on the TV, and I came across this film on Sundance. The first thing I see is Troy Duffy screaming into a cell phone with a torrent of profanity. I thought it was a parody of a Hollywood #$%#$%. It turns out it WAS a Hollywood $#%#$# named Troy Duffy. While watching this, I was just amazed. Troy Duffy sold a script to Miramax, got to direct it, plus a record deal for his band, The Brood. Yet, he blew it all and so spectacularly. I have heard it said and written that when you are successful, that brings out the real you. Well, Troy is the biggest #$%#$ on the planet. He screams, he yells, threatens people, keeps reminding everyone that he's the greatest artist on the planet, and that everyone around him should be fighting over who gets to lick his #$%#% (many actors stop by Troy's bar, and start fawning all over him, especially Mark Walhberg). He says the right things in interviews, but behind the scenes his true personality is coming out. It's kind of a shame because his film, The Boondock Saints, is a decent film. It is not a Citizen Kane like debut (quite frankly, I'm surprised that Troy didn't compare his film to Kane), but Saints was entertaining. It's pretty much a product of the 1990's, violent, profane, stylish, but no substance. But since Troy is/was so difficult (to put it mildly), he has yet to make another film, and there's a good chance he won't. Contrary to popular belief, you cannot get away with everything in Hollywood. It is very similar to any other kind of business. Duffy hadn't even had a track record yet, and started acting like a major jerk. Miramax ended up putting Troy's script in turnaround, but he did secure financing for Boondock from other sources (at a fraction of the original budget). A very small independent distributor picked up Saints, and it played a week in theaters and died. Some have suggested that this film is very biased, and it never showed Troy's good side. For my part, I can't possibly see any good from him, other than The Boondock Saints is a decent film. A lot of directors nowadays expect to be treated like Spielberg and Kubrick right away. They forget that Spielberg and Kubrick EARNED their power by being great filmmakers. As for the actual documentary itself, it has its share of faults. It doesn't really flow as a film, and it never actually explains why Harvey Weinstein and Miramax dropped Troy so quickly. Was Troy really rude to Harvey? We never get to hear and/or see that phone call. Did Harvey just realise he made a mistake, and that the film ultimately couldn't live up to the media hype it was getting? Harvey actually appears in the film where Troy is at Cannes trying to get distribution for his film, but there is no attempt to contact Harvey and ask him his opinion. Considering Troy and his cohorts do nothing but trash Weinstein (and many other Hollywood heavyweights), it wouldn't surprise me if Troy told Harvey to kiss his rear. None of these questions are ever really answered. Troy has been playing the "matyred artist" card since his film debuted, and many people have bought into it (Saints has gotten some cult status on DVD). I just think Troy suffers from the usual hubris and megalomania that #%$#% always do. Troy never apologises to anyone, and seems to think he's perfect, and has done nothing wrong. It's always someone else's fault, not his. Well, has he learned anything? Who knows? There were rumours that a sequel to The Boondock Saints was in the works, but that's been a rumour for years, and nothing has come of it (so far). We shall see what happens to Troy.
Description of Overnight
A rags to riches story that begins with Troy selling his first screenplay. Troy uses his new found good fortune to mistreat his associates friends & even his brother. Troys rise & subsequent fall from hollywood grace is something you wont believe unless you see it for yourself. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 10/23/2007 Run time: 82 minutes Rating: RBestsellers in DVD
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