
The Singing Detective(2003)
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.


“The Hitmen. The Swinger. The Not So Good Girl. Together they'll discover Action, Culture, Mystery, Romance (and Lesbians?) in the most Pretentious, Artsy, Violent, Botched Heist film EVER MADE! Taking the highbrow world of Independent Film to all new lows!”
This hilariously smart satire tells the story of Johnny Vince, a swingin' hepcat who meets hitman Sam and Harvey on a road trip to pull a "botched robbery" in Las Vegas. Along the way they take a deeply unfulfilled not-so-good-girl hostage, encounter the mysterious Mechanic, get harassed by a foul-mouthed answering machine... and did we mention the lesbians? The result - hilarity ensues!

Paget Brewster
Julianne
Neil Barton
Sam Saperstein
Ashley Head
Anomalie
Eric Hoffman
Harvey Hirschberg
Brian Krow
Memento Guy
Darren Keefe Reiher
Johnny Vince
Averill Kessee
Surprise Chocolate Lover
Jeanelle Smith
Heather Picture
Saba Homayoon
Heather (voice)

Jason Mewes
Answering Machine (voice)
My Big Fat Independent Movie is a comedy, action, mystery, thriller, romance, crime, music film released in 2005 exploring themes of parody, mariachi, swinging, pulp, memento, working girl. Directed by Philip Zlotorynski, it stars Paget Brewster, Neil Barton, Ashley Head. This hilariously smart satire tells the story of Johnny Vince, a swingin' hepcat who meets hitman Sam and Harvey on a road trip to pull a "botched robbery" in Las Vegas. Along the way they take a deeply unfulfilled not-so-good-girl hostage, encounter the mysterious Mechanic, get harassed by a foul-mouthed answering machine... and did we mention the lesbians? The result - hilarity ensues!
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