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My Big Fat Independent Movie

My Big Fat Independent Movie

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!

20053.31h 20mR

Overview

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!

Directed by Philip Zlotorynski
Written by Chris Gore, Adam Schwartz
Produced by Chris Gore
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $12.2M

Top Cast

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

Julianne

N

Neil Barton

Sam Saperstein

A

Ashley Head

Anomalie

E

Eric Hoffman

Harvey Hirschberg

B

Brian Krow

Memento Guy

D

Darren Keefe Reiher

Johnny Vince

A

Averill Kessee

Surprise Chocolate Lover

J

Jeanelle Smith

Heather Picture

S

Saba Homayoon

Heather (voice)

Jason Mewes

Jason Mewes

Answering Machine (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

parodymariachiswingingpulpmementoworking girlamelie

About My Big Fat Independent Movie

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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