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Living in Oblivion

Living in Oblivion

Nick is about to discover the first rule of filmmaking: if at first you don't succeed... PANIC!

19957.21h 30m

Overview

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

Directed by Tom DiCillo
Written by Tom DiCillo
Produced by Hilary Gilford, Marcus Viscidi
Box OfficeBudget: $500KRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Nick Reve

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Nicole Springer

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Wolf

Danielle von Zerneck

Danielle von Zerneck

Wanda

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Chad Palomino

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Tito

Rica Martens

Rica Martens

Cora

Kevin Corrigan

Kevin Corrigan

Assistant Camera

R

Robert Wightman

Gaffer

M

Michael Griffiths

Sound Mixer / 'Speedo'

Themes & Keywords

film in filmvomiting1990scrying manlow-budget filmmaking

About Living in Oblivion

Living in Oblivion is a comedy film released in 1995 exploring themes of film in film, vomiting, 1990s, crying man, low-budget filmmaking. Directed by Tom DiCillo, it stars Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney. Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

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