Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Doug Schneider on May 14, 2002 at 04:49:58

In Reply to: One of the cruelest movies... posted by tinear on May 13, 2002 at 20:01:10:

A month ago I would not have agreed with you -- but today I think that this has validity if you see Todd Solondz's "Storytelling."

"Storytelling" has a section called "Nonfiction" which revolves are creating a documentary about a well-meaning buffoon named Scooby Livingston. Scooby thinks they take him seriously, but he ends up looking like a joke and finds that out at the end of the film.

Why this is so pertinent to "American Movie" is that Mike Schank has a small role as the documentary's cameraman. A jab back at the "American Movie" creators? Likely. On the other hand, Schank wouldn't be in this movie -- or known at all -- if it wasn't for "American Movie."

Doug Schneider