Director's Cut

Penn plays Herbert Blount, a crowdfunder for Adam Rifkin’s latest film, a horror-procedural. Blount decides he can make a better film than Rifkin, if only he could have Pyle all to himself and complete creative control. Totally plausible reason to kidnap a woman! What transpires is a hacked-together Director’s Cut of Rifkin’s original film, scenes with Blount and the kidnapped Pyle green-screened in, behind the scenes content spliced in, and Blount’s director’s commentary running throughout the whole thing. It’s definitely original, you’ve gotta give it that!

Penn brings the dark comedy with his role as a total loser and creep. Everyone else is pretty great as well. It’s also got Harry Hamlin in a supporting role with a Real Housewives Lisa Rinna cameo! C’mon! I won’t spoil too much, but I really delight in people making weird shit, and Director’s Cut is certainly that.

This thing is just begging to be watched and now steaming on amazon, so check it out!

Penn plays Herbert Blount, a crowdfunder for Adam Rifkin’s latest film, a horror-procedural. Blount decides he can make a better film than Rifkin, if only he could have Pyle all to himself and complete creative control. Totally plausible reason to kidnap a woman! What transpires is a hacked-together Director’s Cut of Rifkin’s original film, scenes with Blount and the kidnapped Pyle green-screened in, behind the scenes content spliced in, and Blount’s director’s commentary running throughout the whole thing. It’s definitely original, you’ve gotta give it that!

Penn brings the dark comedy with his role as a total loser and creep. Everyone else is pretty great as well. It’s also got Harry Hamlin in a supporting role with a Real Housewives Lisa Rinna cameo! C’mon! I won’t spoil too much, but I really delight in people making weird shit, and Director’s Cut is certainly that.

This thing is just begging to be watched and now steaming on amazon, so check it out!

This movie was fucking hilarious and I loved every minute of it. It’s not perfect and it really only has one idea but it does that one idea very well. Penn Jillette is great in this and really carries the whole thing on his back. Overall a very enjoyable experience.

This movie was fucking hilarious and I loved every minute of it. It’s not perfect and it really only has one idea but it does that one idea very well. Penn Jillette is great in this and really carries the whole thing on his back. Overall a very enjoyable experience.

Felt like more of a commentary on crowdfunded movies than an actual movie. I think Jillette was aspiring for the vibe in the early Red Letter Media Star Wars reviews without realizing they kinda nailed the meta film analysis meets serial killer Man Bites Dog mockumentary on their first go. The Teller cameos were fun though.

Felt like more of a commentary on crowdfunded movies than an actual movie. I think Jillette was aspiring for the vibe in the early Red Letter Media Star Wars reviews without realizing they kinda nailed the meta film analysis meets serial killer Man Bites Dog mockumentary on their first go. The Teller cameos were fun though.