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The Trap Door

1980·Drama·1h 10m
7.1
A Nietzschian parable on the fate of innocence, THE TRAP DOOR follows the mishaps of Jeremy (John Ahearn) as he is fired by his boss (Jenny Holzer), gets laughed out of court by Judge Gary Indiana, loses his girlfriend to sleazy Richard Prince, is hustled by prospective employer (Bill Rice) and mauled by predatory bird-women. Finally, he seeks the help of a shrink (the legendary Jack Smith) who turns out to be the most demented of all.
Directed by Scott B and Beth B
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Cast

Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer
Ms. Fist
Gary Indiana
Gary Indiana
Judge
Marcia Resnick
Marcia Resnick
Bird Woman
William Rice
William Rice
Fuller Brush Man
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
Dr. Shrinkelstein

Crew

Scott B
Scott B
Director
Beth B
Beth B
Director
Beth B
Beth B
Writer
Scott B
Scott B
Writer
Scott B
Scott B
Producer
Beth B
Beth B
Producer
Scott B
Scott B
Music
Beth B
Beth B
Cinematography
Beth B
Beth B
Music
Scott B
Scott B
Cinematography

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jamblo
jamblo
The Trap Door
He: ‘Let's get married.’
She: ‘Oh Jeremy, that's icky.’

Moving on to disc two of the B’s Blu-ray set, we start with ‘The Trap Door,’ a short, hour-long film structured as a picaresque look as a man whose life is falling apart man. Each sequence is pretty much its own isolated film (indeed, according to Scott B’s intro, the final part was originally intended as short film but other parts were added to provide more balance).

I need to interrupt myself here to say that, at about 10 minutes in, this film as the funniest breakfast eating scene I think I’ve ever seen on film. In fact, to keep interrupting myself, there are more than a few things here that made me laugh out loud even while watching it on my own.

The cast is wild, including author Gary Indiana (as a deranged judge), artist Jenny Holzer (as the least human Human Resources director imaginable), photographer Marcia Resnick (as a 'bird woman' -- really), and director Jack Smith (as, ostensibly, a psychiatrist), along with ‘B’ regulars John Ahearn (as the man with the problems), Bill Rice (as...just watch him), and others.

I really enjoyed this one.
He: ‘Let's get married.’
She: ‘Oh Jeremy, that's icky.’

Moving on to disc two of the B’s Blu-ray set, we start with ‘The Trap Door,’ a short, hour-long film structured as a picaresque look as a man whose life is falling apart man. Each sequence is pretty much its own isolated film (indeed, according to Scott B’s intro, the final part was originally intended as short film but other parts were added to provide more balance).

I need to interrupt myself here to say that, at about 10 minutes in, this film as the funniest breakfast eating scene I think I’ve ever seen on film. In fact, to keep interrupting myself, there are more than a few things here that made me laugh out loud even while watching it on my own.

The cast is wild, including author Gary Indiana (as a deranged judge), artist Jenny Holzer (as the least human Human Resources director imaginable), photographer Marcia Resnick (as a 'bird woman' -- really), and director Jack Smith (as, ostensibly, a psychiatrist), along with ‘B’ regulars John Ahearn (as the man with the problems), Bill Rice (as...just watch him), and others.

I really enjoyed this one.
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