Hollywood Movie Shut Up Little Man 2011 Watch Online Trailer Review Cast And Crew
Storyline:
When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally created one of the world's first 'viral' pop-culture sensations.
Movie Plot Summary:
The Shut Up Little Man recordings feature the real-life comical rants, hateful harangues, drunken soliloquies, and audible fistfights of Raymond and Peter – two booze-swilling homicidal roommates in a low-rent district of San Francisco. These infamous recordings were made by their much-menaced next door neighbors, Eddie Lee and Mitchell D. The dialogs of Raymond and Peter have been widely championed for their poignant absurdity and stark hilarity. Profiles have appeared in Spin (This epic documentary is as disturbing as it is hilarious), Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair(grimly fascinating), The LA Times, The Washington Post(hilarious, but profoundly disturbing), Playboy, The Wireand on Ira Glass's radio program This American Life. Sarah Vowell, the essayist and cultural commentator, included a segment about Shut Up Little Man in her book Radio On, calling it some of the strangest bickering I've ever heard.
The recordings have inspired comic illustrations by Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) and Ivan Brunetti (Schizo), animation features by Kevin Peaty (principle animator of The Lion King and other Disney classics), numerous songs (e.g. Devo's Shut Up Little Man and Nirvana's Dough, Ray, and Me), theatrical plays, and film shorts. Shut Up Little Man is widely considered to be a classic of the audio verite and field recording genres, and the recordings continue to inspire shock, laughter, and amazement at the raw humanity and dark comedy contained therein.
Movie Review:
Funny, profane doc is enjoyable,
5 August 2011
by dadoffourcs
I saw this documentary at the Traverse City (MI) Film Festival. Two Midwestern college grads move to California in 1987, only to find that their new apartment has a pair of profane, arguing drunks living next door. After being awakened repeatedly by their new neighbors' rants, the guys start audio taping the fights. Eventually they collect dozens of hours of material, share bits with their friends, and an underground sensation begins. Tapes, comic strips, a play, and even a puppet show depicting Peter and Ray, the fighting neighbors, emerged throughout the 90's. At one point 3 competing movie productions were planning films about the couple.
The first 30 minutes or so of the doc sets up the scenario and lays the background to the story. It is this part, when we are first introduced to the vulgar fighting couple, where the movie is at its best. Unfortunately the film can't sustain the humor and energy from the first third of the film, as we follow the legal battle to determine who has the rights to the recordings. The film ends with the college guys returning to the scene of their recordings, 20+ years later, and investigating what has happened to their old neighbors. Still, I found the story engrossing and interesting enough to sustain my attention through the second half of the film. The movie is entertaining, but if you're easily offended by profanity look elsewhere!
Main Cast And Crew
Starring: Ivan Brunetti, Daniel Clowes, Mitch Deprey
Peter Haskett, Raymond Huffman And Others
Directed by: Matthew Bate
Written by: Matthew Bate
Production Co: Closer Productions
Studio: Closer Productions
Release date: 25 August 2011 (USA)
Genre: Documentary | Comedy | Drama | History
Country: Australia
Language: English
Movie Trailer:
When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally created one of the world's first 'viral' pop-culture sensations.
Movie Plot Summary:
The Shut Up Little Man recordings feature the real-life comical rants, hateful harangues, drunken soliloquies, and audible fistfights of Raymond and Peter – two booze-swilling homicidal roommates in a low-rent district of San Francisco. These infamous recordings were made by their much-menaced next door neighbors, Eddie Lee and Mitchell D. The dialogs of Raymond and Peter have been widely championed for their poignant absurdity and stark hilarity. Profiles have appeared in Spin (This epic documentary is as disturbing as it is hilarious), Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair(grimly fascinating), The LA Times, The Washington Post(hilarious, but profoundly disturbing), Playboy, The Wireand on Ira Glass's radio program This American Life. Sarah Vowell, the essayist and cultural commentator, included a segment about Shut Up Little Man in her book Radio On, calling it some of the strangest bickering I've ever heard.
The recordings have inspired comic illustrations by Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) and Ivan Brunetti (Schizo), animation features by Kevin Peaty (principle animator of The Lion King and other Disney classics), numerous songs (e.g. Devo's Shut Up Little Man and Nirvana's Dough, Ray, and Me), theatrical plays, and film shorts. Shut Up Little Man is widely considered to be a classic of the audio verite and field recording genres, and the recordings continue to inspire shock, laughter, and amazement at the raw humanity and dark comedy contained therein.
Movie Review:
Funny, profane doc is enjoyable,
5 August 2011
by dadoffourcs
I saw this documentary at the Traverse City (MI) Film Festival. Two Midwestern college grads move to California in 1987, only to find that their new apartment has a pair of profane, arguing drunks living next door. After being awakened repeatedly by their new neighbors' rants, the guys start audio taping the fights. Eventually they collect dozens of hours of material, share bits with their friends, and an underground sensation begins. Tapes, comic strips, a play, and even a puppet show depicting Peter and Ray, the fighting neighbors, emerged throughout the 90's. At one point 3 competing movie productions were planning films about the couple.
The first 30 minutes or so of the doc sets up the scenario and lays the background to the story. It is this part, when we are first introduced to the vulgar fighting couple, where the movie is at its best. Unfortunately the film can't sustain the humor and energy from the first third of the film, as we follow the legal battle to determine who has the rights to the recordings. The film ends with the college guys returning to the scene of their recordings, 20+ years later, and investigating what has happened to their old neighbors. Still, I found the story engrossing and interesting enough to sustain my attention through the second half of the film. The movie is entertaining, but if you're easily offended by profanity look elsewhere!
Main Cast And Crew
Starring: Ivan Brunetti, Daniel Clowes, Mitch Deprey
Peter Haskett, Raymond Huffman And Others
Directed by: Matthew Bate
Written by: Matthew Bate
Production Co: Closer Productions
Studio: Closer Productions
Release date: 25 August 2011 (USA)
Genre: Documentary | Comedy | Drama | History
Country: Australia
Language: English
Movie Trailer: