Popatopolis (2009)
Overview
In 20 years, he's directed more films than Martin Scorsese, He's produced more profitable movies than Jerry Bruckheimer, And he's infuriated more actors than Alfred Hitchcock. The ultimate B Movie Documentary, focusing on B Movie Giant Jim Wynorski (and B Movie Celebration Mentor) and his attempt to make a feature film in 3 days. He's directed seventy feature films, but he's never made one... in THREE DAYS. Jim cuts the shooting schedule, has the actors cook their own food. A documentary featuring B-Movie legends Roger Corman, Andy Sidaris, Julie Strain, Julie K. Smith and Stormy Daniels, Popatopolis follows Jim Wynorski as he begins to film one of his many opuses "Witches of Breastwick" Jim's frenetic pace demands 100 setups per day (the Hollywood standard is 20), and he reduces his electric package to just two lights so he can concentrate on the task at hand.A great overview of a true master at work and in many ways a laser sharp dialectic on the state of B filmmaking today.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $250,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.893 |
Directed By
Clay Westervelt
Crew
Clay Westervelt
Clay Westervelt
Clay Westervelt
Brooks Larson
Lee Sanders
TOP CAST
Monique Parent
Monique Parent
Glori-Anne Gilbert
Glori-Anne Gilbert
Jim Wynorski
Jim Wynorski
Julie Strain
Julie Strain
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
Julie K. Smith
Julie K. Smith
Antonia Dorian
Antonia Dorian
Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels
Andy Sidaris
Andy Sidaris
Paul Coufos
Paul Coufos
Joe Souza
Joe Souza
Roger Corman
Himself
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