Found Footage Festival: Cherished Gems

May 3, 2019

1h 16m

★ 0.0

Overview

From nose-picking news anchors to piano-playing rabbits, from accident-prone factory workers to speedo-wearing dancers, from rentable friends to butt campers, this sparking collection of Found Footage Festival's most cherished VHS finds has it all! Recorded live at Music Box Theatre in Chicago. Plus, enjoy new where-are-they-now updates on these unsung heroes of the videotape era and exclusive footage from Joe and Nick's courtroom depositions for the Chop & Steele lawsuit.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

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Joe Pickett

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Nick Prueher

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

6.0

The Canadian Conspiracy

Jun 8, 1986

A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.

6.1

Big Man Japan

May 19, 2007

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer's and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.

3.3

The Flying Scissors

Jan 1, 2009

An irreverent look inside the world of competitive "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Follow a stay-at-home Dad, a professional trash-talker and many others who vie for the title of champion.

7.4

To See the Sea

Apr 10, 2014

As preteen, aspiring filmmaker Tomas trains his new camera’s lens on his own world, shocking family secrets around him come into sharp focus.

7.2

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Jun 6, 2011

On the 20th anniversary of their edgy little 90's cable show Underground Entertainment, the authors, along with many SF, horror and B celebrities in cameos, remember how they pushed the envelope, shocked, entertained, but also introduced the audience to many movies, comics and conventions.

7.2

Man Bites Dog

Aug 20, 1992

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

5.8

Reno 911!: Miami

Feb 23, 2007

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.

5.5

Confetti

May 5, 2006

A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.

10.0

Raudy's Story

Jul 16, 2017

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0.0

BUM

Jun 1, 2025

A freelance news crew and a hotshot reporter search for a violent vagrant and get more than they bargained for.

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0.0

The Party

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When popular girl Allison and her friends get invited to a party in the woods, everything seems ordinary, but the group soon finds themselves lost. As they wander through the woods, it becomes clear that someone is following them. As tensions rise, it seems the teens might not make it out alive…

0.0

Hollywood Hoax

Feb 14, 2015

A fame-hungry businessman stages a fake movie to propose to his girlfriend but the plan goes awry when she becomes convinced the movie will be a multi-million dollar success.

4.0

El cerro de los dioses

Nov 8, 2019

A reimagining of the myth of Faust, in which a documentary director and her producer investigate a number of celebrities.

4.7

American Zombie

Jan 18, 2007

Documents the daily lives of a small community of the living deceased who make their home in Los Angeles.

3.0

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

Jul 25, 1997

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.

6.3

Series 7: The Contenders

Jan 20, 2001

A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.

1.5

Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth

Nov 2, 2022

Twenty years after the disappearance of Izzy Lyon, the World's Greatest Sign Spinner, a group of devoted followers band together to restore his legacy.

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