Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve a luckless low-budget director struggling against all odds to get his artistic vision onto the screen. The big name leading man arrives on set with a big ego and some scene-improving ideas of his own the leading lady has confidence issues his inept crew include a cinematographer who fails to capture a rare moment of brilliance as he's busy throwing-up and a dwarf for the dream sequence is angry at typecasting - 'I don't even have dreams with dwarves in them'. Insecurities love rivalries mounting tension and an exploding smoke-machine... all add to the catalogue of trials for Nick as he desperately tries to hold onto his sanity. [show more]
Brilliant, consistently funny satire on the trials and tribulations of independent filmmaking: Steve Buscemi, in his best performance since 'Reservoir Dogs', stars as stressed director Nick Reve, whose trying his damndest to complete his film whilst having to contend with a cast and crew of demanding oddballs, an emotional leading lady, an arrogant actor, a dwindling budget, scheduling problems and an angry dwarf! Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, 'Living In Oblivion' also features excellent performances from Dermot Mulroney as a pretentious, eye path wearing DP named Wolf, Catherine Keener, Peter Dinklage, Danielle von Zerneck and James LeGros. One of the great, underrated, independent movies of the 1990s. A must see.
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