This film is based on the acclaimed autobiography of a television writer jerry stahl who learns about the dark side of hollywood. Special features: directors commentary deleted scenes digitally mastered interactive menus scenes access theatrical trailer production notes cast and crew information. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/18/2003 Starring: Ben Stiller Elizbeth Hurley Run time: 88 minutes Rating: R
Viewer Reviews Based on the autobiography of Jerry Stahl who is playhed by a very subdued Ben Stiller(no humour here). The cast is rounded off by owen Wilson and Genine Gerafalo as well as Elizabeth Hurley. It is essentially a movie about a writer who goes from small town nobody to big stardom writing for Alf and other 1980s comedy shows, but his downfall comes through heroin addiction. This is mostly a chronicle of this downfall, his shakes and endless search for another hit. It is tragic but eventually the viewer stops caring, his life is not so interesting and it is not that compelling a story. It is mostly just depressing, wathcing Stahl be arrested while driving high with his child in the seat next to him.
Not that great a film, but a true breakthrough role for Stiller.
