This Spokane-made first feature by Jerry Cook retains the charm and wit that made it a standout among regionally made films in the 1980s. The film depicts J. Jordan, a sort of ’80s Maynard G. Krebs/Rube Goldberg gadget-loving guy who quits his job as a bored and hassled local television news photographer to make a movie about a guy who quits his job to make a movie. Cook describes his film as “the TV dinner of movies ... it didn’t cost a lot, but it’s still pretty good.” Technically assured and full of heart, laugh-out-loud ambience and humor, and off-the-wall hipness, Cook’s debut will warm the hearts of anyone who has made, or dreams of making, a movie. “A clever comedy, well worth seeing.”—Ted Mahar, The Oregonian. “The film’s delightful atmosphere wins you over.”—D.K. Holm, Willamette Week
Gerry Cook
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Jimmy Carr: Making People Laugh75%
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb72%
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 272%
Chris Rock: Never Scared74%
Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious68%
Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material68%
Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out68%
Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry69%
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation74%
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain71%
The Geisha Boy63%
Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal69%
Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now69%
Held Up58%
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...66%
Jim Jefferies: Intolerant71%
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon71%
Jo Koy: Live from Seattle68%
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything60%
Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish63%
