
Dick Miller is the last of the great American character actors. Whether sharing the screen with Nicholson, DeNiro, Schwarzenegger or The Ramones, Dick has been stealing scenes since his screen debut in 1955. He has worked with some of the great directors: Scorsese, Corman, Fuller, Dante, Cameron, Demme and more. Every moviegoer knows his face, but few know his name and even fewer know his story - an aspiring writer turned accidental actor. For the first time, Dick Miller has ... (Full plot summary below)
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Dick Miller is the last of the great American character actors. Whether sharing the screen with Nicholson, DeNiro, Schwarzenegger or The Ramones, Dick has been stealing scenes since his screen debut in 1955. He has worked with some of the great directors: Scorsese, Corman, Fuller, Dante, Cameron, Demme and more. Every moviegoer knows his face, but few know his name and even fewer know his story - an aspiring writer turned accidental actor. For the first time, Dick Miller has allowed filmmakers incredible access to his life and home for this funny and unexpected story. Joining him are the directors, producers, co-stars and friends who have helped make him Hollywood's leading "that guy".
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| Toronto StarBruce DeMaraDrenner makes a persuasive argument that Miller is a far better actor than he's ever been given credit for. |
| ScreenAnarchyJ HurtadoThat Guy Dick Miller is a great look at a man to whom any child of the '50s, '60s, '70s, or '80s owes more memories than we can probably count. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerThis is an unabashed celebration of Dick Miller, the veteran character actor whose filmography reads like the history of American genre cinema. |
| Winnipeg Free PressRandall KingIt does ultimately identify the pleasure audiences get from Miller's performances. In that microcosmic way, it pays big-picture homage not just to this one great character actor, but to all great character actors. |
| User ReviewAnatoly SYou might not think the story of a ubiquitous working actor and a happy marriage would be so compelling. You would be wrong. |
| User ReviewAllan CYou've seen him in "The Terminator," "Gremlins," "After Hours," and "Looney Tunes: Back in Action." He's appeared in cult classics like "The Little Shop of Horrors," "Piranha,"Truck Turner," and "Cannonball!" He's worked with directors including Martin Scorsese, Stephen Spielberg, James Cameron, and John Sayles. He's also appeared in garbage you've probably never heard of, like "Evil Toons," "Night Call Nurses," and "Route 666." The actor is Dick Miller, who you may not know his name, but once you see him and hear his voice, just about anyone who's ever seen a movie would recognize him. This loving documentary recounts his career by talking extensively with the colorful Miller and many of his collaborators, dating back to his start in low budget Roger Corman films. It's an interesting story how Miller got his start with Corman pictures and later in his career in the 70s when Corman was producing films with a young generation of filmmakers who grew up watching his film all wanted to use Miller, largely out of a fondness for him from old Corman pictures, but then immediately gained an appreciation for his talent at bringing great performances to small parts. Some of the filmmakers and former collaborators of Miller's who are interviewed include Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Fred Dekker, Steve Carver, Allan Arkush, Jon Davison, Ernest Dickerson, Gilbert Adler, Jack Hill, Fred Olen Ray, Adam Rifkin, and John Sayles. Some acting colleagues interviewed include Mary Woronov, Wiliam Sadler, Robert Forster, Corey Feldman, and Zach Gilligan. I think my only disappointment with the documentary was that outside of talking to John Sayles, none of the "serious" filmmakers he's worked with were interviewed. The same goes for the major film stars he's shared scenes with, like Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, or Arnold. Still, Miller's roots are really in low-budget films and that does seem to make sense for where the film would focus. A great documentary about one of the most recognizable and prolific character actors around. A must see for anyone interested in this type of thing! |