Danny Roane: First Time Director is a 2006 American mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Andy Dick, and also starring Jack Black and Mo Collins. This independent production is a documentary mixed with a mockumentary on Dick's struggle on making a film.[2] The film premiered at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival,[3][4] and released to DVD on November 6, 2007.[5]
| Danny Roane: First Time Director | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Andy Dick |
| Written by | Andy Dick |
| Produced by | Marshall Cook Chris Romano |
| Starring | Andy Dick Frankie Muniz Jack Black Sara Rue Mo Collins Ben Stiller James Van Der Beek Anthony Rapp Maura Tierney |
| Cinematography | Ben Gamble |
| Edited by | John M. Valerio |
| Music by | Paul Henderson Jason Miller |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter being blackballed from Hollywood because of his drunken antics, Danny Roane, a washed up TV actor, sobers up to direct his first feature film. As the pressure builds, Roane turns to the bottle again and attempts to finish his movie about drug and alcohol abuse. But in his drunken madness, he decides to make the film a musical.
Cast
edit- Andy Dick as Danny Roane
- Frankie Muniz as himself
- Jack Black as himself
- Sara Rue as Charlotte Lewis
- Mo Collins as Deidra Fennigan
- Ben Stiller as himself
- James Van Der Beek as himself
- Anthony Rapp as himself
- Maura Tierney as herself
References
edit- ^ "Danny Roane: First Time Director". 11 March 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Danny Roane: Director". The Hollywood Reporter. March 20, 2006.
In "Danny Roane: First Time Director," he plays an actor, known for boob tube bumbling and off-screen binges, who decides to make a film about his life.
- ^ "The SXSW Film Schedule is right here!!!". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Spicy lineups keep Austin cooking". 13 March 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "'You don't know Dick'". The Arkansas Traveler. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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