Summaries

A documentary on the rise and stumble of Troy Duffy, the bartender-cum-filmmaker who was swept up by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein to turn his script for The Boondock Saints into a feature film.

The rags-to-riches-to-rags story of Troy Duffy, a blue collar Boston twenty something that struck a dream movie deal with Miramax in 1997 to direct the $15 million project "Boondock Saints" from his own script. It was a deal that received worldwide attention. But when Miramax jumped ship and put the film in turnaround, Duffy's overnight success soon starts to crash and burn.—Sujit R. Varma

A documentary about the rise and fall of filmmaker Troy Duffy. An aspiring writer-director who got the dream of a lifetime when he sold a script to Miramax as his first feature to direct. But beneath the seemingly happy deal that made Duffy the man of the hour, was an arrogant egomaniac whose ambitions alienated friends, and burned bridges in the film industry. Overnight is a movie about how one director ultimately ruins a promising career that could have been from an overnight success.—Mystic80

Details

Keywords
  • writer director
  • filmmaker
  • entertainment documentary
  • film industry
  • rise and fall
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 7, 2005
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies Ether Films Ronnoco Productions Tony Montana Film

Box office

Budget $550052

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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