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Baghead (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 14  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.3/10

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Runtime: 84 mins

Synopsis: Directors Mark and Jay Duplass return to the Festival (their film The Puffy Chair played in 2005) with a hilarious, tongue-in-cheek, genre-twisting comedy that explores the minutiae of relationship dynamics among a group of desperate actor friends and roasts a gamut of indie films in the... Directors Mark and Jay Duplass return to the Festival (their film The Puffy Chair played in 2005) with a hilarious, tongue-in-cheek, genre-twisting comedy that explores the minutiae of relationship dynamics among a group of desperate actor friends and roasts a gamut of indie films in the process.

After attending the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival premiere of the lauded indie film We Are Naked, Chad, Katherine, Matt, and Michelle are desperate to launch their flailing careers by writing their own script, casting themselves in juicy star roles. That night they impulsively drive up to Matt’s uncle’s cabin in Big Bear, but horny ulterior motives upstage the boozy brainstorming session of good ideas for their unborn hit film. The foursome do get something out of their mumbling weekend in the woods, and it’s something that far exceeds their expectations.

Earnest performances from the talented ensemble cast seamlessly bring to life the Duplass brothers' unique brand of dim-witted comedy. There is a deep, engaged brilliance to Baghead—that is, if you can call a film brilliant when it is basically about a group of dumb actors, a bag...and a head. --© Sundance Film Festival
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Genre: Dramas

Screenwriter: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Producer: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, John Bryant
Composer: J Scott Howard

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Baghead doesn't strike with the same impact of Puffy Chair, but it does provide proof that the Duplasses are as talented and unpredictable as they are clever and resourceful.

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07/03/08
Shawn Levy
Oregonian
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The balance is weighted in favor of character-based laughs rather than scares, but the deadpan tone is maintained throughout

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06/23/08
Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly
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7/10

What do four young film makers and a demented savage with a bag over his head have in common? They all want to be stars, and they almost make it in this super-indie horror satire.

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06/17/08
Ron Wilkinson
Monsters and Critics
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It’s very funny, it’s smart, and it could be really scary. And it really has some nice performances as well.

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06/16/08
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Baghead is a mumblecoreish meditation on the increasingly permeable boundaries between movies and life.

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06/13/08
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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Jay and Mark Duplass know better: It isn't how much you spend that determines a picture's quality, it's how you spend whatever you have. The brothers are master strategists.

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06/13/08
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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6.5/10

The directors like dissonant relationships: Here, their spectacularly self-absorbed protagonists step on each other, jockeying first for position and ultimately for survival.

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06/13/08
Bob Mondello
NPR
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The Duplass Brothers...get some decent mileage from their Cassavetes-lite, semi-improvisatory filmmaking approach, capturing authenticity in their cast's fumbling gestures, half-spoken lines, and stumbling advances.

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04/26/08
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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Its horror isn't anticipated because there's nothing about these people that justifies harm; they're just people, not pawns. But this, as with perception of what sort of film this is, isn't ultimately certain.

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03/18/08
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
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A blast of fresh air. It has warmth and innovation, and the mischievous good sense to subtly make fun of the type of film that it is.

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01/31/08
Eric D. Snider
Cinematical
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4/5

Being creative is scary and personal and when you involve other people in the creative process you have to trust them or find a way to get what you want. And that happens here as do laughs, gasps, confusion and terror both real and internalized.

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01/29/08
Don R. Lewis
Film Threat
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[A] clever insider's riff about life on the lo-fi end of the indie spectrum.

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01/28/08
Peter Debruge
Variety
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4/5

A sly poke at indie filmmaking, a non-stop roller-coaster of sexual and romantic politics, and (yes) a slightly scary thriller when all is said and done.

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01/28/08
Scott Weinberg
FEARnet
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7/10

[A] generally charming, funny and sweet movie that's far more accessible than past efforts [from the Duplass Brothers].

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01/27/08
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net
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