Imaginary Z-grade 1960s exploitation film producer Morty Fineman (
Jerry Stiller), who was responsible for such faux-works as
Buddy Cops V: Hayseed and Toughnut, sci-fi blaxploitation flick
The Foxy Chocolate Robot, and, of course,
Heil Titler , is the focus for this mockumentary co-written and directed by Stephen Kessler). While Fineman struggles to make his latest effort,
Ms. Kevorkian, about a gun-toting babe who's passionate about assisted-suicide, the bank wants to foreclose on his hallowed studio and sell his film archive for $8 a pound. In absolute desperation, he reaches out to his estranged daughter Paloma (
Janeane Garofalo), who grudgingly agrees to be the president of his production company in spite of numerous moral qualms. Along the way, the film features interviews with such real-life luminaries as
Peter Bogdanovich,
Roger Corman, and blaxploitation stalwart
Fred Williamson, that paints a picture of a relentlessly gung-ho producer whose work somehow manages to rise above nothing budgets and lackluster talent. They also highlight Fineman's penchant for hitting on his leading ladies;
Karen Black recalled one incident by noting, "It helped to be drunk." This film was screened at the 2000 South By Southwest Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide