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Director:
James Westby
Writer:
James Westby (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
His Knowledge is your misery.
Plot:
The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Melik Malkasian ... Scotty Pelk

Ritah Parrish ... 'Days of Heaven' Customer
John Breen ... Mr. Johnson
Dennis Adkins ... 'Letterboxed' Customer

Tara Walker ... Kaitlin
Taylor Nida ... Taylor
Daphne Carver ... 'Godard' Customer 1

Kristen Torrianni ... 'Godard' Customer 2
Michelle Garner ... Cindi
Michael Ramirez ... Video Store Customer
Jack Ryan ... Mr. Mooney
Kim Hill ... Video Underground Manager
Tyler Gannon ... Niko

Leslie Taylor ... Temp Agency Counselor
Tony St. Clair ... Virgil
Andrew Harris ... Record Store Guy
Ezra Daniels ... Record Store Customer / Interviewee 2

Matt Mitchum ... Brandon (as Matt Morris)
Norther Mallinson ... Lesbian
Kai Ness ... Lesbian
S.E. Dogaru ... Intern 1
Joe Hill ... Intern 2
Byrd McDonald ... Party House Owner
Isaac Foust ... Cindi's Boyfriend
Laura Ewers ... Waitress
Jason Hughes ... Cody
David F. Walker ... Himself (as David Walker)
Katie Jones ... Interviewer
Jayanta Jenkins ... Interviewee 1
Becca Glatt ... Interviewed Girl
Whitney Kilian ... Interviewed Girl
D.K. Holm ... Himself
Shawn Levy ... Himself
Jacob Pander ... Himself
Angi Moss ... Herself
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Directed by
James Westby 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
James Westby  writer

Produced by
Amber Geiger .... co-producer
Katie Jones .... associate producer
Stephanie Lloyd .... co-producer
Byrd McDonald .... producer
James Swisher .... executive producer (as James R. Swisher)
Zach Wilson .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Jason Wells 
 
Cinematography by
Jason Hughes (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
James Westby 
 
Casting by
Jeffery Hasseler 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Byrd McDonald .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Ezra Daniels .... props
Chad Gay .... artist: collages
Amelia Santiago .... artist: paintings
 
Sound Department
Shawn Dawes .... sound mixer
Jason Wells .... sound designer
Jason Wells .... sound editor
Jason Wells .... sound mixer
 
Stunts
Morgan Hobart .... stunt double
Morgan Hobart .... stunt double: Melik Malkasian
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Georgis .... still photographer
Jason Hughes .... still photographer
Byrd McDonald .... additional camera operator
James Westby .... additional camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Bruce Bolden .... colorist
 
Music Department
Nate Carson .... music supervisor
Richard Cawley .... musician: shaker
Daniel Lamb .... musician: trombone
Kyrstyn Pixton .... musician: singer
Jason Wells .... musician: trumpet, flugelhorn, guitar and piano
Jason Wells .... musician: trumpet, flugelhorn, guitar, vocals and piano
 
Other crew
James Swisher .... production attorney (as James R.F. Swisher)
 
Thanks
David A. Cohen .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
Portland, Oregon, USA more
Company:
Parkwood East Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Selected as part of the 2004 Independent Film Project in New York City, NY. more
Quotes:
Scotty Pelk: I love movies more than anything. Movies let you be other people. more
Movie Connections:
References Blue Crush (2002) more

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User Reviews

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6 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Westby is Brilliant, 23 January 2006
10/10
Author: RUBBERGASH69 from Portland, OR

Film Geek is a film that comes around once in a lifetime. Director James Westby's grasp of Cinema is overwhelming. The film is everything that Napolean Dynamite should have been. The lead is a dork, loser type, but played to brilliance by Malik Malkasian. If the distributor of this film has a brain, they will roll it out on a grand scale. The movie is short, only 75 mins. But in that time frame, I laughed, I cried, and I was so deeply drawn into Westby's world, that I hoped the movie would go on forever.

If you get the chance to see this gem on the big screen, don't miss it. Westby and Malkasian could be the next Scorsese/De Niro.

5 Stars, A+, A perfect 10!!!!

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