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My Movie Starring Paul Dano

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Famous actor Paul Dano comes to Herman in a dream, convincing him to make his feature film "Bear Naked Amazonians from Mars." If he meets the deadline, the film will take Best Feature at South by Southwest, making Herman an international celebrity. This irreverent and hilarious tribute to independent filmmaking functions as both a step-by-step guide and a cautionary tale with a farcical bent.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 5d
3.0/4.0
While My Movie Starring Paul Dano isn't a perfect film, it sure is a perfectly entertaining film. Go to Full Review
Tim Brennan About Boulder 5d
While a lot of films about filmmaking tend to be cynical and arch, this film is unapologetically sweet-natured toward its cast of oddballs and what it takes to get a movie made, whether or not the end result is good. Go to Full Review
Alan Ng Film Threat 5d
7/10
Writer, director, composer, and artist Joe Bartone has poured every ounce of himself into My Movie Starring Paul Dano, and his sincerity is exactly what makes it work. Go to Full Review
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Fifi L @RT23178134 41m Honestly, this completely caught me off guard in the best way possible. It’s wonderfully weird, fiercely original, and has a ton of personality. Huge shoutout to Holly Rockwell, who was absolutely fantastic and easily one of the best parts of the entire film. Joe Bartone delivered something really unique here…it’s funny and unexpected, will be adding this to my frequent rotation. See more suzan S @Suzansolomon 4h It's a fun romp and ride with great heart. Though the leading character is clearly deluded about his chances in the big league of film making, he never gives up on his dream, especially when he has a visit in a dream with a popular lead actor, Paul Dano who encourages him to go for it. Most of the characters are gloriously uproarious and irreverent. Some of the characters are more deluded than others, but all of them win in a comedic sense of the word. So much creativity went into this film including the music composed by the Director/Writer/Producer Joe Bartone. So many of the characters all stand out in a zany comedic sense. All of which are related to the lead character played by Christopher Jones who haplessly orchestrates them, unable to control them. Who's movie inside a movie, a brilliant concept, I might add is realized through his imagination, encouragement from Paul's dream visit, and gritty help from his friends, and uncle. This is a community effort of merry outcasts. See more Craig C @RT27044052 11h A really fun watch and great throwback to indie films like Cecil B Demented and Living in Oblivion. See more Jason B @RT52438810 13h I enjoyed this movie a lot. This is exactly what its like to work in independent films! I busted laughing to this on several occasions. This movie goes hard. See more Chris C. @cmcalzia 22h Whoever it was that said making a movie is easy obviously never made a movie before and needs to watch My Movie Starring Paul Dano. See more kristen L @RT21224663 1d Great actors, great films, lots of laughs! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Famous actor Paul Dano comes to Herman in a dream, convincing him to make his feature film "Bear Naked Amazonians from Mars." If he meets the deadline, the film will take Best Feature at South by Southwest, making Herman an international celebrity. This irreverent and hilarious tribute to independent filmmaking functions as both a step-by-step guide and a cautionary tale with a farcical bent.
Director
Joe Bartone
Producer
Joe Bartone
Screenwriter
Joe Bartone
Distributor
BayView Entertainment
Production Co
Small Factory
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 26, 2026
Runtime
1h 34m