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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.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.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.
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Ezra Claytan Daniels
- Record Store Customer
- (as Ezra Daniels)
- …
Matt Mitchum
- Brandon
- (as Matt Morris)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is a semi-autobiographical piece on writer/director James Westby's life.
- Quotes
Scotty Pelk: I love movies more than anything. Movies let you be other people.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Video Store (2019)
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Just plain bad
This movie is quite possibly one of the worst movies I have ever had the misfortune of seeing. The whole story revolves around one Scotty Pelk, a man whose only outstanding qualities are his encyclopedic knowledge of movies and his complete lack of social skills. In the course of this torturously bad movie he learns about life, love, blah, blah, blah.
Sometimes you can find a redeeming feature of a movie, no matter how bad it is. In this case, there isn't even one. The acting was ham-fisted and bad. The writing was either cloyingly sweet ("I love movies more than anything. Movies let you be other people." ACK!), just plain bad, or BOTH.
A lot of comparisons have been made to Napoleon Dynamite, but I think the closer comparison would be to High Fidelity. Both movies are about a young man who has trouble getting on with his life due to an unwillingness or inability to grow up. Both movies feature a protagonist who has allowed his fetish to become the sole source of comfort and empowerment in his life and as a result they alienate everyone around them. The big difference between Film Geek and High Fidelity, however, is that only High Fidelity is worth watching.
1 out of 10 stars - and this movie was lucky to get even that.
Sometimes you can find a redeeming feature of a movie, no matter how bad it is. In this case, there isn't even one. The acting was ham-fisted and bad. The writing was either cloyingly sweet ("I love movies more than anything. Movies let you be other people." ACK!), just plain bad, or BOTH.
A lot of comparisons have been made to Napoleon Dynamite, but I think the closer comparison would be to High Fidelity. Both movies are about a young man who has trouble getting on with his life due to an unwillingness or inability to grow up. Both movies feature a protagonist who has allowed his fetish to become the sole source of comfort and empowerment in his life and as a result they alienate everyone around them. The big difference between Film Geek and High Fidelity, however, is that only High Fidelity is worth watching.
1 out of 10 stars - and this movie was lucky to get even that.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Кіноґік
- Filming locations
- Video Connections - 6400A NE Hwy 99, Vancouver, Washington, USA(Video store where Scotty works)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $10,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,341
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,415
- Jan 15, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $17,341
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