Living in Oblivion [20th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs]

Director: Tom DiCillo Tom DiCillo

Overview

This quirky yet scathing comedy presents one hellish day in the life of an independent filmmaker. All small-time director Nick Reve wants is to realize his artistic vision within the confines of an extremely low budget. Unfortunately he keeps encountering a maddening number of obstacles, both real and imagined.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2015
UPC:	0826663163377
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	5,794

Special Features

In our oblivion: the miracle of making a film featuring brand-new interviews with writer/director ; Tom DiCillo, producer Marcus Viscidi and cast members Steve Buscemi, James Le Gros, Danielle von Zerneck and Peter Dinklage; Audio commentary; Q&A with Tom DiCillo and Steve Buscemi; Deleted scene

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve Buscemi	Nick Reve
James Le Gros	Chad Palomino
Catherine Keener	Nicole
Dermot Mulroney	Wolf
Danielle von Zerneck	Wanda
Peter Dinklage	Tito
Rica Martens	Cora
Tom Jarmusch	Driver
Robert Wightman	Gaffer
Hilary Gilford	Script
Kevin Corrigan	Assistant Camera
Matthew Grace	Boom
Michael Griffiths	Sound Mixer
Ryan Bowker	Food Service/Clapper
Francesca DiMauro	Food Service Supervisor
Norman Field	Hair/Make-up Artist
Lori Tan Chin	Costume Designer
Vincenzo Amelia	Cook
Laurel Thornby	Nicole's Mother
Lori Chinn	Costume Designer
Jim Farmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom DiCillo

Tom DiCillo	Director,Screenwriter
Hilary Gilford	Executive Producer
Marcus Viscidi	Producer
Michael Griffiths	Producer
Marcia Shulman	Casting
Robert Sertner	Producer
Frank Von Zerneck	Producer

Editorial Reviews

As a film school graduate, cinematographer on Stranger Than Paradise (1984), and director of indie film Johnny Suede (1991), Tom DiCillo clearly knew all the perils of low-budget filmmaking, and he put that knowledge to hilarious use in his second feature, Living in Oblivion (1995). The rare reflexive parody that succeeds, Living in Oblivion's three nightmares run the gamut of potential snafus that could plague auteur Nick Reve's production. Between sending up nerve-fraying technical gaffes and such "arty" clichés as dream sequences with dwarves and a cinematographer fixated on hand-held shots, DiCillo's satire hits a comic high point with the introduction of James Le Gros' preening, glad-handing Brad Pitt-esque leading man Chad Palomino, the ultimate star run amok. Though Le Gros dominates his section of the film, Catherine Keener's spiky leading lady and Steve Buscemi's long-haired, goateed Nick easily hold their comic own. Even as everything seems to fall apart, DiCillo's affection for the process remains palpable, particularly in the final coda of dreams fulfilled. A Sundance Film Festival smash, Living in Oblivion vaulted DiCillo to the forefront of 1990s independent cinema, and burnished the reputations of indie stars Buscemi, Le Gros, and Keener.