Craptastic!

"The True Story about Anna Nicole Smith's final film... and the director crazy enough to make it."

Mar 19 2012 Not Rated 1h 29m
Biography, Comedy, Documentary

A documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie Illegal Aliens, and a filmmaker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight.

Plot

The hilarious, outrageous, and ultimately tragic true story of one filmmaker's seduction into moral blindness in the glare of the media spotlight. What begins innocently is a film that seems nothing more than a "Behind-the-Scenes" tell-all, but Filmmaker David Giancola has larger issues in mind and the film quickly takes a dark turn. Giancola uses his tale as a modern parable about the dangers of celebrity and it's debilitating effect upon our society. Back in 2005, he wanted to break out by making a "Movie that mocked B-Movies". He thought he could manipulate the media by casting Anna Nicole Smith. In the end the media manipulated him instead as his star and one of his producers died in a media feeding frenzy. The film bombed, but the story was one of the most reported events of 2007, behind only coverage of the Iraq war. The truth is always stranger and more unbelievable than fiction... Filmmaker Giancola spent over three years in editing from over 80 Hours of never-before seen footage shot during the production. "CRAPTASTIC!" rips back the curtain on popular media and the dangers of celebrity with an honesty that is already starting controversy.

Written by

David Giancola

Directed by

David Giancola

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Arthouse Roadshow Pictures, Edgewood Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
267
Average Rating
4.4 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
NA