Product Details

• Actors: Chris Brinker, Troy Duffy, Vincent D'Onofrio
• Directors: Mark Brian Smith
• Producers: Jennifer Scherpenborg, John West, Tod Lancaster, Todd Fossey, Tony Montana
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: IMAGE/THINKFILMS
• DVD Release Date: July 27, 2006
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000929VTU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,125 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Overnight" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A rags to riches story that begins with Troy selling his first screenplay. Troy uses his new found good fortune to mistreat his associates friends & even his brother. Troys rise & subsequent fall from hollywood grace is something you wont believe unless you see it for yourself. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 10/23/2007 Run time: 82 minutes Rating: R

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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of a blow-hard, June 17, 2005

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David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overnight (DVD)

Troy Duffy was on the fast-track to become a Hollywood legend-while working as a bartender, he sold a screenplay to Miramax head Harvey Weinstein, got permission to direct it, and secured a recording deal for his band. Unfortunately for himself, Duffy was an egotistical control freak who insisted on claiming all the glory and credit for the good things that happened to him and assigning blame for all of the bad. This documentary chronicles his downfall as he disrespects and mistreats nearly everyone he encounters, ultimately losing all of his great opportunities.

When I first heard about this film, I wondered if anyone whose actions don't affect the public really deserves this kind of treatment. I was also leery about the honesty of the filmmakers; after all, you could probably make anybody look bad with selective editing. I still have some reservations, but after having seen the film, it's kind of hard to see how they could have edited it to make him look good. He makes some stunningly unkind statements to people to whom he claims to be loyal and seems to revel in the chance to put others down and force them to acknowledge his "superiority."

This film serves as a cautionary tale about how not to treat people. I imagine that Duffy will see this film someday if he hasn't already. I wonder if being an observer will allow him to see his responsibility for his own downfall, or if he continues to see himself as the genius auteur who was brought down by foolish hangers-on and duplicitous studio people.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Treasure of Obnoxious Bilious, April 25, 2006

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M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge" (Torrance, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overnight (DVD)

The documentary Overnight chronicles the manner in which Troy Duffy, hyped-up screenwriter of The Boondock Saints, behaves like a malignant bully toward his buddies, his agents, and his producers. Duffy sees himself as a working-class hero whose genius was discovered by the right people. But what we see, contrary to Duffy, is an overgrown shrieking infant seething with megalomaniacal tantrums, self-aggrandizing fantasies, and paranoid delusions who, alienating everyone, sees himself as an innocent victim. One is tempted to think that the promise of wealth turned him into such a bilious, obnoxious lout, like those characters turned rotten in The Treasure of Sierra Madre. But at the end of the documentary we are given a deliciously insightful quote from Albert Goldman, which sets the record straight:

"No man is really changed by success. What happens is that success works on the man's personality like a truth drug, bringing him out of the closet and revealing...what was always inside his head."

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Self-Assassination, April 15, 2006

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R. W. Rasband (Heber City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overnight (DVD)

"Overnight" is one of the most hilarious movies you will see in many a moon, but only if you are a devotee of "schadenfreude", that is, the spectacle of a royal jerk getting what he richly deserves. It's amazing how little self-knowledge some people have; apparently novice filmmaker Troy Duffy had no idea how megalomanical and obnoxious he came off to other people. This DVD really does restore your faith that some justice does exist.

There are a couple of mysteries that the film leaves unanswered. One is why Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein dropped Duffy in the first place; another is whether Harvey really did blacklist Duffy's film, "The Boondock Saints". There is an interview with a "Washington Post" reporter who describes Harvey's reactions. Some more interviews with some objective sources, or with Harvey himself, might have added some needed perspective. As it is, "Overnight" is a richly subjective look at the art of self-sabotage. Troy Duffy learned a harsh lesson: you can only act like that in Hollywood after you have made a hit film; not before.