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Special Features
- Deleted scenes
- Directors' interview on "Backstage with Barry Nolan," CN8
- Cast and crew bios
- Theatrical trailer
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Boston-bred bartender Troy Duffy discovers overnight success when he sells his screen play, The Boondock Saints, to Miramax President Harvey Weinstein. After several months of calls go un-returned, the film is dropped by Miramax and picked up by a smaller company for half its original budget.
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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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
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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."
"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
Format: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.
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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
very cold insight into Duffy as a person
this is a must for any TRUE Boondock Saints fan. it is a very detailed documentary on the struggles that came while making Boondock. Read more
Published 2 months ago by iamTIMOTHY
EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY!!!
LOVE THIS MOVIE! ... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! ... WILL MAKE YOU UNCOMFORABLE IN SOME PARTS ... BUT, THAT'S A GOOD THING!
Published 3 months ago by FLOYD'S POP
wow
A very sobering, deeply affecting documentary. Virtually impossible to watch without getting up from your chair every five minutes and yelling at the screen. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Caraculiambro
Bad Doc
Just Troy Duffy yelling at people for 82 minutes and destroying relationships. Many reviewers here have given it positive reviews due to the material as you see someone bury... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Foley
Missing some key info and a little difficult to hear
The documentary clearly shows that Troy Duffy is an arrogant jerk, but doesn't tell the whole story of his rise and fall. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Flyin Bryan
Anger Leads to Hate, Hate Leads to a Love for this Movie
I watch Intervention for comedic value. I call the show "An Incomplete List of the People I'm Glad I Don't Live Next Door To. Read more
Published 16 months ago by E.N.
DUMB HAS-BEEN
good to watch one time...not exactly something you'll repeatedly watch, not with all the yelling, screaming, and egomania.
documentary about a would-be film maker... Read more
documentary about a would-be film maker... Read more
Published 20 months ago by sakara
It's not just about Troy.
Sounds to me like this guy was heralded as the next Quentin Tarantino a couple of years after Pulp Fiction made Harvey Weinstein the king of Hollywood. Read more
Published 22 months ago by C.J. Hustwick
How to be a loser
At first, I thought this was some kind of spoof, a drama about how a guy can blow it all while being completely oblivious about how stupid he is being. Read more
Published on July 18, 2009 by Bradley F. Smith
The primer for how to commit career suicide.
This documentary on legendary screenwriter, director, musician, entrepreneur Troy Duffy (Who?) was such a joy to behold. Read more
Published on March 9, 2009 by Lord Schitsdain
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