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The Independent (2000)
- R
- 11/30/2000 (US)
- Comedy
- 1h 35m
Morty Fineman. Artist. Visionary. Madman.
Overview
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
Stephen Kessler
Director, WriterMike Wilkins
WriterCast
![Jerry Stiller's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eGymLHTpIyxKyBjACsNTpEof6y4.jpg)
Jerry Stiller
Morty Fineman![Janeane Garofalo's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/cdNooT0otUf5QVHDPm9bkGN7gNu.jpg)
Janeane Garofalo
Paloma Fineman![Max Perlich's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hdyemQG5w6xGtcDsqnuZkZV11nG.jpg)
Max Perlich
Ivan![Ted Demme's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gAzwOACFPvmoSWM87ru8u4vLA9N.jpg)
Ted Demme
Ted Demme![Roger Corman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kWvtdBp4AVSOwluWwZ1WhsKlAfk.jpg)
Roger Corman
Roger Corman![Ron Howard's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tDKn6gAgvARdQRfuem2JwyNcP3B.jpg)
Ron Howard
Ron Howard![Karen Black's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2FUHvpCZ8A3we7yaEvIK8r06fCL.jpg)
Karen Black
Karen Black![Peter Bogdanovich's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/oLcVhrnT8bMnnMIp4KqjiJAWyEg.jpg)