Colin Fitz Lives!

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Colin Fitz Lives!
Directed by Robert Bella
Written byTom Morrissey
Produced by Robert Bella
Starring John C. McGinley
Matt McGrath
William H. Macy
Andy Fowle
Julianne Phillips
Martha Plimpton
Mary McCormack
Chris Bauer
Music byJason Downs (Original Music) Matthew Puckett (Original Music)
Distributed byIFC Films
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Colin Fitz Lives!, also known simply as Colin Fitz is a 1997 independent film directed by Robert Bella. Colin Fitz Lives! was shot on 35mm in New York City. The budget was $150,000 and the film was shot in 14 days. It had its World Premiere in Dramatic Competition at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. [1] The film won awards at several film festivals, including the Austin Film Festival [2] and the Long Island Film Festival. However, it did not receive theatrical distribution, as Bella lacked the funds to finish the film's post-production, pay deferred salaries, and secure music rights for more than a decade after the festival. [1]

Contents

In August 2010, IFC Films released a newly remastered version of the film as part of its Video On Demand platform. [3]

Plot

On the anniversary of a famous rock star's death, security guards Paul (Matt McGrath) and Grady (Andy Fowle) must try to protect his grave, where a group of his fanatical admirers had killed themselves the year before. [4]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has only 2 reviews, both positive. Prairie Miller of NewsBlaze praises the characters and "goof chemistry", while Mark R. Leeper of Leeper's Reviews admires the focus on the screenplay. [6]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Hernandez, Eugene (July 23, 2010). "Colin Fitz Director Robert Bella: From Sundance To Hell and Back Again". Indiewire. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. "Austin Film Festival - 1997". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. Sundance Selects Colin Fitz Lives! Archived 2010-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Colin Fitz Lives! Reviews". TV Guide . 1997. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Austin Film Festival - 1997". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  6. "Colin Fitz Lives!". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 7, 2023.


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