Danny Roane: First Time Director

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Danny Roane: First Time Director
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndy Dick
Written byAndy Dick
Produced byMarshall Cook
Chris Romano
StarringAndy Dick
Frankie Muniz
Jack Black
Sara Rue
Mo Collins
Ben Stiller
James Van Der Beek
Anthony Rapp
Maura Tierney
CinematographyBen Gamble
Edited byJohn M. Valerio
Music byPaul Henderson
Jason Miller
Distributed byLions Gate Entertainment
Release date
  • March 11, 2006 (2006-03-11) (SXSW)[1]
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Danny Roane: First Time Director is a 2006 comedy film written, directed by and starring Andy Dick, and also starring Jack Black and Mo Collins. This independent production is a documentary mixed with a mockumentary on Dick's struggle on making a film.[2] The film premiered at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival,[3][4] and released to DVD on November 6, 2007.[5]

Plot[edit]

After being blackballed from Hollywood because of his drunken antics, Danny Roane, a washed up TV actor, sobers up to direct his first feature film. As the pressure builds, Roane turns to the bottle again and attempts to finish his movie about drug and alcohol abuse. But in his drunken madness, he decides to make the film a musical.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Danny Roane: First Time Director". 11 March 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Danny Roane: Director". The Hollywood Reporter. March 20, 2006. In "Danny Roane: First Time Director," he plays an actor, known for boob tube bumbling and off-screen binges, who decides to make a film about his life.
  3. ^ "The SXSW Film Schedule is right here!!!". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Spicy lineups keep Austin cooking". 13 March 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "'You don't know Dick'". The Arkansas Traveler. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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