Thriller Theater! (2011)
ジャンル : ドラマ, コメディ, ドラマ, コメディ
上映時間 : 1時間 39分
演出 : Michael S. Olson
脚本 : Steven Warren Hill, Michael S. Olson, Nick Seidler, Robert Warnock
シノプシス
Thirty-something geek Tom Stewart has always loved cheap old horror and monster movies. He's decided to pursue a dream to create a horror host TV show in an age when infomercials are more important to local television stations than original programming. When TV60-WPM gives Tom his chance, his struggle begins, leading to unexpected and unwanted compromises in all aspects of his life. Before long, Tom wonders if the show's slowly growing success is worth the pain it takes to get there...but he doesn't have to shoulder the burdens alone. "Thriller Theater!" is a gently comedic feel-good movie about the struggle to find a balance between "real life" and the pursuit of one's creative dreams.
リック・ダルトンはピークを過ぎたTV俳優。映画スターへの道がなかなか拓けず焦る日々が続いていた。そんなリックを支えるクリフ・ブースは彼に雇われた付き人でスタントマン、そして親友でもある。目まぐるしく変化するエンタテインメント業界で生き抜くことに精神をすり減らし情緒不安定なリックとは対照的に、いつも自分らしさを失わないクリフ。この二人の関係は、ビジネスでもプライベートでもまさにパーフェクト。しかし、時代は徐々に彼らを必要とはしなくなっていた。そんなある日、リックの隣に時代の寵児ロマン・ポランスキー監督と女優のシャロン・テート夫妻が越してくる。落ちぶれつつある二人とは対照的な輝きを放つ二人。この明暗こそハリウッド。リックは再び俳優としての光明を求め、イタリアでマカロニ・ウエスタン映画に出演する決意をするがー。そして、1969年8月9日ーそれぞれの人生を巻き込み映画史を塗り替える【事件】は起こる。
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
B級映画専門の売れない俳優ジェイクは、オーディション会場で同じ俳優であるサムと知り合うが、公演で旅に出る間、彼の家の留守番を頼まれる。豪華なサムの家に見とれるジェイクだったが、予期せぬおまけがあった。望遠鏡で隣をのぞくと、セクシーな女性グロリアの寝室が丸見えになるのだ。夜な夜な彼女に熱い視線を送るジェイクだったが、ある夜彼はグロリアが何者かに脅される現場を目撃し、ほどなく彼女は惨殺されてしまう。
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