Windy City Heat
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| Directed by | Bobcat Goldthwait |
| Produced by | Daniel Kellison |
| Written by | Tony Barbieri, Don Barris & Jimmy Kimmel |
| Starring | Perry Caravello, Lisa Kushell, Dane Cook, Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Tammy Faye Bakker |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 120 minutes (including commercials) |
| Language | English |
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Windy City Heat is a made for TV movie produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on October 12, 2003 and is shown in syndication. The DVD was released on September 26, 2006. [1]
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[edit] Plot
The movie is presented as a practical joke being played on a man named Perry Caravello, allegedly a gullible friend of Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. Perry believes he has been given a chance to make a movie called Windy City Heat. Except he is not, it is all a big practical joke played on him by Jimmy and Adam. Allegedly, the joke had been played on him for seven years of meticulous planning. Every actor, extra, or any other person who appears on the show was paid for by Jimmy Kimmel to add to the joke.
It begins with the audition process, in which Perry is shown a wall of stars that have been considered but crossed off, including Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, and Robert DeNiro. He wins the role of "Stone Fury", the main character, over MTV icon Carson Daly. The plot has him trying to track down the actual refrigerator of William "Refrigerator" Perry and the pants of Ernie Banks (both of whom actually appear in the film). Along the way, he is introduced to several individuals, purported to be real people, whose names are identical to historical and cinematic figures. Such individuals include the producer of the movie, John Quincy Adams, co-director Roman Polanski, studio receptionist and soon to be co-star, Susan B. Anthony, "money man" Hiroshima Nagasaki, cab driver Travis Bickle, set designer Ansel Adams, and stagehands Sacco and Vanzetti. Perry never questions these coincidences, though he does express doubts as to the identity of a man purporting to be Charlton Heston, who refused to leave Perry's assigned trailer. To placate him, Perry suavely offered this senile old-timer a cameo in the film, which he enthusiastically accepted with humorous results.
[edit] Controversy
There is some debate about whether Perry actually believes he is in the movie or if he's simply "acting" gullible for the purpose of comedy. [2][3] Skeptics cite the fact that Perry never questions anything about the movie, such as the absurd plot, insane co-workers, and a production team with the same names as many famous historical icons. Believers point out that Perry may have overlooked these facts because he was so set on his first break in "the business". The director, Bobcat Goldthwait, claims the movie is 100% real. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Windy City Heat Amazon.com page
- ^ Dabkowski, Colin, Comedy Central movie exploits fool, mocks reality
- ^ Windy City Heat at the Movie Hooligan
- ^ Margetta, Rob A Star is Born, or so He Thinks., knot magazine, October 12, 2003
