| The Movie Hero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brad T. Gottfred |
| Produced by | Richard Middleton |
| Written by | Brad T. Gottfred |
| Starring | Jeremy Sisto Dina Meyer Peter Stormare Brian J. White |
| Music by | Steven Thomas Cavit |
| Cinematography | Samuel Ameen Joseph Labisi |
| Editing by | Ryan Rothmaier |
| Distributed by | Elevation Properties |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Movie Hero is a 2003 American romantic comedy, starring Jeremy Sisto, Dina Meyer, and Peter Stormare. It was written and directed by Brad T. Gottfred. The film was not rated.
The concept of the film is that the protagonist is aware his life is a movie. He meets many people throughout his "storyline" including his audience, whom he talks to frequently, his sidekick, a woman he immediately calls his Love Interest, and a shady character known only as Suspicious Character whom he suspects to be villainous. The film is largely based on the story of Don Quixote.
A memorable scene is the protagonist's paraphrase of The Lord's Prayer: "Thou movie, which art on screen, hallowed be they name. The time has come. Thou will be shown in theaters as well as home. Give us this day our daily film and forgive our bad choices, as we forgive those whose movies were so bad to choose. And lead us not into television, but deliver us from that evil, for movies are the picture and the sound, and the greatest thing in the whole wide world, forever and ever."[1]