A Sundance Festival hit from the time when Sundance was making its mark, this indie feature is a wonderful oddball pleasure. In a film chock-full of great performances, it soon becomes clear which one is standing head and shoulders above the rest - Seymour Cassell deservedly won the Sundance best actor award as the pushy old kook, Joe.
A very astute screenplay about not only getting screenplays made, but in the battle between commerciality, integrity and pretentiousness, Rockwell delicately balances the story, for the most part never playing too hard for tears or laughter - overly serious climax aside. It does have a few saggy sections, but generally works as a collection of smaller, lovely moments.