I looked up another of my favorite movies,
EDtv, to see if it qualifies.
I was surprised to see it was a box-office bomb, and only earned $35 million, on an 80 million budget. And never phoenixed.
It's my favorite movie with Matthew McConaughey, with great supporting roles by Martin Landau, Sally Kellerman, Jenna Elfman, Dennis Hopper, Ellen Degeneres, Elizabeth Hurley, Adam Goldberg, Woody Harrelson and Rob Reiner.
I love the idea of televising some modest guy's life, and that even in the most normal-seeming family, there are dark dirty secrets that no one wants aired. And that there's love, even in such a seemingly dysfunctional family. The odd mixture of emotions that keep families together.
I found it both touching and very funny. Engaging from start to finish.
I thought it was a great movie, I'm surprised it didn't catch on.
