Happy Indie-Pendence Day!
Be Kind Rewind (2/22/08)
Box Office (or Lack Thereof): $11.1M
Big Star(s), Little Movie? Only one of the biggest movie stars around, Jack Black! Co-stars Mos Def and Danny Glover are certainly no slouches in the fame game; the same can be said for Mia Farrow, although she’s chosen such weird, offbeat roles lately that some of the wattage has actually fallen off of her star.
Big-Studio Deal Breaker: That loony Michel Gondry guy--how dare he be so artistic! He’s just too creative for the masses, thus eliminating most studio interest. Be Kind, however, was his most straightforward effort to date and almost didn’t qualify as an indie.
