As Will Smith carries on his annual tradition of releasing blockbusters on the Fourth of July (with Hancock), we continue our Independence Day tradition of celebrating the year’s anti-blockbusters: independent movies. It's what our founding fathers would've wanted!
THE BEST SO FAR
Teeth (1/18/08)
Box Office (or Lack Thereof): $0.3 million
Big Star(s), Little Movie? Jess Weixler, who appears to be on the road to stardom, was a relative unknown when Teeth was released. Co-star John Hensley is a regular on TV's Nip/Tuck but is also far from household-name status.
Big-Studio Deal Breaker: Well, uh, see, the thing is…it’s about a girl whose vagina has teeth--there, we said it! But if it's awkward to merely articulate the premise, imagine how difficult it'd be for a big studio to try and market, even if A-listers were attached. Furthermore, imagine the coming-attractions voiceover dude trying to get through this one!
