Happy Indie-Pendence Day!
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!
