The Auteur

Cover Image

The Auteur

Director:
James Westby
80 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

This hilarious spoof is the brainchild of former Portland, Oregon video store clerk James Westby (Film Geek) who directs, writes, edits, and even composes some songs for the film. The various porno clips, all send-ups of cinema classics, are simply ingenious. Westby's Portland location sets the film perfectly askew: At one point a very conspicuous, very Hollywood Domingo ends up in a rural commune called "Paradise," where he gets a lesson in organic bud and chakras from frolicking nudist hippies. A cameo by Ron Jeremy, nostalgic use of Super 8 footage, and a great indie rock soundtrack round out the film, which ends in a truly unforgettable climax.

Get Involved

Review This Film>

Our Take

Please check back soon to see our take on this independent film.

Member Reviews Box
Average Rating

thatneuro rates it:

"This mocumentary is one of the cleverest and funniest I've ..." more>

1 total member review>

Other Films You Might Like

Currently no films in our database.
Currently no films in our database.

Details

Runtime:
80 min.

Genre:
Comedy

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

As an eight-year-old boy in a small Italian village, Arturo Domingo found copies of both Cahiers du Cinéma and Hustler under his parents' bed, and it was then that his future as the "Kubrick of porno" took root. Now mid-career, after a number of highly acclaimed films (like My Left Nut), he finds himself in a bit of a slump. His work has slipped since he parted ways with his longtime collaborator and star, Frank Normo, now the host of a wildly successful sex/travel reality show. Domingo also finds himself attending a retrospective of his work in Portland, Oregon and thinking obsessively about the lost love of his life so much that he can't concentrate on his real mission: to finally screen the controversial director's cut of his epic Vietnam-era flick, Full Metal Jackoff.

This hilarious spoof is the brainchild of former Portland, Oregon video store clerk James Westby (Film Geek) who directs, writes, edits, and even composes some songs for the film. The various porno clips, all send-ups of cinema classics, are simply ingenious. Westby's Portland location sets the film perfectly askew: At one point a very conspicuous, very Hollywood Domingo ends up in a rural commune called "Paradise," where he gets a lesson in organic bud and chakras from frolicking nudist hippies. A cameo by Ron Jeremy, nostalgic use of Super 8 footage, and a great indie rock soundtrack round out the film, which ends in a truly unforgettable climax.

 

 

 

Cast & Crew

click a name to search community content

Directed by
James Westby

Produced by
Amber Geiger
Byrd McDonald

Writing credits
James Westby

Cast

Melik Malkasian
Cara Seymour
Leslie Taylor
Ron Jeremy

 

Curator Reviews

Please check back soon for this Curator Review.

Member Reviews

Submit Your Own > Average Member Rating:
1 total review
  • The Auteur

    This mocumentary is one of the cleverest and funniest I've seen. It manages to send up both the porn industry, and the fawning "artist retrospective" industry as well. A few friends of mine saw it, and despite our varying tastes we agreed that it was our "Best Movie you will ... read more