Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Alex

Two along a similar vein that immediately come to mind are:

In The Last Shot, Matthew Broderick plays a movie director hired to make a movie. Unknown to him, it is actually an FBI sting operation.

In The Man Who Knew Too Little, Bill Murray thinks he's participating in a a bit of theater playing out in the real streets but is actually involved in spy business.

Were these any good? I would love to have seen EVERY film in this micro-genre.

I'm curious as to how this would come up in conversation very often.

My dad loves sci-fi, especially end-world scenarios. I may have to actually see this film.

Originally Posted by mousepod

Then there's the inverse, where someone's real life becomes a movie unbeknownst to them. The Truman Show, The Secret Cinema, and, my favorite, Bowfinger.

Wow, I've seen two-thirds of those!

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Huh?


-am I missing the joke?

Yes.