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He’s Way More Famous Than You

Directed by Michael Urie2013USA98 mins

Would you kidnap Ben Stiller to jumpstart your flagging indie film career? Or seduce The Karate Kid to convince him to play the lead in the movie of your life? Or drunk-dial Jesse Eisenberg to remind him how cool you were back when you were in The Squid and the Whale together? New York actress Halley Feiffer will do all of this and more to boost her IMDB Star-Tracker status and get her life back in the spotlight.

Starring and co-written by the real-life Halley Feiffer (daughter of satirist Jules Feiffer (and known primarily for her role in Noah Baumbach’s indie darling 2005 film) and Ryan Spahn, who co-stars as her brother in the film, _HWMFTY _features a pageant of Hollywood’s “who’s who” marching in the mishap parade that is Feiffer’s real-life-turned movie. There is Meryl Streep’s daughter Mamie Gummer, who turns up as the latest acquisition of Feiffer’s agent; there’s her AA sponsor, brilliantly portrayed by Natasha Lyonne (But I’m a Cheerleader), who saves Halley from her serious (and often funny) drinking problem; and, finally, there is Michael Urie (the awesomely gay guy from _Ugly Betty _and Spahn’s real-life and movie partner) who directs both HWMFT and the disaster-of-a-movie Halley makes within it.

With the Sanddunes Screenwriting contest just ten days out and both the movie production and her personal life unraveling around her, Halley must put down the pitcher of sangria, tame her runaway ego, and make peace with those she loves—most importantly, her awkward, dirty-mouthed, outrageous self.

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Halley Feiffer
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Director
Michael Urie
Year
2013
Country
USA
Running Time
98 mins
Language
English
Cast/Participants
Halley Feiffer, Ryan Spahn, Natasha Lyonne, Ralph Macchio, Jesse Eisenberg, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie, Ben Stiller, Mamie Gummer, Michael Chernus, Michael Ausiello
Program Note Writer
Natalie Mulford