That Guy Dick Miller | |
Director: | Elijah Drenner |
Starring: | Dick Miller Lainie Miller Gilbert Adler |
Music: | Jason Brandt |
Cinematography: | Elle Schneider |
Editing: | Elijah Drenner |
Studio: | Autumn Rose Productions, End Films |
Runtime: | 91 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
That Guy Dick Miller is a 2014 documentary directed by Elijah Drenner.[1] The film had its world premiere on March 7, 2014 at South by Southwest and looks into the life and career of character actor Dick Miller.[2] Funding for the film was raised through a Kickstarter campaign.[3]
The documentary surveys the life and acting career of Dick Miller, who has performed in over 170 roles in various films and television shows as a character actor. It features several interviews, as well as footage from many of Miller's performances.
Interviews include:
Critical reception for That Guy Dick Miller has been predominantly positive.[4] [5] Film Threat praised the documentary's use of interviews, as they noted that these would normally be ineffective "because they come off as little more than EPK-publicity materials designed to bow at the altar of an already-known icon" and felt that the interviews in the film came off as showing genuine admiration for Miller.[6] Twitch Film and Ain't It Cool News also gave the film positive reviews,[7] and Ain't it Cool News considered it to be "a warm, worthy tribute to a national treasure!"[8] The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a B−, as they enjoyed the film overall but felt that it "too frequently loses focus".[9]