Being Michael Madsen

Being Michael Madsen
Being Michael Madsen
Directed by	Michael Mongillo
Written by	James Charbonneau; Michael Mongillo; David Wexler
Produced by	Daniel A. Sherkow
Starring	Michael Madsen; Jason Alan Smith; Doug Tompos; Kathy Searle
Cinematography	Jeff Hoyt
Edited by	Michael Mongillo; Taylor Warren
Music by	Christopher Klatman
Release date	September 28, 2007 (Raindance Film Festival);
Country	United States
Language	English

Being Michael Madsen is a 2007 comedy film directed by Michael Mongillo and produced by Daniel A. Sherkow. The film takes a mockumentary approach in re-imagining actor Michael Madsen as a paparazzi-hounded movie star who hatches a revenge scheme against a tabloid journalist. The film co-stars Virginia Madsen, David Carradine, Harry Dean Stanton, Daryl Hannah, Lacey Chabert, and Debbie Rochon.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Despite a 5/5 Film Threat review, as well as positive press from the likes of Variety and BoxOffice, and a selection to become part of the New Horizons Film Festival mockumentary retrospective (alongside such acclaimed films as This is Spinal Tap and Man Bites Dog), Madsen revealed that he regretted doing the film in a 2015 interview with The A.V. Club.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Its title is a reference to the 1999 film Being John Malkovich.

References[]

^ “Being Michael Madsen,” Variety, December 6, 2007
^ “Being Michael Madsen,” AllMovie/New York Times
^ “Being Michael Madsen,” Box Office Magazine, February 15, 2008 Archived November 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Hall, Phil (May 7, 2007). "Being Michael Madsen". Film Threat. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ Leydon, Joe (December 6, 2007). "Review: 'Being Michael Madsen'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ Schieron, Sara (February 15, 2008). "mockumentary that 'plays both sides against the middle': Being Michael Madsen". BoxOffice. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ Michael Madsen on Donnie Brasco, Free Willy, and life in the Tarantino club

External links[]

Being Michael Madsen at IMDb

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[1] “Being Michael Madsen,” Variety, December 6, 2007

[2] “Being Michael Madsen,” AllMovie/New York Times

[3] “Being Michael Madsen,” Box Office Magazine, February 15, 2008 Archived November 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Hall, Phil (May 7, 2007). "Being Michael Madsen". Film Threat. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

[5] Leydon, Joe (December 6, 2007). "Review: 'Being Michael Madsen'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

[6] Schieron, Sara (February 15, 2008). "mockumentary that 'plays both sides against the middle': Being Michael Madsen". BoxOffice. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

[7] Michael Madsen on Donnie Brasco, Free Willy, and life in the Tarantino club

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