Martin & Orloff

Martin & Orloff
Martin & Orloff
Directed by	Lawrence Blume
Screenplay by	Matt Walsh; Ian Roberts; Katie Roberts;
Produced by	Rene Bastian; Lawrence Blume; Gill Holland;
Starring	Matt Walsh; Ian Roberts; H. Jon Benjamin; Amy Poehler; Kim Raver; Matt Besser;
Cinematography	David Phillips
Edited by	Jay Freund
Music by	Roy Nathanson; Bill Ware;
Release date	March 11, 2002;
Running time	87 minutes

Martin & Orloff is a 2002 feature film written by and starring Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts, best known as half of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe, along with Ian's wife Katie Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Lawrence Blume and features an ensemble cast of alternative comedians including H. Jon Benjamin, David Cross, Andy Richter, Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Janeane Garofalo, and Rachel Dratch, as well as actress Kim Raver as Orloff's girlfriend.

Martin and Orloff is available on DVD through Anchor Bay Entertainment and made its television debut on Comedy Central (Summer 2006).

Plot[]

Martin, who had previously tried to kill himself following the so-called "Eggroll Incident," has been released from the mental hospital. He goes back to work, where he designs corporate mascot costumes. He's not completely recovered yet, though, and is recommended to Dr. Orloff, who is possibly the worst doctor in the world. Martin's first appointment consists of a single question. They skip out on the rest of the appointment to go to a softball game, which Orloff drags Martin to. Screwball adventures ensue.^[3]

Cast[]

Ian Roberts as Martin Flam, a recently suicidal man
Matt Walsh as Dr. Eric Orloff, an incompetent psychiatrist
H. Jon Benjamin as Keith, Orloff's Gulf War veteran friend
Amy Poehler as Patty, Orloff's co-dependent stripper friend
Kim Raver as Kashia, Orloff's girlfriend
Matt Besser as Ron, Martin's boss
Les Mau as Mr. Chan, a client of Martin's
David Cross as Don Wassermann
Katie Roberts as Donna
Sal E. Graziano as Jimbo, Patty's ex-boyfriend
Marylouise Burke as Mrs. Flam
Miriam Tolan as Linda
as Petros
Jake T. Austin as boy with balloon (uncredited)

Reception[]

Metacritic assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."^[1]

Accolades[]

The film has won numerous awards including:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Film Festival (Winner: Director’s Prize)
Sarasota Film Festival ( “Best of Fest” Award)
East Lansing Film Festival (Winner: Audience Award: Best Feature)
The Art Institute of Chicago (Winner: Christopher Wetzel Award for Independent Comedy)
High Times Magazine Stoney Award: Best Unreleased film of 2003 (nominee)
IFP/West Independent Spirit Award: Motorola Producer of the Year
Top Ten Films of 2003: Chicago Reader
Hollywood Reporter: 2002 Ten Rising Stars of Comedy: Lawrence Blume

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ Levy, Dani (2017-02-23). "David Phillips, 'The Basketball Diaries' Cinematographer, Dies at 60". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
^ Rizzo III, Francis. "Martin & Orloff". DVDtalk. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

External links[]

Official site
Martin & Orloff at IMDb

[metacritic-1] "Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[variety-2] Levy, Dani (2017-02-23). "David Phillips, 'The Basketball Diaries' Cinematographer, Dies at 60". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

[dvdtalk-3] Rizzo III, Francis. "Martin & Orloff". DVDtalk. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

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