26 Aug 2000
State and Main
A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.
The State of Things
They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
Top Billed Cast
Isabelle Weingarten Anna
Rebecca Pauly Joan
Jeffrey Kime Mark
Geoffrey Carey Robert
Camila Mora-Scheihing Julia
Alexandra Auder Jane
Patrick Bauchau Friedrich Munro
Paul Getty Jr. Dennis
Viva Kate
Artur Semedo Production Manager
Francisco Baião Soundman
Allen Garfield Gordon
Gisela Getty Secretary
Monty Bane Herbert
Janet Graham Karen
Adelaide João Bar Patron (uncredited)
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