Not Being Terry Gilliam

Rating: 6/10 (13 November 1999)

Okay, you're Adam Spiegel, and you've directed lots of Beastie Boys videos, and you want to go for something bigger. So you borrow a name from a 1930's novelty music star, you watch a lot of Terry Gilliam movies, steal a bit from each one, throw together a lot of acting talent, and come up with a mean-spirited piece of garbage that, in this late-90's anything-offbeat-must-be-brilliant critical zeitgeist, gets rave reviews.
Oh yeah, you also get once-brilliant, pop-sellout R.E.M. musician Michael Stipe to produce. Voila, box office!