Chump Change with Tim Matheson: DVD Cover

    Chump Change Cast: Tim Matheson, Traci Lords, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara

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    • DVD Release Date: 01/20/2004
    • Original Release: 2000
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 65,561

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Outtakes and deleted scenes with optional director commentary; Focus group lo-lights; Feature commentary with director Stephen D. Burrows; Director's commentary on the director's commentary; Trailer; A conversation with Traci Lords

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Back to the Pie-Hole [5:34]
    2. "Pleasantly Unattractive" [4:19]
    3. Studying With the Man [3:31]
    4. Rooms, Sex and Work [5:11]
    5. "Trilogy of Titters" [5:48]
    6. The Soldier of Fortune [6:28]
    7. Making Simon Twitch [5:46]
    8. "It's an Action Sex Comedy" [7:10]
    9. The Rules of Comedy [4:06]
    10. "Too Much Funny?" [8:47]
    11. Greenlight! [5:12]
    12. "Simon Sez Is Dead" [5:46]
    13. "A Metaphor With an All-Star Cast" [4:02]
    14. Back in the Game [3:59]
    15. End Credits [7:46]

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    Actor and playwright Stephen Burrows makes his directorial debut with this independent comedy that takes a witty look at the downside of working in the movie business. Steve (Burrows) is a writer, actor, and comic who years ago left his hometown of Milwaukee, WI, for the bright lights of Hollywood and who, after years of struggling, has managed to get his foot in the door of show business thanks to his appearance in a widely seen commercial for a personal hygiene product called "Crotch Fresh." Steve decides to pay a visit to his friends in the Midwest, and while in Milwaukee he meets Sam (Traci Elizabeth Lords), an attractive woman interested in knowing more about his career in entertainment. As Steve and Sam get to know each other, he regales her with a number of remarkable stories about fascistic acting coaches, egocentric producers, and studio heads too young to hold a driver's license. Stephen Burrows was able to persuade a number of his well-known colleagues to appear in Chump Change, including Tim Matheson, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Fred Willard, and Abe Vigoda. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    February 25, 2004: I laughed so hard - I cried. This movie has tons of laughs along with a lot of heart and doesn't hold back on either. It's a smart, sophisticated comedy with plenty of crotch whacks - literally something for everyone. The lead character, Milwaukee Steve (Steve Burrows) brings so much energy and comedic pathos to the screen, you just like him and naturally root for him. The love story between him and Sam (Traci Lords) is so sweet and strangely touching. I was swept away by the beauty of both the midwest and their blossoming love. Simon Sez (Tim Matheson) was amazing as the nutso kinetic producer. He brought a certain humanity to this otherwise unlikeable character. I haven't seen him in anything so funny since 'Animal House'. The comedy flows throughout, but never more so than when Steve auditions for the casting director (Anne Meara) and the Trilogy of Titters cast put on a show. Clancy Brown also makes a powerful appearance as an acting coach. The moive is loaded with strong, fun cameo's. Abe Vigoda as the frog, Jerry Stiller (the Colonel) and Fred Willard (Manager) were particularly hilarious. In fact, Fred delivers one of the most memorable lines from any movie I've ever seen, 'I should've never given you my opinion 'til I found out what it was supposed to be'. The DVD extra's are superb and unexpectedly funny. I never seen anything like the focus group lo-lights and the director's commentary on the director's commentary - totally unique and hugely hilarious. The director's commentary is loaded with entertaining and interesting tidbits about the making of the film. And I loved the full scene of Dr. Kevorkian-the musical, in the outtakes. This is a laugh-out-loud, funny American original. A must see, wild-romp through Hollywood and the midwest. I loved it.