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Delirious

Released 1991
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

A comedy-drama about the fraught relationship between a homeless man and the paparazzi who inadvertently turns him into a Hollywood star. Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, the odd couple relationship takes an unexpectedly poignant turn thanks to the performances of  Steve Buscemi as the photographer and Michael Pitt as the rising star. Alison Lohman plays Toby’s sweetheart and Elvis Costello makes a cameo appearance as… Elvis Costello.

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About David Zeiger

Guggenheim Fellow David Zeiger has been making documentary films and series for 20 years, starting with The Band, a film about his son’s junior year in high school, broadcast on the PBS series P.O.V. in 1997. His short documentary, Funny Old Guys, was broadcast in 2002 by HBO. His 2006 film, Sir! No Sir!, ran theatrically in 65 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada and was broadcast in 200 countries worldwide. It won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival (Audience Award) and Hamptons Film Festival, and Seeds of War Award at the Full Frame Documentary Festival. In 2010 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and in 2012 completed his first narrative feature, Sweet Old World.

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Morten Holmstrup

I love DiCillos Delirious – thanks for the video.

But John Candy’s Delirious – not so much 😀 😀

Eric S.

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