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Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'

2007 · 14 min

A breezy, jokey behind-the-scenes lark that plays its silliness straight and breezes by in minutes.

Directed by: Craig Updike
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, James Hong

Overview: This “making of” features filmmakers Ben Garant and Tom Lennon discussing their rise from television to the big screen, as well as the training that went into making this film. This tongue-in-cheek “mockumentary” explores a day in the life for the film's ball wrangler.

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Directed by: Craig Updike
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, James Hong

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absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
work
media
ambition
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: mockumentary
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Craig Updike
Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, James Hong, Maggie Q, George López, Aisha Tyler, Robert Ben Garant, Jason Scott Lee
Runtime: 14 min

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