Created by Nathan Hill In the 2017 indie film Jasper, written, directed, produced and starring (of course) Aussie jack of all trades, Nathan Hill plays JASPER CLAY, an Australian private eye whose imminent retirement is interrupted by a phone call. Courtney, a gorgeous "working girl," wants him to find her missing son, supposedly kidnapped by … Continue reading Jasper Clay (Jasper)
Tag: Written directed and starring…
Written, directed and starring…
One-man P.I. Shows What is it about the private eye genre that attracts so many filmmakers intent on doing it all themselves? Is there something about the genre itself that feeds some sort of DIY, man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, macho hunger? Is it about control? Money? Ego? Is it simply a … Continue reading Written, directed and starring…
Jack Stanton (Looking for Kitty)
Created by Edward Burns "I do it the old-fashioned way — the way Bogart did it." -- you may say Jack's a dreamer but he's not the only one. All the lonely people, where do they all come from? Few did the working class streets (and sidewalks) of New Yawk better than writer/director Edward Burns. … Continue reading Jack Stanton (Looking for Kitty)
C.W. Briggs (The Curse of the Jade Scorpion)
Created by Woody Allen "You're a nerdy little meglamaniac who's frightened by women." — Fritz puts the Woodster in his place.Woody Allen wrote, directed and starred in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, a banter-heavy crime farce/romantic comedy set in 1940's Manhattan (where else?), that revolves around hypnotism, a jewel heist and Allen himself as … Continue reading C.W. Briggs (The Curse of the Jade Scorpion)
Lionel Essrog (Motherless Brooklyn)
Created by Jonathan Lethem "Tell your story walkin', pal." When we last encountered author Jonathan Lethem in the P.I. waters, he was amusing us with various pistol-packing marsupials in Gun, With Occasional Music (1995), a wide-open sci-fi spoof/parody/tribute of the private eye genre, featuring private inquisitor Conrad Metcalf, or spinning metafictional tall tales about a … Continue reading Lionel Essrog (Motherless Brooklyn)