Synopsis
Drunken Magician Pictures present The Thing About My Brother, a dark comedy about famous stand-up comedian and movie star, Spencer Rhodes (Robert Dough), who's living the high life in Hollywood; sex, parties, fortune, and fame. Spencer bases all of his onstage material on the small town in North Carolina that he left behind and, in particular, his older brother, Seth (Matthew Warzel), who literally never left home. After Spencer's latest movie bombs at the box office, his agent books a big "comeback" comedy special on television but Spencer comes to find that he has a major case of writer's block and is forced to return home to find that spark of inspiration while facing the people he turned into jokes. What unfolds is a poignantly dark tale about the comedy that occurs off the stage.
How the Story Came About
The Thing About My Brother was originally written by Miles DeRosa in 2007, taken from his experiences as an Event Planner, working alongside comedians like Daniel Tosh, Demetri Martin, Nick Swardson, Michael Ian Black, Brandon T. Jackson, and more. Originally called Stand Up, Miles envisioned the film as a Christmas movie, wanting to combine the elements a dysfunctional family reuniting with the behind-the-scenes tales the comedians would share about their Hollywood exploits.
Driven by a determination to make the project completely independent, DeRosa embraced the DIY (Do It Yourself) mentality and funded the project himself, with the cast, crew, and musicians graciously sharing their talents for free. The result is a pure independent cinema that encompasses a dark story told in a poignant manner.
Driven by a determination to make the project completely independent, DeRosa embraced the DIY (Do It Yourself) mentality and funded the project himself, with the cast, crew, and musicians graciously sharing their talents for free. The result is a pure independent cinema that encompasses a dark story told in a poignant manner.
About the Film
The Thing About My Brother was shot in January 2012 on location in Wilmington, NC.