Synopsis
Filmmaker Richard P. Rogers tried for twenty years to make a documentary about his own life. He died in 2001, leaving the project unfinished, until his widow, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas, commissioned his former student Alexander Olch to make a film out of the pieces. Starting in the Hamptons, in the town of Wainscott, the film weaves Rogers' footage into a journey through childhood memories, a less than encouraging mother, a family background of privilege, and Rogers' persistent, dogged attempts to document his own life. Rogers' friend, actor and writer Wallace Shawn, joins in the process, as the film investigates the differences between documentary and fiction, and tells the tragic story of Rogers' life.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.1%
Critic Consensus
84.2% Fresh • 19 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, stylized, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalstylizedromanticmacabretragiccharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes133
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2009 | $30,050 | $43,947 |
| International | 2009 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2009 | $30,050 | $43,947 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2009 | $15,025 | $21,974 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2009 | $476,000 | $696,136 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2009 | $153,000 | $223,758 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2009 | $1,943,000 | $2,841,581 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2009 | $4,151,000 | $6,070,717 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2009 | $66,900 | $97,839 |
| Total Revenues | 2009 | $6,804,925 | $9,952,005 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2009 | $223,000 (est) | $326,131 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2009 | $80,000 (est) | $116,998 (est) |
| Participations | 2009 | $272,000 | $397,792 |
| Residuals ? | 2009 | $470,000 | $687,361 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2009 | $44,600 | $65,226 |
| Total Expenses | 2009 | $1,089,600 | $1,593,508 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2009 | $5,715,325 | $8,358,496 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $3,865,000, BluRay $287,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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