One man, $400, and the delusion that he could beat Hollywood at its own game.
In 1992, Baltimore native Dan Poole took a tight-knit group of friends, an uncompromising vision, and $400 to put together what many have called the best "fan film" ever made. Dan's motto, "get the shot", lead the way to record mind numbing stunts while using every resource he could muster to develop what is now known as his "Self Help Film School".
Practical Effects
Stunts so dangerous they should've required actual superpowers.
Direction
Joan Weber captures Dan's beautiful madness with surprising warmth.
Director
Joan Weber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dan Poole performed all his own stunts, including a car hit that left him hospitalized. The footage is in the doc.
This predates the modern fan film explosion by decades, yet remains arguably unmatched in pure committed insanity.
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