Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.
Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.
Buddy
The film's tagline is: "Sometimes love is stranger than fiction."
The production budget was $2.0M.
The runtime is 94 minutes (1h 34m).
The film was directed by Paul Soter.
The screenplay was written by Paul Soter.
The score was composed by Nathan Barr.
Cinematography was handled by Christophe Lanzenberg.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0472205.
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Average
184 votes
Watching the Detectives
Released
NR
English
United States of America
$2,000,000
