A short film called "I'm Not Matt Damon" is making the rounds these days and was recently accepted into the Burbank International Film Festival, which is taking place in Burbank, California later this summer (dates TBD).
It poses the question, "What do you do if you're an actor and you can't get cast because someone else is getting all your parts?" The answer: Make your own movie.
That's what Jim Rothman did. The struggling performer bears a striking resemblance to the Hollywood A-Lister, Matt Damon. So each time he auditioned he'd hear, "You look too much like Matt Damon..." or "...Not enough like Matt Damon." Either way it was a lose-lose for Jim.
In a recent interview Rothman told us, "The film is a comedy about my life trying to get somewhere as an actor, while working as a messenger, but having difficulty because people tell me I look too much or not enough like Matt Damon to be cast."
So he decided if no one else was going to give him a gig, he'd hire himself. He went on to say, "Well the film is based on my own experiences in Los Angeles. I haven't gotten as far as I'd like as an artist and thought perhaps the best way to get work was to create my own. Since many people felt I had a likeness to an already famous star I thought this might be a good place to start."
The director's first film had a sizeable budget for a short ($25,000) but he still needed to cut corners to give the impression of a high speed car ride. Rothman said he used, "quick cut editing, tight close-ups, multiple camera angles, two cameras, and one stunt car driver with his own 2008 Mustang Bullitt."
It's no wonder he sites Clint Eastwood as his biggest influence. To find out why and read our complete interview with Jim visit Pop Culture Passionistas.
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