That Guy Dick Miller
- Directed by: Elijah Drenner
- Released: 2025 (educational)
- Year of Production: 2014
Dick Miller is the last of the great American character actors. Whether sharing the screen with Nicholson, DeNiro, Schwarzenegger or The Ramones, Dick has been stealing scenes since his screen debut in 1955. He has worked with some of the great directors: Scorsese, Corman, Fuller, Dante, Cameron, Demme and more. Every moviegoer knows his face, but few know his name and even fewer know his story; an aspiring writer turned accidental actor. For the first time, Dick Miller has allowed filmmakers incredible access to his life and home for this funny and unexpected story. Joining him are the directors, producers, co-stars and friends who have helped make him Hollywood's leading "that guy".
Anthology Film Archives New York, NY • Chicago Critics Film Festival Chicago, IL • Mile High Horror Film Festival Denver, CO • RiverRun International Film Festival Winston-Salem, NC • Scarecrow Video Seattle, WA • SXSW Austin, TX • Whistler Film Festival Whistler, BC • Wisconsin Film Festival Madison, WI
"Extremely enjoyable, well-paced and informative. That Guy Dick Miller isn’t afraid to point out that Miller was often the best thing about the movies that utilized him." - Odie Henderson, RogerEbert.com
Elijah Drenner is a Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker and one of the leading independent producers of Blu-ray/DVD bonus content and Electronic Press Kits. His work has covered a diverse range of filmmakers including Orson Welles, David Cronenberg, John Ford, The Coen Brothers, Roger Corman, Hal Ashby, Herschell Gordon Lewis, William Friedkin, Josef von Sternberg, Paul Verhoeven, Jess Franco, Brian De Palma, Lina Wertmüller and many more. Drenner’s work can be found on The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Shout! Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, Arrow Video and other specialty labels.
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