Burning Down the House Movie Review 2001

Desperate director Jake Selling (Savage) has his next story all lined up but no money to pursue his ambitions until he crosses paths with B-movie producer Arnie Green (Wilder). They figure out the only way to raise money is to burn down Jake's house for the insurance. Only Jake's ex--actress Brenda Goodman (Baron)--catches the scam on film and demands to be in the movie. And the insurance investigator turns out to be a wannabe actor as well whom they may also have to placate.

Distribution

Vanguard International Cinema, Inc., Newport Plaza, 1901 Newport Blvd., Ste. 225, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-2289, Phone: (949)258-2000, Toll-free: 800-218-7888, Fax: (949)258-2010, URL: http://www.vanguard-cinema.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 84 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Showbiz Comedies, Insurance, Scams, Stings & Cons

Screenplay

Michael Cole Dinelli

Cast

John Savage, James Wilder, Joanne Baron, William Atherton, Arye Gross, Rene Auberjonois, Orson Bean, John Ales, C. Thomas Howell, Luca Bercovici, David Keith

Cinematography

Dan Gillham

Director

Philippe Mora

Music

Jeff Marsh

Other

Mick Fleetwood