“[Timothy L. Anderson’s] influences are evident between the black comedy
of the Coen brothers and the Tarantinoesque dialogue”
— Guillaume Menard, CineChronicle.com
“Highly entertaining…one of the choicest dark comedies of recent times.”
— Eric Martiny, Aesthetica Film Festival
GET READY. GET SET. GET DIRTY.
WHEN A PAIR OF HAPLESS MATTRESS SALESMEN GET TRAPPED IN A MURDER-FOR-HIRE SCHEME, ANYTHING GOES
IN THIS DARK, FESTIVAL FAVORITE COMEDY
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DIRTY
Street Date: September 15, 2020
DVD/Digital: $24.95
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award®-winner Coolio Heads a Talented Ensemble in Timothy L. Anderson’s Feature Film Debut, a “Best Feature” Finalist
at the Manhattan Film Festival
SYNOPSIS
Few things in life are more depressing than being stuck in a hopeless, dead-end job in a decaying urban strip mall. Native to this environment and products of outdated pop culture are Rob (Mark Greenfield) and potty-mouthed Manny (Coolio), the unsuccessful, unrefined and uncouth sales force behind Affordable Mattress, a fly-by-night showroom. The pair spend their days shifting around unsold inventory, taking smoke breaks, washing windows, and hanging with other mall denizens. The store’s irritable manager, Preston (Kenneth McGregor), relieves his endless frustration with verbal abuse bluntly aimed at his miserable employees. Desperate to improve sales, he hires Argentine femme fatale, Isabelle (Rocío Verdejo), who turns out to be just what the enterprise needs to stay afloat, and she quickly makes friends with Manny, Rob and Martin (C. Clayton Blackwell), the dim-witted gift shop employee from next door.
The seemingly charming Isabelle, however, sells not only mattresses but also a scheme to her three new friends, offering them the hope of an exit from a monotonous life they have known for too long: murder her ex-husband, Antonio (Spencer Rowe), and make it look like an accident so that she can collect a $200,000 life insurance payout. Together, they come up with a plan that, when set in motion, would make even Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber proud, and go about accomplishing the task at hand with not an ounce more competence than what goes into their daily routine at Affordable Mattress.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Genre: Dark Comedy
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: 5.1 Surround
About Corinth Films
Since 1977, Corinth Films has been distributing foreign and independent arthouse cinema to audiences in the US & Canada. Beginning with such classics as David Lynch’s Eraserhead and Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2, Corinth’s more recent releases have included films by up-and-coming international directors such as Nadav Lapid and Mika Kaurismaki, as well as acclaimed longstanding auteurs such as Andrei Konchalovsky, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Edgar Reitz. As the film-viewing landscape changes, the desire for intellectually stimulating and entertaining films will not, and Corinth continues its mission to acquire and release undiscovered, international watch-worthy content. To discover and enjoy Corinth’s film releases, visit www.corinthfilms.com.
