Punching the Clown

Starring: Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Wade Kelley, et al.

Winner of the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, this uproarious and smart new comedy tells the story of Henry Phillips, a hapless modern day troubadour who grinds his way through the heartland, living out of his car and singing his twisted satirical songs to anyone who will listen. After a booking mishap involving a Christian fundraiser, he decides he's hit rock bottom. Seeking to shake things up, he moves to L.A. where his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it, and reality hits him like a fist in the face: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel brands him a neo-Nazi in the world of tabloid journalism. Luckily, somewhere between rock bottom and nowhere lies the perfect terrain for his dark and hilarious songs.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 885444705533
• Release Date: March 2011
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Passion River
• Directors: George Viens, Gregori Viens
• Starring: Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Wade Kelley, Audrey Siegel, Guilford Adams, Matt Walker, Mark Cohen, Conrad Angel Corral, Derek Waters, Ed Pepitone
• Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"