“Delightfully crafted, engagingly funny… Sandwiched somewhere between This Is Spinal Tap and Sunset Boulevard, this unique biopic is the story of one of the greatest Hollywood directors that you’ve never heard of — Oskar Knight.” —The Ryder Magazine and Film Series
“Genuinely funny… Portraying the gigantic legacy left behind by Fivelson’s filmmaking legend Oskar Knight, the picture shows not only a satirical view on near-enough a hundred years of film history, but also in its details and accuracy demonstrates a true love and respect for cinema.” —Filmotomy
Did Oskar Knight ever win the Oscar? Like with The Exorcist, please don’t tell anyone what happens during the last 10 minutes…!
From writer/director Scott Fivelson comes the Hollywood comedy biopic, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story, starring the late, great Lenny Von Dohlen (Twin Peaks, Tender Mercies, Electric Dreams) as legendary director Oskar Knight.
Also featuring a cavalcade of stars, including Academy Award Winner Margaret O’Brien, International Emmy Winner David Suchet, Joaquim de Almeida, Julianna Guill, Rudolf Martin, Lawrence Pressman, Noel Neill (the original “Lois Lane” from TV’s Superman), Jon Provost (the original “Timmy” from TV’s Lassie), and many more.
Come relive the history of Cinema in a way it’s never been told before.
He probably never should have made Oskar Knight’s Moby Dick, but he did make They Came in Low.
It’s Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story.