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Director David J. Markey’s camera peers unflinchingly into the exploits and misadventures of film character impersonators and celebrity look-a-likes on Hollywood Boulevard over the span of a year. Recognizable characters and stars of movies are portrayed by anyone who chooses to buy the costume and brave the mean streets of Hollyweird. These self-employed rouges forge a living one-dollar at a time, posing for photos with tourists in front of Graumen's Chinese Theater. Freddy Krueger works alongside Superman, Marylyn Monroe, Shrek, Batman, Borat and Lucy Ricardo. Competing Chewbacca’s, Spiderman and Captain Jack Sparrows vie for a spot on the limited real estate of The Walk Of Fame. These street characters have big dreams of breaking into the big-time, and most see this as a viable way. Some see themselves as undiscovered stars, while others are just struggling to make ends meet.
One-by-one, these reinactors find themselves at odds with the Hollywood they so want in on. We come to realize these characters are born of the indigenous psychotropic nature of Hollywood itself. These characters are literally right out of the movies, yet the unforeseen drama of the people underneath the make-up threatens to eclipse the bizarre array of Hollywood film icons they appropriate. It’s a surreal story, in fact it does not seem at all like a documentary. David Markey says, ''’The Reinactors’ plays like a great-depression era Hollywood classic retold for the new millennium. It's also a film about the cutthroat nature backstage and behind the scenes of show business. A profound statement on where we are at culturally in America at the moment. An 'American Idol' on crack, if you will.”


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Reinactors snags yet another International Festival

Just as the DVD is close to wrapping production (with over an hours worth of highly entertaining extras), The Reinactors is being invited to the forthcoming Clair-Obscur Film Festival 2009 (Basel, Swi...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:23:00 GMT

David Markey drops news of Reinactors DVD release in "Punk Globe"

David Markey announces the DVD release of "The Reinactors" in the new issue of "Punk Globe".  Be sure to also check out his new You Tube channel...David Markeys Interview in "Punk Globe"David Markey...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Reinactors David Markey Interview - Montreal Gazette

With the film screening in Montreal as a part of RIDM, it's Canadian national premier, filmmaker David Markey answers some questions about the film here.
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:37:00 GMT

Reinactors heads to Montreal and Angola!

We are please to announce the 8th International Film Festival play for David J. Markey's documentary "The Reinactors". RIDM - Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal, which takes p...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:57:00 GMT

David Markey Interview / New York City premier

David Markey discusses his new film "The Reinactors" at Armstrong InterviewsHereNYC PREMIER David J. Markey's "The Reinactors" Screening: Sunday September 7th, 2008 7:45pm @ The Millennium, 66 East 4...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:31:00 GMT

The Reinactors FilmMaker Magazine (Spring 2008)

Review by Jason Sandershere
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 21:03:00 GMT

David Markey interview - Popshifter

David J. Markey discusses The Reinactors in Rotterdam with Hanna in the new issue of PopshifterhereHanna’s review here
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:09:00 GMT

And The Winner Is.. The Reinactors! by Ann Magnuson for Paper Magazine


Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Reinactors Rocks Rotterdam, on to 8 from here

International Film Festival of Rotterdam 2008 held the world premier of The Reinactors, clearly a resounding success for the film. All screenings were sold out, with no press or hype. Besides being p...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:17:00 GMT

notes from Rotterdam

Dave Markey reporting from the Netherlands Rotterdam; my first time here since 1991 when I was shooting "TYPB".  Hard to beleive that was 17 years ago.  Anyhow, I am here world premiering my...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:32:00 GMT