Living in Oblivion (1995)

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Nick is about to discover the first rule of filmmaking: if at first you don't succeed... PANIC!

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

• Released: 1995-07-21
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 342 votes

Directed by Tom DiCillo.

Top cast

• Steve Buscemi as Nick Reve
• Catherine Keener as Nicole Springer
• Dermot Mulroney as Wolf
• Danielle von Zerneck as Wanda
• James Le Gros as Chad Palomino
• Peter Dinklage as Tito
• Rica Martens as Cora
• Kevin Corrigan as Assistant Camera
• Robert Wightman as Gaffer
• Michael Griffiths as Sound Mixer / 'Speedo'

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Living in Oblivion

• United States: stream on Philo, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Fandor, fuboTV; watch free on Tubi TV, Cineverse; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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