Radio Free Steve (2001)

Dean Haglund, Christian Moore, Ryan Junell, Amy Raymond, Erik Engstrom ... see more  , Jessica Schwartz , Joy Gohring

A ridiculous vision of a possible future emerges from a laughable period of the recent past in this wildly satiric independent comedy. In 1984, Steve Glenn (Ryan Junell) was a stoner from Texas with a... read more  video camera, a customized van, and a dream; he had come up with an idea for a post-apocalyptic science-fiction movie in which the FCC has taken control of the United States after World War III, and an outrageous renegade DJ named Steve roams the nation spreading a message of peace, freedom, and skinny-tie New Wave music across the blighted landscape. With camera in hand, Steve and his buddy Dirk (Chris Sykes) began committing their grand vision to 3/4" U-Matic video tape. Unfortunately, Steve and Dirk started arguing a lot and Steve never got around to finishing his masterpiece, but 16 years later, Steve found himself working at a video dubbing facility where he met renegade Danish director Lars Von Biers (Erik Engstrom), who saw a bit of Steve's footage and was so impressed that he offered to help Steve complete the project. So with the help of some low-tech effects equipment and his Texas Instruments home computer (it was state-of-the-art in 1981), Steve prepares to unleash Radio Free Steve on what he hopes is a waiting audience. Radio Free Steve features an original score from the band the Friends of Dean Martinez, as well as musical contributions from Luna, TransAm, Cibo Matto, and the period-appropriate Mr. Mister. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi