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Madness in the Method

2019 American film

Chris Anastasi
Dominic Burns

Produced by

Rob Weston
Dominic Burns

Starring

Jason Mewes
Vinnie Jones
Gina Carano
Jaime Camil
Brian O'Halloran
Blake Harrison
Stan Lee
Evanna Lynch
Mickey Gooch Jr.
Dean Cain
Zach Galligan
Casper Van Dien
Judd Nelson
Teri Hatcher
David Dastmalchian
Danny Trejo
Kevin Smith

CinematographyVince KnightEdited by

Jake West

Music bySi Begg

Production
companies

Autumnwood Media
Straightwire Films
Hawthorn Productions
Red Rock Entertainment
Skit Bags Entertainment
Happy Hour Productions
Malibu Films

Distributed byCinedigm

Release date

August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02) (United States)

Running time

99 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Madness in the Method is a 2019 American crime comedy film directed by and starring Jason Mewes, written by Chris Anastasi and Dominic Burns and produced by Mewes, Burns and Rob Weston through Autumnwood Media in association with Happy Hour Productions. The film is Mewes's debut as a director.^[1] Mewes and several other cast members play fictional versions of themselves.

Plot

Character actor Jason Mewes struggles to gain legitimacy as an actor, as he has been typecast for decades with Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob in the latter's View Askewniverse films. He decides to try method acting to reinvent himself, but it has negative effects on his sanity after he accidentally kills a director.

Cast

Jason Mewes as himself aka Jay
Kevin Smith as himself aka Silent Bob
Teri Hatcher as Gina
Matt Willis as Anthony Costalino
Jaime Camil as Fernando
Vinnie Jones as himself
Gina Carano as Carrie
Danny Trejo as himself
Stan Lee as himself
Matthew Sterling Nye as George
Mickey Gooch Jr as Detective Arnold
Dean Cain as Dean
Zach Galligan as Director/Zach
Casper Van Dien as Tim
David Dastmalchian as The Witness
Harley Quinn Smith as herself
Evanna Lynch as Abbie Fox
Roxy Striar as Connie
Brian O'Halloran as himself
Esther Anderson as Georgie M. Anderson
Blake Harrison as Oliver
Judd Nelson as Miscreant
Nick Nicotera as Esteban
Paul Chowdhry as Store Clerk
Matthew McGreevy as Brian X

Release

In May 2019, Cinedigm acquired North American rights to Madness in the Method. The distributor released the film on August 2 in a day-and-date platform release in theaters and on digital.^[2]

References

^ Roxborough, Scott (December 27, 2016). "'Clerks' Star Jason Mewes on His Directorial Debut With 'Madness in the Method' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Hipes, Patrick (May 22, 2019). "Jason Mewes' Directorial Debut 'Madness In The Method', A Reteam With Kevin Smith, Scores Cinedigm Deal". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2019.