'SO YOU WANT MICHAEL MADSEN?' concerns the obsession, need and desire to get a name actor for independent and low budget films. It offers an insight into what it takes to get name actors or celebrities... whether they if they will even consider doing a no budget film, how to go about it, the agent/manager question, and the do's and don't of the approach....It also answers the question of what is the determining factor in their choice to do a low budget feature, if they in fact choose to do oneMany filmmakers have their own war stories about the struggles of getting anyone with a name so in an effort to deliver it straight rather than third hand, feature interviews with the artists themselves have been compiled including EMMY* Winner, Holland Taylor (2 and a Half Men), John Saxon (Enter The Dragon), Paula Jai Parker (Hustle and Flow) and Doug Hutchison (The Green Mile) to mention a few...you will also see footage of JERSEY BOY, Frankie Valli, and UFC Champ, Randy Couture.To bring the documentary full circle, the audience will also follow a quest to get Michael Madsen, the quintessential indy actor, for an interview for this project.
Nominated for Best Feature Documentary!