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* ''Budding Prospects'' Pilot (2017)

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* ''Budding Prospects'' Pilot {{Pilot}} (2017)
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* AcclaimedFlop: All of his films, sans Bad Santa (which was a hit in theaters), never made it past limited release and either under-performed or didn't make back their budgets, yet are widely loved.

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* AcclaimedFlop: All Sans ''Bad Santa'', which was successful enough to get a sequel, none of his films, sans Bad Santa (which was a hit in theaters), never films made it past limited release and either under-performed or didn't make back their budgets, yet are widely loved.were critical hits.
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* ''[[Creator/RCrumb Crumb]]'' (1994)

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* ''[[Creator/RCrumb ''[[Creator/RobertCrumb Crumb]]'' (1994)
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* ''Film/LouieBluie'' (1985)
* ''Film/{{Crumb}}'' (1994)

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* ''Film/LouieBluie'' ''Louie Bluie'' (1985)
* ''Film/{{Crumb}}'' ''[[Creator/RCrumb Crumb]]'' (1994)
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* AcclaimedFlop: All of his films, sans Bad Santa (which was a hit in theaters), never made it past limited release and either under-performed or didn't make back their budgets, yet are widely loved.
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* ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential'' (2006)

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* ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential'' ''ComicBook/ArtSchoolConfidential'' (2006)



* BlackComedy: His trademark.
* CapitalismIsEvil: A major theme in ''Film/GhostWorld'' and why he turned down an opportunity to appear in a [=GAP=] commercial.

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* BlackComedy: His trademark.
trademark. He describes his films as "darkly humorous."
* CapitalismIsEvil: CapitalismIsBad: A major theme in ''Film/GhostWorld'' and why he turned down an opportunity to appear in a [=GAP=] commercial.



* DoingItForTheArt: As he says in the page quote, he's only willing to make movies or take directing jobs if the project is something he's [=110%=] interested in, and has turned down numerous gigs for commercials or big-budget movies. He even flat out ''stopped making'' movies after ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential'' simply because he wasn't willing to compromise his integrity for anything less than a seven-figure budget and complete creative control.

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* DoingItForTheArt: As he says in the page quote, he's only willing to make movies or take directing jobs if the project is something he's [=110%=] interested in, and has turned down numerous gigs for commercials or big-budget movies. He even flat out ''stopped making'' eventually stopped making movies altogether after ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential'' simply because he wasn't willing to compromise his integrity for anything less than a seven-figure budget ''ComicBook/ArtSchoolConfidential'' when studios stopped investing in "small," seven-figure-budget movies and complete creative control.he refused to adapt to blockbusters.



* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: ''Heavily'' cynical.

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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: ''Heavily'' Heavily cynical.

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-->"The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about."




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* BlackComedy: His trademark.
* CapitalismIsEvil: A major theme in ''Film/GhostWorld'' and why he turned down an opportunity to appear in a [=GAP=] commercial.
-->"I would find it a bit disingenuous after having spent 5 years of my life making a film railing against the evils of Corporate America."
* DoingItForTheArt: As he says in the page quote, he's only willing to make movies or take directing jobs if the project is something he's [=110%=] interested in, and has turned down numerous gigs for commercials or big-budget movies. He even flat out ''stopped making'' movies after ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential'' simply because he wasn't willing to compromise his integrity for anything less than a seven-figure budget and complete creative control.
* KafkaComedy: Nearly all of the characters in his movies are either [[{{Jerkass}} cruel]], [[ButtMonkey unfortunate]] or stupid, and it's perfectly clear that we're meant to be laughing ''at'' them and never with them.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: ''Heavily'' cynical.
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Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949) is an American director.

!!Filmography:
* ''Film/LouieBluie'' (1985)
* ''Film/{{Crumb}}'' (1994)
* ''Film/GhostWorld'' (2001)
* ''Film/BadSanta'' (2003)
* ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential'' (2006)

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