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* RefugeInAudacity: His jokes revolve around rape, child molestation, massacres, and bestiality. One of his most "sympathetic" protagonists fantasizes about ''killing children''.
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* RefugeInAudacity: His jokes revolve around rape, child molestation, massacres, and bestiality. One of his most "sympathetic" protagonists fantasizes about ''killing ''raping children''.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959 in Newark, New Jersey) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Film/Happiness1998'', ''Storytelling'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959 in Newark, New Jersey) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Film/Happiness1998'', ''Film/{{Happiness|1998}}'', ''Storytelling'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
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He can be compared to the likes of Creator/BretEastonEllis and Creator/LarryClark, whose works deal with very similar themes about the dark side of humanity and self destructive behavior.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: There's a lot of masturbation in his films.
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* ''Film/{{Palindromes}} (2004)
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* MistakenForRacist: Satirizes race in Film/{{Storytelling}}, where a bland, depressed white blonde is raped by her black professor while telling her to call him racist names. When she writes about it, her classmates dismiss her as a racist white girl.
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* MistakenForRacist: Satirizes race in Film/{{Storytelling}}, ''Film/{{Storytelling}}'', where a bland, depressed white blonde is raped by her black professor while telling her to call him racist names. When she writes about it, her classmates dismiss her as a racist white girl.
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his segments in Film/{{Storytelling}} has a documentary filmmaker who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday high school student, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the student, who has had his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the filmmaker. Sound familiar?]]
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his segments in Film/{{Storytelling}} ''Film/{{Storytelling}}'' has a documentary filmmaker who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday high school student, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the student, who has had his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the filmmaker. Sound familiar?]]
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!!His Filmography
* Fear, Anxiety, and Depression (1989)
* ''Film/WelcomeToTheDollhouse'' (1995)
* ''Film/{{Happiness}}'' (1998)
* ''Film/{{Storytelling}}'' (2002)
* ''Film/{{Palindromes}} (2004)
* ''Life During Wartime'' (2009)
* ''Dark Horse'' (2012)
* ''Film/WienerDog'' (2016)
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* Fear, Anxiety, and Depression (1989)
* ''Film/WelcomeToTheDollhouse'' (1995)
* ''Film/{{Happiness}}'' (1998)
* ''Film/{{Storytelling}}'' (2002)
* ''Film/{{Palindromes}} (2004)
* ''Life During Wartime'' (2009)
* ''Dark Horse'' (2012)
* ''Film/WienerDog'' (2016)
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his segments in ''Storytelling'' Film/{{Storytelling}} has a documentary filmmaker who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday high school student, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the student, who has had his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the filmmaker. Sound familiar?]]
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[[caption-width-right:214:[[TheEeyore Looks happy, doesn't he?]]]]
Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Film/Happiness1998'', ''Storytelling'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
And his films are '''dark'''. He's made a name for himself as one of the most controversial and nihilistic cinematic minds working today, with his movies painting an increasingly misanthropic and brutal portrayal of existence, particularly in the New Jersey suburbs. They're loaded with NightmareFuel and {{Squick}}, so by no means are they for the squeamish. You have been warned.
[[caption-width-right:214:[[TheEeyore Looks happy, doesn't he?]]]]
Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Film/Happiness1998'', ''Storytelling'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
And his films are '''dark'''. He's made a name for himself as one of the most controversial and nihilistic cinematic minds working today, with his movies painting an increasingly misanthropic and brutal portrayal of existence, particularly in the New Jersey suburbs. They're loaded with NightmareFuel and {{Squick}}, so by no means are they for the squeamish. You have been warned.
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->''"So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny."''
Todd Solondz (born October 15,
And his films are
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* SoundtrackDissonance: In ''Wiener Dog'', a montage of a boy having fun with his dog is set to the melancholy "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: In ''Wiener Dog'', a montage of a boy having fun with A recurring feature in his dog is set to the melancholy "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy.films, often concerning classical music.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Happiness'', ''Storytelling'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Happiness'', ''Film/Happiness1998'', ''Storytelling'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Happiness'', ''Storytelling'', ''Palindromes'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Happiness'', ''Storytelling'', ''Palindromes'', ''Film/{{Palindromes}}'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Film/WienerDog''.
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He can be compared to the likes of Creator/BretEastonEllis and Creator/LarryClark, whose works deal with very similar themes about humanity.
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He can be compared to the likes of Creator/BretEastonEllis and Creator/LarryClark, whose works deal with very similar themes about humanity.
the dark side of humanity and self destructive behavior.
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He can be compared to the likes of Creator/BretEastonEllis and Creator/LarryClarke, whose works deal with very similar themes about humanity.
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his segments in ''Storytelling'' was a documentary filmmaker who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday high school student, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the student, who has had his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the filmmaker. Sound familiar?]]
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his segments in ''Storytelling'' was has a documentary filmmaker who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday high school student, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the student, who has had his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the filmmaker. Sound familiar?]]
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his films in Storytelling was a documentary writer who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday normal dude, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the everyday normal dude, who has his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the writer. Sound familiar?]]
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* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:One of his films segments in Storytelling ''Storytelling'' was a documentary writer filmmaker who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday normal dude, high school student, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the everyday normal dude, student, who has had his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the writer.filmmaker. Sound familiar?]]
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* OldShame: He doesn't seem to be fond of ''Fear, Anxiety & Depression'', which was his directorial debut.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Supposedly, the dark satire of his films were inspired by his time growing up in New Jersey.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Happiness'', ''Storytelling'', ''Palindromes'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Wiener Dog''.
''Film/WienerDog''.
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Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is a director of independent films who got his big break with the release of ''{{Film/Welcome To The Dollhouse}}''. He has since gone on to direct films such as ''Happiness'', ''Storytelling'', ''Palindromes'', ''Dark Horse'', and most recently, ''Wiener Dog''.
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thanks for spoiling the movie for me.
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* SelfDeprecation: One [[spoiler:One of his films in Storytelling was a documentary writer who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday normal dude, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the everyday normal dude, who has his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the writer. Sound familiar?familiar?]]
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* SelfDeprecation: One of his films in Storytelling was a documentary writer who becomes increasingly misanthropic, bitter, and angry at the world, and paints his documentary subject, an everyday normal dude, in an incredibly harsh, hateful light. In the end, the everyday normal dude, who has his entire family killed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a disgruntled gardener]], cleaning lady]], angrily tells off the writer. Sound familiar?
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* BitingTheHandHumor: In ''Wiener-Dog'', Dave Schmerz (Creator/DannyDeVito) is a cynical, exasperated screenwriting professor in New York City who [[spoiler:Tries to use Wiener-Dog in order to blow up the school.]] Solondz also teaches screenwriting at NYU.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: In ''Wiener-Dog'', Dave Schmerz (Creator/DannyDeVito) is a cynical, exasperated screenwriting professor in New York City who [[spoiler:Tries [[spoiler:tries to use Wiener-Dog in order to blow up the school.]] Solondz also teaches screenwriting at NYU.
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-->'''Solondz''': ''"NYU. It is an evil empire. I’m in awe of how incompetent and corrupt the administration is. But that said, I love teaching there. I love the students. It’s the opposite of making a movie. I can’t take any of the credit, or any of the blame, for the students’ work."''
-->'''Solondz''': ''"NYU. It is an evil empire. I’m in awe of how incompetent and corrupt the administration is. But that said, I love teaching there. I love the students. It’s the opposite of making a movie. I can’t take any of the credit, or any of the blame, for the students’ work."''
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* PerpetualFrowner: Good luck finding any pictures of the man with even the slightest hint of a smile on his face.
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* LookBothWays: [[spoiler:The unfortunate fate of the wiener dog in the movie of the same name.]]
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Horse'', and most recently, ''Wiener Dog''.
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* {{Intermission}}: There's a tongue-in-cheek one in ''Wiener Dog''.