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* DawsonCasting: By his own choice. Neil's protagonists are often meant to be much younger than he is, usually in their mid-30s (e.g. Dylan in ''Fateful Findings'' is supposed to be 38). He himself on the other hand is in his late 50s during the production of most of his movies.[[note]]And we're not talking a Dennis Quaid or Kevin Bacon-like late 50s, either; Breen has a very visible neck wattle and talks and moves like a grandpa.[[/note]] For comparison's sake, Dylan and Leah are supposed to be the ''same age'', yet Neil looks old enough to be Leah's actress Jennifer Autry's dad (and probably ''is'' old enough--Jennifer Autry's birthdate is not given on [=IMDb=] or The Other Wiki, but unless she's aged spectacularly well, she's at least two decades younger than he is).

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* DawsonCasting: By his own choice. Neil's protagonists are often meant to be much younger than he is, usually in their mid-30s (e.g. Dylan in ''Fateful Findings'' is supposed to be 38). He himself himself, on the other hand is hand, was in his late 50s during the production of most of his movies.[[note]]And we're not talking a Dennis Quaid or Kevin Bacon-like late 50s, either; Breen has a very visible neck wattle and talks and moves like a grandpa.[[/note]] For comparison's sake, Dylan and Leah are supposed to be the ''same age'', yet Neil looks old enough to be Leah's actress Jennifer Autry's dad (and probably ''is'' old enough--Jennifer Autry's birthdate is not given on [=IMDb=] or The Other Wiki, but unless she's aged spectacularly well, she's at least two decades younger than he is).



** Surpassing the previous example, Abraham Rodriguez, who played "Boy Astronomer" in ''Pass Thru'' has gone on to become a fairly notable TV actor, portraying a Power Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' and appearing in ''Series/SavedByTheBell2020'', making him by far the most famous actor that a Neil Breen film ever had.

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** Surpassing the previous example, Abraham Rodriguez, who played "Boy Astronomer" in ''Pass Thru'' Thru'', has gone on to become a fairly notable TV actor, portraying a Power Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' and appearing in ''Series/SavedByTheBell2020'', making him by far the most famous actor that a Neil Breen film ever had.



* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Neil plays both Cade and Cale in ''Twisted Pair'', though the twins don't interact much with each other due to their scenes being spliced together from footage of him playing their roles separately.

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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Neil plays both Cade and Cale in ''Twisted Pair'', though the twins don't interact much with each other other, due to their scenes being spliced together from footage of him playing their roles separately.
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* ColbertBump: Chances are, you know about him from watching either WebVideo/RedLetterMedia's or WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's videos on him.

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* ColbertBump: Chances are, are you know about him from watching either WebVideo/RedLetterMedia's WebVideo/RedLetterMedia's, WebVideo/YourMovieSucksDotOrg's or WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's videos on him.
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* BuryYourArt: Some time ago, Neil Breen stopped selling ''Double Down'' and ''I Am Here...Now''. Their listings on the websites of his other films read:

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* BuryYourArt: Some time ago, At some point, Neil Breen stopped selling ''Double Down'' and ''I Am Here...Here....Now''. Their listings on the websites of his other films read:



* DawsonCasting: By his own choice. Neil's protagonists are often meant to be much younger than he is, usually in their mid-30s (e.g. Dylan in ''Fateful Findings'' is supposed to be 38). He himself on the other hand is in his late 50s during the production of most of his movies.[[note]]And we're not talking a Dennis Quaid or Kevin Bacon-like late 50s, either; Breen has a very visible neck wattle and talks and moves like a grandpa.[[/note]] For comparison's sake, Dylan and Leah are supposed to be the ''same age'', yet Neil looks old enough to be Leah's actress Jennifer Autry's dad (and probably ''is'' old enough--Jennifer Autry's birthdate is not given on IMDB or The Other Wiki, but unless she's aged spectacularly well, she's at least two decades younger than he is).
* DenialOfDigitalDistribution: For years, Breen refused to make his movies available for streaming or digital download, instead opting to self-distribute them as DVD-R's on his official website. This changed in 2020, when Breen released ''Fateful Findings'' and ''Twisted Pair'' as video on demand titles on iTunes and Amazon Video.

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* DawsonCasting: By his own choice. Neil's protagonists are often meant to be much younger than he is, usually in their mid-30s (e.g. Dylan in ''Fateful Findings'' is supposed to be 38). He himself on the other hand is in his late 50s during the production of most of his movies.[[note]]And we're not talking a Dennis Quaid or Kevin Bacon-like late 50s, either; Breen has a very visible neck wattle and talks and moves like a grandpa.[[/note]] For comparison's sake, Dylan and Leah are supposed to be the ''same age'', yet Neil looks old enough to be Leah's actress Jennifer Autry's dad (and probably ''is'' old enough--Jennifer Autry's birthdate is not given on IMDB [=IMDb=] or The Other Wiki, but unless she's aged spectacularly well, she's at least two decades younger than he is).
* DenialOfDigitalDistribution: For years, Breen refused to make his movies available for streaming or digital download, instead opting to self-distribute them as DVD-R's DVD-Rs on his official website. This changed in 2020, when Breen released ''Fateful Findings'' and ''Twisted Pair'' as video on demand titles on iTunes and Amazon Video. Played straight with ''Double Down'' and ''I Am Here....Now'', which Breen has taken completely off the market.
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** The actress who plays Leah in ''Fateful Findings'', Jennifer Autry, had a role as "Lornette #2" in the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "The House Always Wins" (which was shot in Las Vegas, like most Neil Breen productions), meaning that, by default, she is the most famous actor that a Neil Breen film ever had at the time of its production.
** Surpassing the previous example, Abraham Rodriguez, who played "Boy Astronomer" in ''Pass Thru'' has gone on to become a fairly notable TV actor, portraying a Power Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' and appearing in ''Series/SavedByTheBell2020''.

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** The actress who plays Leah in ''Fateful Findings'', Jennifer Autry, had a role as "Lornette #2" in the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "The House Always Wins" (which Wins". Said episode was shot in Las Vegas, like most Neil Breen productions), meaning that, by default, she is the most famous actor that a Neil Breen film ever had at the time of its production.
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** Surpassing the previous example, Abraham Rodriguez, who played "Boy Astronomer" in ''Pass Thru'' has gone on to become a fairly notable TV actor, portraying a Power Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' and appearing in ''Series/SavedByTheBell2020''.''Series/SavedByTheBell2020'', making him by far the most famous actor that a Neil Breen film ever had.
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* ParodyRetcon: In remarkable contrast to other directors who fell into the same type of infamy he has, Neil continuously defies this, still regarding his filmography as wholly unironic dramas. When Podcast/RiffTrax contacted him for a chance to SelfParody by riffing on one of his own films, Neil refused, clearly under the impression that his reputation is a VocalMinority.
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* NamesTheSame: He's not to be confused with [[https://www.4bc.com.au/the-neil-breen-breakfast-show-podcast/ the Australian radio host of the same name]].

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