nuisance and a savior. Peter Dinklage as Tito, a frustrated dwarf actor who complains about his clichéd roles. Michele Carlo as Nurse. Background DiCillo got inspiration for the film from the frustrations he experienced when making the film Johnny Suede, and his long struggle to make his next intended film, Box of Moonlight. Living in Oblivion was rejected by all producers, but the actors and friends of the director felt so strongly about the project that they financed it. Two of the producers, Michael Griffiths and Hilary Gilford, were given parts in the movie to thank them for providing finance. Griffiths plays Speedo, the sound mixer; Gilford plays the unnamed Script girl. The film is divided into three parts. The first part was shot in five days and after DiCillo realized that it was too short to be a feature and too long to be a short he expanded it into a full feature film with parts two and three. The film title was taken from the hit 80's song by synth pop artists Anything Box. Reception The film was acclaimed by critics. On the website Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 86%, based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads, "Living in Oblivion dives into the folly of filmmaking with a sharp satire that sends up indie cinema while working as an entertaining independent picture in its own right." The film won Tom DiCillo the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. American Film Institute recognition: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs - Nominated Home media The 2003 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release includes a commentary by Tom DiCillo, deleted scenes and an interview with DiCillo and Buscemi. Shout! Factory released a 2-disc set Blu-Ray on November 17, 2015. It is DiCillo's single film to be released on Blu-Ray. References External links Living in Oblivion at AllMovie 1995 films 1995 comedy-drama films American anthology films American comedy-drama films American independent films American satirical films 1990s English-language films Films about filmmaking Films about film directors and producers Films directed by Tom DiCillo Self-reflexive films Sony Pictures Classics films Sundance Film Festival award winners 1990s satirical films 1995 independent films Films about actors 1990s American films Films partially in color