Fateful Findings (2013)

Smithee Award Nominations

Inane Dialogue
Crikey! It Was the Rolls Royce! Good demonstration of how nearly every character in this shit-fest repeats lines. Finally the Aussie (?) states: "I sawr it! It was the Rolls Royce!" What tipped you off, mate? Was it the fact the car is stopped directly in front of the body, with the front grille literally dripping with his blood??

"Whoops!"
The Mysterious Dr. Lee Dr. Lee can warp time and space, apparently. Here's another clip of him not only making his laptop appear and disappear, but he changes clothes several times during the shot. Not to mention he's the neediest (and most woodenly-acted) therapist ever.

Worst Acting
Psycho Therapist Gloria Hoffman gives a cryptic and stilted performace as Dr. Andra, spouting things that even the main character doesn't understand, so we don't have a prayer.

I Can't Believe It's Not Suicide

Quite possibly the WORST acting I have ever witnessed, even in the Smithees. I...just can't even. After all you've been through, I can't help you out of this one, folks. So, so sorry.

Worst Picture
The Couch Talk It's so hard to choose an illustrative Worst Acting or Worst Picture clip. Here, Dylan and Emily are having trouble with their marriage, between her addiction to prescription meds and his being a random slap-typing workaholic.

WTF, He Can TELEPORT??

Leah's been kidnapped by...THEM. (It's not clear who THEY are.) Dylan tracks her down. Then, with absolutely NO prior indication of his possessing any supernatural abilities, Dylan can suddenly *teleport through solid objects*! GAH!

The Companies Are Fake!

At the end of the credits, it's revealed that all of the companies that have N and/or B in their names (i.e., all of them) are made-up, just to provide legitimacy and are in fact just him, Neil Breen.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Neil Breen	Though with fewer than 10 director credits as of this writing, Breen--and I say this without hyperbole--could easily take his place among the Smithee greats like Ed Wood, Roger Corman, Cirio Santiago, and Fred Olen Ray. Just (try to) watch his offerings like Double Down, I Am Here...Now, and Twisted Pair. Yikes.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Neil Breen	Dylan	What to say about Neil Breen? The fact that he has escaped Smithee notice until this late in the game is astounding. A triple threat (writer/director/actor)--and I do mean threat--his acting makes Tommy Wiseau's seem like Brando.
Klara Landrat	Emily	From an uncredited model in Zoolander, the square-jawed blonde had the looks to go all the way...but didn't. Probably because of schlock like this.
Jennifer Autry	Leah	AKA Christina Anderson, was probably promised stardom by Neil Breen, then quit show business shortly thereafter. Was "Bunny" Dane in Transamerican Killer.
Victoria Viveiros	Amy	AKA Victoria Valene, she was Ms. Appleton in Catalyst.
David Silva [II]	Jim	Time Warrior was his only other credit.
John Henry Hoffman	Dr. Lee	Only did Fateful Findings. Which is a good thing, considering his awful performance.


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