Windy City Heat (2003)

Directed by

Bobcat Goldthwait

Genre

comedy, documentary, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Perry Caravello thinks he is acting in a detective film. In reality, everyone else is in on a prank to film his genuine reactions.

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What happens

Windy City Heat is a 2003 made-for-television film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait that aired on Comedy Central. Starring Don Barris, Tony Barbieri, and Perry Caravello, the film documents an elaborate, years-long prank in which aspiring performer Caravello believes he is starring in a detective movie called Windy City Heat. However, the production is in fact orchestrated to provoke his reactions on camera. Critics and retrospectives have described the project as a singular entry in prank-based comedy and a cult item that later found an audience on home video and online platforms. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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