It was only a matter of time before the human billboard, the bloke on the corner opposite the strip mall blatantly whirling a sign, became the subject of a film. If the goal of this locally produced endeavor is to catch one’s attention, consider rookie filmmakers Reuben Guberek and Luc Hollywood resounding successes, give or take a few lapses in structural judgment. Our hero, known only as Sign Man (and played with blanched gusto by the equally enigmatic Hazel), is a rebel. The van he calls home is mysteriously impounded just one day after a confrontation with another sign man, the kind who hammers campaign endorsements into neighborhood lawns. (The signs favor Dick Richman [Chopper Bernet] a politician who calls for his own assassination should he fail to deliver on his promises.) Unable to pay the towing fees, Sign asks to bunk down with co-worker Pizza Man (Hollywood), a dude as wild as his frazzled-fried blonde Sammy Hagar shingling is unnatural. He concocts a scheme to have his roomie sleep with Richman’s daughter to get even for the politico’s refusal to tip the delivery man. Well worth a look even though the ending literally turns to shit. (2021) — Scott Marks
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