The Seat Filler - DVD

An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter, he trudges through a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters.

Les Franken (Michael Rapaport) is a kind-hearted and soft-spoken man who loves reading comic books. He's the type of guy who most people walk by on the street without even noticing; in essence, he's completely average and virtually invisible. However, everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental drug study. As he begins to take the drugs, an unexpected side effect occurs - he develops special powers. In an effort to use his new talents for protecting others, Les finds himself in a predicament to save himself.

In late-19th-century Paris, journalist and unrepentant cad Georges Duroy (George Sanders) determinedly seduces a string of women in his hunt for advancement in career and in station, leaving broken hearts and lives in his wake. His unending obsession with title and status, however, might have ironic repercussions. Director Albert Lewin's stylish take on the Guy de Maupassant novel also stars Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, Warren William, Frances Dee, John Carradine. 112 min.