Ultimate Reality

For a no-budget work this opus made in Pittsburgh, Pa and its environs appears as professional as much of the dreck coming out of major studios, yet it is hilarious in its takes on the modern phenomenon of reality TV. Without getting into spoilers and with the sole critical observation that the intro until the action begins is about 6 minutes too long, it is a delight to watch. Joe Giacobello/aka Joe Bello is the producer who comes up with the idea of an ultimate reality show involving a tontine-type prize of total social deprivation. Particularly memorable as "contestants" are the mad animal rightser and his mouse played straight with a near unabomber intensity by the actor Daniel I. Radakovich, and particularly the character played by the actor David Dietz IIIrd as a pastiche of all religious clichés without respect to sect or belief systems. As a sendup of sendups it is sheer camp genius. Mr. Bello/Giacobello is someone I look forward to seeing more production from and it is nice to see something other than more Zombies coming from Pittsburgh.(though those remain nice too:)).