O'Brien is the director of the Tunbridge Trilogy, three films that focus on the rural life of Tunbridge, Vermont. The director refers to his style of filmmaking as "community cinema"[1] and his films as "anthropological comedies"[2] as his cast consists mostly of local friends and neighbors from Tunbridge who play themselves in fictional stories.[3] The most famous of these, Man with a Plan, starred the dairy farmer and one-time politician, Fred Tuttle. According to O'Brien, the film, in which Tuttle runs successfully for Congress, was inspired by 1979's Being There, a movie in which Peter Sellers plays a gardener named Chance, who becomes a trusted adviser to the presidency.[3] In 2001, it was reported that Man With a Plan had sold 40,000 copies, most of them to Vermonters.[2] O'Brien's other films include Vermont Is for Lovers and Nosey Parker.
john, brien, filmmaker, john, brien, born, 1962, tunbridge, vermont, american, film, director, sheep, farmer, justice, peace, politician, 2015, john, elected, town, tunbridge, vermont, selectboard, brien, director, tunbridge, trilogy, three, films, that, focus. John O Brien born 1962 in Tunbridge Vermont is an American film director sheep farmer Justice of the Peace and politician In 2015 John was elected to the Town of Tunbridge Vermont selectboard O Brien is the director of the Tunbridge Trilogy three films that focus on the rural life of Tunbridge Vermont The director refers to his style of filmmaking as community cinema 1 and his films as anthropological comedies 2 as his cast consists mostly of local friends and neighbors from Tunbridge who play themselves in fictional stories 3 The most famous of these Man with a Plan starred the dairy farmer and one time politician Fred Tuttle According to O Brien the film in which Tuttle runs successfully for Congress was inspired by 1979 s Being There a movie in which Peter Sellers plays a gardener named Chance who becomes a trusted adviser to the presidency 3 In 2001 it was reported that Man With a Plan had sold 40 000 copies most of them to Vermonters 2 O Brien s other films include Vermont Is for Lovers and Nosey Parker O Brien graduated from Harvard University in 1986 In 2018 O Brien was the successful Democratic nominee for a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives 4 Contents 1 Filmography 2 References 3 Notes 4 External linksFilmography EditThe Big Dis 1989 Vermont Is for Lovers 1992 Man with a Plan 1996 Nosey Parker 2003 References EditFilmmakers Redux Then and Now Interview with Vermont Filmmaker John O Brien John O Brien s Company Bellwether FilmsNotes Edit Joseph Gallivan The Independent Run Tuttle Run November 15 1998 a b Sara Rimer The New York Times A Vermont Town Turns Schwab s Lunch Counter September 3 2001 a b Michael Colton The Washington Post A Running Gag September 04 1998 Filmmaker O Brien unseats Ainsworth for Tunbridge Royalton House seat VT Digger Montpelier VT November 7 2018 via Valley News Lebanon NH External links EditJohn O Brien at IMDb This article about a United States film director born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Vermont politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John O 27Brien filmmaker amp oldid 1128389698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
