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The Decay of Fiction

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Ghostly gangsters walk the halls of a dilapidated hotel.

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Stephen Holden New York Times 09/22/2006
3.5/5
If there were more experimental films as entertaining as The Decay of Fiction, Pat O'Neill's luminous Hollywood ghost story, the notion of a thriving avant-garde cinema might not be so intimidating to the moviegoing public. Go to Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post 09/21/2006
3.5/4
The Decay of Fiction is an acid trip of a movie about a piece of Los Angeles history that exists no more: the Ambassador Hotel. Go to Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 09/11/2006
2.5/4
The film's superimpositions, movie-dialogue samples, and audio-visual burps collectively suggest an acid trip. Go to Full Review Maitland McDonagh Miss FlickChick 09/22/2006
Avant-garde filmmaker Pat O'Neill's haunting ode to pulp fiction and the now-vanished Ambassador Hotel is steeped in decaying California glamor and the ghosts of noir thrillers past. Go to Full Review Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com 04/24/2003
3/5
Neither fact nor fiction, but some strange realm between ... a marvelous premise for a short film - but as a nearly feature-length exhibit it all begins to feel like a grueling exercise Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Patrick O'Neill

Director

Lisa Moncure

Rita

Wendi Winburn

Mary

Lilia Barsegian

Actor

Dan Bell

Actor

Kane Crawford

Actor

Movie Info

Synopsis Ghostly gangsters walk the halls of a dilapidated hotel.
Director
Patrick O'Neill
Producer
Rebecca Hartzell
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 13m