We tried to pitch Kevin Smith a movie… a few times. This is our origin story. And maybe our villain arc.

Welcome back to Hollywood, New Jersey — the only podcast bold enough to try and fund a $1 million indie Christmas horror Comedy movie without actually having the money yet… but with plenty of opinions, old scripts, and emotional damage.

This week:

• We fire Coop and Manny (don’t worry, they’ll be back… probably)

• We accidentally attend a film networking event full of drunk strangers and no money

• We review Fantastic Four: The First Steps and ask the big questions like:

  • Why does Galactus walk like a sleepy Godzilla?

  • Can a superhero baby save cinema?

  • And... what even is a character arc?

Plus:

• Behind-the-scenes updates on our current script rewrite (still rewriting it)

• The slow, painful path to funding our movie

• Pitching our genius new slasher villain: Pizza Face

• Our thoughts on Happy Gilmore 2, which may or may not have murdered our inner child

Through it all, we hold ourselves accountable as indie filmmakers in a state slowly being devoured by Hollywood East and corporate content. But we’re still here, still doing, still arguing — and still dreaming.

Welcome to the first episode of Hollywood, New Jersey — a podcast, a documentary, a variety show, and a creative experiment rolled into one.

We’re four indie filmmakers from Jersey striving to make our second feature film… while the biggest player in entertainment (Netflix) sets up shop in our backyard.

We talk filmmaking, failure, friendship, and the fire that keeps us creating — even when the spotlight is elsewhere. From writing skits to planning a $1M movie on our own terms, we’re documenting the chaos, joy, and purpose behind staying indie when the giants move in.

This is for every underdog with a story to tell.