
At the Video Store
Documentary
Overview
Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death of the American Video Store while it searches for the missing human element in today's digital landscape.
Top Cast


Bill Hader
Bill Hader
Self
Bill Hader
Self


John Waters
John Waters
Self
John Waters
Self


Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
Self
Gus Van Sant
Self


Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Self
Todd Haynes
Self


Alex Ross Perry
Alex Ross Perry
Self
Alex Ross Perry
Self


Thelma Schoonmaker
Thelma Schoonmaker
Self
Thelma Schoonmaker
Self


Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Self
Danny Peary
Danny Peary
Self
Danny Peary
Self
Shade Streeter
Shade Streeter
Young James Westby
Shade Streeter
Young James Westby


Lance Bangs
Lance Bangs
Self
Lance Bangs
Self
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