Dirt Merchant

Dirt Merchant
Directed by	B.J. Nelson
Produced by	B.J. Nelson David Peipers Ed Sanders Clifford E. Wright
Written by	B.J. Nelson
Starring	Danny Masterson Julie Benz
Music by	Jamie James
Cinematography	Ken Blakey
Editing by	Karen Weintraub Alan Roberts (Uncredited)
Distributed by	Quantum Entertainment
Running time	85 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

Dirt Merchant is an independent comedy film that premiered on SightSound.com on September 19, 1999,^[1] and premiered on DVD on June 11, 2002. The film was written and directed by B.J. Nelson, and stars Danny Masterson (That '70s Show) and Julie Benz (Dexter). It is notable for adult film actress Jenna Jameson's first mainstream appearance. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, and originally titled My Name is Dirt.

Plot

Dirt Merchant (Masterson) is a young man who struggles finding a job after getting fired from the mailroom at a record company where he dreamed of becoming assistant director. Eventually he becomes a summons server but gets in trouble when a rock star overdoses and he is framed for murdering him. He has to solve the case and deal with his feelings for his ex-girlfriend Angie (Benz) while also dealing with the rock star's porn star girlfriend (Jameson).

Cast

• Danny Masterson as Dirt Merchant
• Julie Benz as Angie
• Jenna Jameson as Holly So Tightly
• David DeLuise as Sly
• David Faustino as Sponge
• Anthony Michael Hall as Jeffry Alan Spacy
• Brion James as Detective Harry Ball
• Tim Thomerson as Jack
• Lee Arenberg as James Earl
• Carlos Alazraqui as Ronny Orlando
• Shark Fralick as Sgt. Sampson
• Lisa Kushell as XTV Reporter
• Elon Gold as Blood Banker
• Kirsten Holmquist as Receptionist
• Simon Brook as Rock Star
• Wade Carpenter as Johnny Decay
• Suzanne DeLaurentis as Jake's Secretary
• Anne Getty as Poetry Girl
• Nicholle Ginette as Janelle
• Dale Godboldo as Zeke the Greek
• Dawn Heusser as Karate Nurse
• Tommy Hinkley as Mort Huskins
• Sidney Liufau as El Nino
• Vanessa Rooke as Hemp Girl
• Clifford E Wright as The Masked Maniac

References

1. ^ "SIGHTSOUND.COM Relaunches Web Site Premiering With the World's First Online Video Store Offering Downloadable Movies". Business Wire. 1999-09-15. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Sept_15/ai_55748747. 

External links

• Dirt Merchant at the Internet Movie Database
• Dirt Merchant at AllRovi
• Dirt Merchant at Rotten Tomatoes
• FilmHead review
• New York Times Review