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'Slasher' Film Documentary Follows Used Car Salesman -- 'Capitalism at its Crudest,' Says Promo



Source: : AIADA, June 22, 2004
Situation
Michael Bennet is self-proclaimed greatest living car salesman
Director John Landis filmed documentary on Bennet for Independent Film Channel
Produced by Chris Kobin, a former used-car salesman
Significant Points
Film follows Bennet over holiday sale in Memphis used-car lot
Brings his own guerilla sales team, including disc jockey, to clear lot
Critics say film portrays Bennet and used-car industry in poor light
Says Bennet spends only 6 days a month w/ family but has time for strip clubs
Film soundtrack includes Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Booker T and other Memphis soul music stars
Says
"It's a world that's part circus road show, part con job and part clinic on the world of business -- a representation of capitalism at its crudest." -- promotional copy for 'Slasher'