Shut Up, Little Man! is the title of audio vérité recordings of two argumentative and violent alcoholics, Peter J. Haskett and Raymond Huffman in San Francisco. Bananafish magazine arranged for a commercial release of the tapes in 1992.
The recordings were made by "Eddie Lee Sausage" and "Mitchell D.", who lived in a bright pink apartment building dubbed the "Pepto Bismol Palace" in San Francisco's Lower Haight district.Eddie Lee and Mitchell moved into the apartment in 1987, and discovered that their neighbors, Haskett and Huffman, argued nearly constantly, with Peter often shouting "shut up, little man!" at Ray. Eddie and Mitchell began tape recording the arguments, and distributing copies among their friends. Eddie Lee and Mitchell sometimes goaded Ray and Peter with prank telephone calls.
Movie Synopsis
In 2010 a feature documentary was made about the Shut Up Little Man phenomenon called Shut Up Little Man! - An Audio Misadventure. The film was made by Australian documentary filmmakers Matthew Bate (director), Bryan Mason (DOP / editor / co-producer) and Sophie Hyde (producer) of Closer productions. The film features interviews with Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitchell D, Dan Clowes, Henry Rosenthal, Ivan Brunetti, Mike Mitchell and Bob Mothersbaugh. The documentary was selected for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival as part of the World Documentary section, where it had its world premiere.
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Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure Trailer
Movie Credit
Director: Matthew Bate
Writer: Matthew Bate
Stars: Ivan Brunetti, Daniel Clowes and Mitch Deprey
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