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"Free Enterprise" (which somehow never got a cinema release back in 1998) offers up everything that could be described as geeky and turns it into a witty comedy that glows with self-deprecating humour.
Responsible for this is the writing and directing team of Robert Meyer Burnett and Mark A Altman. They have transposed their own experiences as fans of comics, movies, and chiefly the original "Star Trek" television series, into the characters of the film, played by Eric McCormack and Rafer Weigel.
McCormack is the model of anal obsession who is carefully building his career in the movie business but with limited success. A few rungs below him is his irresponsible sponger of a friend Weigel, who refuses to grow up, even when his perfect woman begs him to change.
Both have relied as children on the pretend advice from their invisible friend William Shatner. It's somewhat of a shock then when they accidentally meet him only to find that he's a lecherous old soak. Indeed Shatner himself insisted that he should play himself as a man with problems if he was going to do the film at all.
His attitude sets the tempo for a film that pokes good-humoured fun at everything it reveres. Shatner immensely seems to enjoy sending up his persona and both McCormack and Weigel are deliriously serious in their roles.
The movie culminates with a performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Ceasar", rapped by William Shatner. It's an experience that no-one should miss and you'll have plenty of fun getting there.
Discover more about the film with the DVD extras.
