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Creator Casimir Nozkowski continues the "First!" trilogy with this character study of a typical spammer. In three minutes, we are given a chilling glimpse into the self-delusion that enables a man to become a polluter of email boxes. "Why call it spam? Why not call it veal?" asks this most virulent of Internet pests, before busting into some freestyle rap.
The motivation behind both "First!" and "Spam!" was simple: after working on several projects featuring other performers, Nozkowski wanted a chance to get in front of the camera. "Most of the stuff I work on has a much slower editing process," he says, "So with [Spam!], I thought, it'd be really simple to shoot and cut together, and we'll get it done." For for the two hour shoot, director of photography Josh Weisbrot supplied the apartment, peanut butter, and cat -- officially, there is no comment as to whom the bong belongs -- and Nozkowski was able to complete the editing in a week and a half of nights (his days consumed by creating commercials for American Movie Classics).
Although originally Nozkowski had another costume idea in mind for the character of the Spammer, at the last second he decided to switch to the puffy jacket worn in "First!" in order to reenforce the continuity of the series. However, he doesn't mean to imply that the First Guy and the Spammer are the same, rather "all in the same family -- retarded brothers who do this sort of stuff." Asked whether he thinks the men he portrays are inherently good or evil, he believes that "while the "First!" poster would be closer to good, or at least harmless, the character in "Spam!" is inherently evil. He just exists in this super-moral grey area that he maybe manages to justify... But no, he's just totally evil."
A conclusion to the trilogy is planned for later this summer. Its target, for now, remains a mystery.
The life of a spammer.
Comedy
3:46
$15
Brooklyn, NY
Spammer : Casimir Nozkowski
Casimir Nozkowski
Casimir Nozkowski
Josh Weisbrot
Casimir Nozkowski
The follow-up to SPAM! and FIRST!
