Where does he get his money to make films?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — David DeCoteau

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flyingcowherder — 10 years ago(August 08, 2015 01:56 AM)

How does somebody like this keep getting the funds to make movies? I ask that question out of genuine curiosity and only a little jealousy!

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eagle-78 — 10 years ago(November 16, 2015 07:30 PM)

No kidding. And how do his pictures even make any money?
John Waters can't get
Fruitcake
funded while DDC makes movieaftermovieaftermovie no fair.

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MaximumMadness — 9 years ago(December 16, 2016 08:58 PM)

His more recent movies all look extremely micro-budget. (I can't imagine most of his recent films have cost more than a couple grand a piece and that's just to pay the actors for the day or two they're needed.)
I'm assuming he's made enough in the past that he can self-finance and self-distribute the films, and he's obviously found a niche market in terms of cute-animal movies and homoerotic thrillers. He probably spends a couple grand making a film, and then self-releases it and makes back double, triple or more of his investment. If you only spend a couple grand, it's pretty easy to turn a profit, especially if like him, you've cornered a niche market. He's turning out at least a few films a year, so he's got a good thing going in terms of business.
And FURTHERMORE, this is my signature! SERIOUSLY! Did you think I was still talking about my point?