Dueling Movies About Debt Collectors Set to Drop

There are two independent movies that have been completed that feature debt collectors as the primary characters.

Nearly identically-titled, The Bill Collector and The Bill Collector Movie both feature men who work at collection agencies. Both are also action/thrillers. But unlike previous movies that allude to collection work, these movies use the collection agency as a primary plot device.

The Bill Collector is a story of a collection agent who becomes indebted to a bad, bad man who wants his money back (irony!). Given a few weeks to come up with $100,000, the collector decides to launch a scheme that defrauds not only his collection agency, but a local mission. The movie is listed as “completed” on IMDB.com, but according to the film’s Web site, it has yet to be released.

The Bill Collector is an independent movie and is unlikely to get wide distribution. There are no major stars in the movie, although tough-guy stalwart Danny Trejo (of the Spy Kids series and the “Machete” Grindhouse segment) lends some gravitas to the movie as the primary antagonist. Here is the trailer:

The real fun lay in the other movie, the aptly-titled The Bill Collector Movie.  This movie is way independent. According to a press release, the movie opened last Friday (May 21) in Sacramento, Calif. and was made for $55,000. Locally produced and acted, the movie is kind of a personal middle finger to the accounts receivable management industry, according to its Web site.

Years ago, when his son got into debt and was being “harassed” by collectors, screenwriter and producer Bruce Blumen wrote a novel about the experience. He later turned the book into The Bill Collector Movie. 

This is the story of a debt collector who goes too far on one account and as a result, becomes a homicidal maniac (I think). He robs debtors (?) and kills them (??) for…money?

At any rate, the film is available to rent through YouTube, which is actually pretty cool. If you had any doubt about how this movie casts debt collectors, check out the trailer: