Independent Films
M3 Pictures has produced several independent films over the years, most of which made for film festivals and large private screenings. Some of the films can be rented on DVD at Movietime Video in McMinnville, Oregon, some of which have had a theatrical release, and most of which can be viewed on this page for free. If you’ve ever wanted to be involved in the making of an independent film on any level feel free to contact us, M3 Pictures is always looking for enthusiastic people to help out with productions.
Group Therapy Episode 2
M3 Pictures and the University of Oregon's Duck TV Presents "Group Therapy". Three self centered therapists find a cure for the burden of having to listen to clients alone. When U of O students got in trouble they used to have to pay a fine or write a paper. Now they get sent to group therapy.
10 minutes - Comedy - Not Rated - 2012 - Written by Carolina Reid & Mia Schauffler
Produced by Mia Schauffler - Filmed, Edited & Directed by Andrew Murga
Group Therapy Episode 1
M3 Pictures and the University of Oregon's Duck TV Presents "Group Therapy". Three self centered therapists find a cure for the burden of having to listen to clients alone. When U of O students got in trouble they used to have to pay a fine or write a paper. Now they get sent to group therapy.
6 minutes - Comedy - Not Rated - 2012 - Written by Carolina Reid & Mia Schauffler
Produced by Mia Schauffler - Filmed, Edited & Directed by Andrew Murga
Pull Stop
M3 Pictures and Miscellaneous Q Productions Present "Pull Stop", a feature film that uses public transportation as a "vehicle" of personal discovery. It chronicles the lead character, Carey on her one year odyssey of public transportation and the people she meets along the way.The people she meets affect her to such a degree that she in turn becomes a catalyst of personal growth for all of those around her. As she becomes an oracle of social commentary she also finds herself.
68 minutes - Drama - Not Rated - 2011 - Written by Dawn Pruit - Edited & Directed by Andrew Murga
Repo Team 2: Repo This!
In 2006, an elite team was assembled to fight against injustice. Now a dark figure threatens to destroy the members of the Repo Team. Can this new team band together to stop this menace before its too late? This time, they'll face twice the action, twice the insanity, and they'll be going in twice as hot!
57 minutes – Comedy/Action – Not Rated – 2011 – Directed by Andrew Murga & Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
MovieMatch.com
In perhaps the most random and bizarre installment of the ongoing Movietime Saga, the owner decides to branch out the business by starting an online dating service based around customers tastes in movies. Along with a strange assortment of other short films, MovieMatch is likely to win over your heart... but probably not your online membership fee.
60 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2009 – Directed by Andrew Murga & Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
The Boy with the Golden Cake
It was meant to be a nice story about nice people doing nice things, but that's not exactly how it turned out. This installment in the continuing and increasingly outrageous saga of Movietime Video features a cast of employees and customers in a tale of adversity, diversity, absurdity and, of course, a Golden Cake.
57 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2009 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Movietime Awesome Show
If you like your movies thought-provoking, beautifully filmed and brilliantly acted, then you’ve picked the wrong movie. But if you’re ready to take a trip into the absurd and outlandish, this collection of skits written and performed by the Movietime team delivers a comedic blast of sensory overload! Just make sure to watch out for the gnome…
47 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2008 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Movietime Mambo
At Movietime Video, things have gotten worse since the owners installed a spy camera. In a painful haze of initiation rituals, bizarre dances, and crazy costumes, the staff is pushed to their breaking point! Finally, two desperate employees hatch a scheme that they hope will set them free and ignite their music careers. But the outcome may cost them more than just their sanity…
38 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2008 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
The End of an Era
It’s the story of the longtime video store manger’s final shift at Movietime Video. Will there be a happy ending, or will he unleash 6 years of frustration on anyone he can find? You be the judge.
28 minutes – Comedy/Musical – Not Rated – 2007 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Movietime Jackass
The Movietime team produced their own spoof of MTV’s Jackass, and though the stunts may not be as daring, the skits are sure to be just as stupid as the original.
46 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2007 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Repo Team
The Movietime crew has a new mission at the video store… to repossess all stolen DVD’s from chronically late customers. But things may not go as smoothly as planned when the first DVD is much harder to repossess than expected, resulting in a climatic shootout.
28 minutes – Comedy/Action – Not Rated – 2006 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
How to Speak Customer
Have you ever worked in customer service? If you have, then you know that what a customer says and what they actually mean can be two very different things. This short satire will teach you how to understand the language of the customer.
5 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2006 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
The Manager Returns: The Owner Trailer
This extended trailer gives fans of “The Manager” a sneak peek at its epic and evilly twisted sequel. After a dark ending to the first film in the series, Murga bounces back to take the law and matters into his own hands in order to regain complete control over HIS video store once and for all.
11 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2006 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
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Chemeketa EMS: Life on the Streets
M3 Pictures was allowed to follow and document an ordinary day in the life of the Chemeketa paramedic students, but we would soon find out that there is nothing ordinary about saving lives.
36 minutes – Comedy/Documentary – Not Rated – 2006 – Directed by Andrew Murga & Evan Van Otten
McAction News
Video store updates just aren’t getting the professional news coverage that they deserve. So the Movietime team decides to take reporting into their own hands… but who decides what news is? Slander has never been so hilarious! This is M3 Pictures's first movie using green-screen technology.
30 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2006 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
The Manager
In a world where movie rentals are king, one man is about to rise to power. M3 Pictures presents an epic story of a young man’s personal struggle with authority. As the manager of an independent video store, Andrew thought he had it made, until he found out that he would have to run the store while the owners were away on vacation. What starts out as a simple request soon turns into a towering nightmare.
108 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2005 – Directed by Dan Morrow & Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
The Dead Hate Their Late Fees
From M3 Pictures comes this hilariously frightening horror/comedy about a group of video store employees who've been locked inside the store on Halloween night, and now find themselves under siege by the undead! Will any of them live to see the morning? Featuring original music and scoring by Logan and Lucas Welliver of the band Aleson Tap. M3 Pictures is proud to present the studio’s first official film which had a local theatrical release.
62 minutes – Horror/Comedy – Not Rated – 2005 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent and purchase at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Or purchase online at info@m3pictures.com for $14.99
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Commercial Venture
Movietime Video is trying to find just the right advertisements in order to separate themselves from their competitors. While the owner and manger brainstorm about all the extreme ways to advertise, their creative differences soon snowball into marketing nightmare that threatens their sanity.
54 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2004 – Directed by Dan Morrow & Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
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What’s in Store for 2K4
The staff at Movietime Video are about to be unpleasantly surprised when the owners announce that they are in store for a lot of changes to be made at the start of the New Year. Will they build a union and rebel against the establishment or will they conform to their oppressors demands by not biting the hand that feeds them?
23 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2003 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
The Wrong DVD
One of Movietime Video’s most faithful customers, newspaper writer David Bates, has recently been given the wrong DVD by accident. Instead of what he wanted, he was given A Midsummer’s Day Dream. His initial reaction of annoyance soon turns to appreciation and obsession for the Movietime staff when he realizes the cinematic genius of amateur filmmaking.
10 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2003 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
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Logan’s Long Strange Trip
The comedic genius of Logan Welliver truly shines in this M3 Pictures spoof of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which is also narrated by Johnny Depp... or at least it sounds like him.
32 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2003 – Directed by Andrew Murga
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A Midsummer’s Day Dream
The staff at Movietime Video is getting out of control when the manager would rather sleep in the store’s basement than govern his employees. His peaceful slumber soon turns into a nightmare when the chaos upstairs reaches an all-time high, making it difficult to tell dreams from reality.
27 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2003 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
When a Non Stranger Calls
Movietime Video’s most dedicated employee, Evan Van Otten, loves everything about his job and the store! He loves it so much that he takes it upon himself to make certain of its perfection in everyway. However, the owner is not thrilled when Evan’s diligence turns into obsession.
11 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2003 – Directed by Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
A Boy and His Vacuum
One of Movietime Video’s most loved employees, Evan Van Otten, is retiring after a long term of servitude. But before he walks off into the sunset, he wishes to leave his legacy in the form of this training film featuring his beloved vacuum cleaner.
11 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2003 – Directed by Andrew Murga & Dan Morrow
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Movietime Christmas Carols
In the joyful spirit of Christmas, the staff at Movietime Video recorded their very own Christmas album for all of the customers to enjoy… but unfortunately this film does not come with eggnog included.
15 minutes – Comedy/Musical – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
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Movietime Training Video
Since Movietime Video has so many new employees, the owner Dan has decided to make a training film to minimize employee mistakes. But the uphill battle against the new staff and producing a training video may prove to be too much for Dan to handle.
16 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Dan Morrow & Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
Movietime Dance Party
The first of many films set at the infamous Movietime Video store in McMinnville, OR. When Logan, an employee of the store, is suddenly ambushed by several highly demanding customers right minutes before closing he is forced to re-evaluate his life.
10 minutes – Comedy/Musical – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Spoof of the King Arthur tale about a noble man whose integrity is challenged by a mystical green knight, told in a style of Monty Python.
22 minutes – Comedy/Fantasy – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Available for rent at Movietime Video, 801 S Baker St McMinnville, OR (503)472-1925
With Me
Spoof of the Eminem song “Without Me”.
5 minutes – Music Video/Comedy – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Dude Looks Like a Lady
Spoof of the Areosmith music video by the same title.
4 minutes – Music Video/Comedy – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Something Totally Random
A series of short skits by Andrew Murga, Evan Van Otten, and Logan Welliver.
7 minutes – Comedy –Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Something Ungodly Random
A series of short skits by Andrew Murga, Evan Van Otten, and Logan Welliver.
5 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2002 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Slice of Life
Spoof of the Earth, Wind & Fire song “Spice of Life”.
3 minutes – Music Video/Comedy – Not Rated – 2001 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Something Completely Random
A collection of completely random, but funny, video clips from Andrew Murga and friends.
3 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2001 – Directed by Andrew Murga
2000-01 McMinnville Grizzly Boys Basketball Season Highlight Video
An inside look at the entire varsity boys’ basketball season from start to finish, with complete highlights of every game, behind the scenes footage of locker room and blooper reel.
113 minutes – Documentary – Not Rated – 2001 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Dreus Jackson: Hood Detective 2 – The Search for Duckman
Private detective Dreus Jackson is once again called into action when one of his best sources, Duckman, has gone insane and wondered deep into the wilderness. For this case Dreus must enlist the help of expert tracker Mud-Balls Johnson but there’s only one problem… Mud-Balls might be more insane than Duckman.
12 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2001 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Dreus Jackson: Hood Detective – The Case of the Stolen Hoes
Private detective Dreus Jackson is called to duty when the town pervert has stolen all the hoes undetermined number of hoes. But in this town the perpetrator just might be the sanest one of all.
16 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2000 – Directed by Andrew Murga
I Like to Move It
Spoof of the dance music video by the same title.
4 minutes – Music Video/Comedy – Not Rated – 2000 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Mr. Durrant’s Class
Spoof of a real high school geometry teacher’s classroom with Andrew Murga playing every part.
5 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2000 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Sharp Dressed Man
Spoof of ZZ Top music video by the same title.
5 minutes – Music Video/Comedy – Not Rated – 2000 – Directed by Andrew Murga
Mr. Murga’s Class
Mr. Murga may be a great teacher in the classroom, but is he preparing his students for life after high school? You be the judge!
8 minutes – Comedy – Not Rated – 2000 – Directed by Andrew Murga
We Just Wanna Party With You
Spoof of the Snoop Dogg music video by the same title.
4 minutes – Music Video/Comedy – Not Rated – 2000 – Directed by Andrew Murga