Mockumentaries have long been a respected form of entertainment, garnering more popularity the more outlandish their subject material gets. Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth is following in the time-honored footsteps of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Borat by digging deep into the life and times of a totally fictional yet fascinating historical figure. In this case, the subject in question is world-famous sign spinner Izzy Lyon, who disappears after a rollercoaster ride of a career.

Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth begins in the 1980s, as one man (played by real-life spinner Larry Fuller) gracefully wields his sign to stardom. The mockumentary comedy follows his exploits from his meteoric rise to his supposed downfall, charting his scandals and secrets along the way. Audiences will be transported inside the life of “the Picasso of Sign Spinning” (according to Walter Cronkite), thanks to archival footage and exclusive interviews that uncover everything from Izzy's first brush with fame to his deadly brush with an assassination attempt. Now, 20 years after his disappearance, fans must band together to keep his name in the Spinternational Hall of Fame and discover why their hero vanished in plain sight.

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The trailer for Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth, presented by Screen Rant, sets the tongue-in-cheek tone for the mystery of what happened to the world's greatest sign spinner. Newscaster footage and grainy recordings come together to paint a picture of a bygone era, while a series of modern testimonials reveal the feuds and scandals that hid behind Izzy Lyon's fame. When the diehard fans come in to ensure his legacy lives on, that's when things start to get really wild.

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Prop Culture's Dan Lanigan co-directed Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth with Mehran Torgoley, from a screenplay they co-wrote with Llana Barron and Andy Klimczak. The film features a staggering number of beloved comedians and actors, including David Koechner (Anchorman), Greg Proops (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Phil LaMarr (Futurama), Lang Parker (Last Comic Standing), Kym Whitley (Black Dynamite), the iconic David Letterman, and much more.

Fictional biopics seem to be having a resurgence, with Weird: The Al Yankovic Story also making its way to homes in November. Though one is a parody about a real-life parodist and the other a comedy about a never-before-seen sign spinner, both arrive at a time when audiences everywhere need a good laugh. Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth will be available on VOD platforms and is sure to make for a cozy night, with a runtime of 96 minutes that will go by in a flash—or a spin.

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Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth will be available On Demand on November 4.