The Brass Teapot

• 2012

An establishing shot of the Library and a scene which looks to have been shot inside are the only reason to pay any attention to this movie, which sold (literally) a hundred tickets on its release in two theaters. The teapot spits out money whenever its owners hurt themselves, so they begin hurting themselves. Two Hasidic Jews (one played by the very non-Jewish Thomas Middleditch of Silicon Valley) show up at his door, punch out the hero, and demand the teapot, which belonged to their grandmother during the Holocaust, or some such nonsense, so they decide to do some research—at Vassar, apparently—as to what this thing is.

Thanks to Rainah Umlauf ‘17 for pointing this out.