Edgar Oliver

A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.

"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.