Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident
2016, English. Directed by Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie.
Betting, boxing, and boozing.
Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, this punchy short features James Toback recounting a bizarre, years-long rivalry sparked by a drunken argument with Norman Mailer over bourbon versus Scotch—an ego duel that escalates from boozy barbs to a tense Jets–Browns stare-down and a few jabs to the gut. A brisk, first-person tale of bravado, celebrity circles, and the fine line between literary legend and street-corner scuffle.
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- 0h 6m
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- English
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- 23 November 2016
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Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident runs 6 minutes (0h 6m).
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Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 November 2016. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident, try Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis, Tower.
Who directed Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident?
Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (2016) was directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie and stars James Toback, Michael Chaiken, Hailey Benton Gates.