Entropy (film) Jake, a young filmmaker, begins to direct his first film, a documentary about the rock band U2, but runs up against cast, budget, and production problems with it and at the same time sees his personal life unraveling. A Touchstone release on video on February 15, 2000, of an independent film from Tribeca Productions, originally shown on April 15, 1999, at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. Directed by Phil Joanou. Stars Stephen Dorff (Jake Walsh), Judith Godreche (Stella), Kelly MacDonald (Pia), Hector Elizondo (the Chairman). 104 min.