Project Detail

Chubby Funny

Synopsis

Oscar thinks he's special. (He's not.) Oscar thinks it's everybody else's fault. (It isn't.)
Moving to London, he gives himself a year to break into acting, only to find himself waylaid by the same old problems. As he starts to become typecast as the unattractive but funny 'best friend' and struggles to make ends meet, his oldest friend and roommate Charlie starts to see his career take off, leading to things taking a turn for the worst.
Say what you like, but it's tough being chubby funny.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 mins
Director
Harry Michell 1st Feature
Producer
Helen Simmons
Executive Producer
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh, Kevin Loader, Roger Michell, Johan Schiller, Samuel Hyatt-Twynam
Editor
Dylan Holmes Williams
Screenwriter
Harry Michell
Director of Photography
Craig Dean Devine
Production Designer
Claudia Smith
Sound
Tom Osborn
Principal cast
Harry Michell, Augustus Prew, Isabella Laughland, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry, Anna Maxwell Martin, Jeff Rawle, Jemma Redgrave

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Guinea Pig Productions, Free Range Films, Aimimage Productions film

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