Chubby Funny
Synopsis
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
Aimimage Productions
22 & 24 St Pancras WayLondon
NW1 0NT
Helen Simmons
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