Large
Synopsis
The pair had previously collaborated on a short, Larging It, which led to the feature. They teamed up with producer Alex Usborne, whose credits include The Acid House and Tales From A Hard City, and debut director Edgar recruited a young cast of British newcomers as well as studding the film with comic cameos from TV personalities Les Dennis, Morwenna Banks and Phil Cornwell.
The film tells the story of young Jason Mousely, who on his 18th birthday is due to inherit a fortune from his late father, rock legend Barry 'Blaze' Mousely. The catch is that to collect his inheritance Jason must show himself to be the opposite of his departed dad - he has to be a responsible citizen with a steady job, a wholesome girlfriend and a respectful attitude to his stepmother. And he has just one day to prove it before he turns 18.
Large is produced by Sheffield-based Picture Palace North for FilmFour and The Film Consortium. The title is one of the first from FilmFour Lab's 2000 production slate, with the Lab's Robin Gutch describing it as the ideal film to launch the slate. It is, he says, "an evil brew of bawdy wit and adrenaline-powered comedy, with interior design to die for".
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
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Justin Edgar
- Dir
- Justin Edgar. 2000. 35mm. tbc. Prod: Alex Usborne. Scr: Justin Edgar, Mike Dent. DoP: Robbie Ryan. Prod des: Julian Fullalove. Ed: Eddie Hamilton. Main cast: Luke de Woolfson, Melanie Gutteridge, Emma Catherwood, Lee Oakes, Simon Lowe. Budget: $1.4m. Funding: FilmFour, The Film Consortium, Yorkshire Media Production Agency.
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Production Company
PICTURE PALACE NORTH 15 Paternoster Row The Workstation Sheffield S1 2BX Tel: (44) 114 249 3160 Fax: (44) 114 279 6522.
Sales Company
FilmFour International (44) 20 7868 7700.
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