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American Fork

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An overweight grocery clerk dreams of becoming an actor and keeps a remarkably upbeat attitude despite negative opinions from friends and family.

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American Fork

Critics Reviews

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Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 12/19/2009
Emotional eating meets minimum wage blues, miraculously pulling off being outrageously hilarious while always remaining respectful of its persecuted portly protagonist, as it burrows into the heart and soul of small town dreams and big appetites. Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg Cinematical 04/20/2007
3.5/5
Admirably matter-of-fact about its antagonist and his ceaseless barrage of emotional road blocks. (Plus it's funny.) Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Simon T @Bucksplit 4d The good elements - nicely acted, photographed, directed - sadly can't compensate for the uncertain script. It never goes far enough with its Hal Ashby/Wes Anderson stylings. Do you really want to spend 90 minutes with a decent grotesquely overweight shop assistant who has delusions of becoming an actor? This is another Napoleon Dynamite, which is a big shame. It could have been blackly funny. See more 11/28/2011 Really has a lot of soul and honesty. I loved the lead character here. See more 10/24/2011 Definitely a must see See more 07/03/2011 Offbeat and enjoyable. See more 05/03/2011 Hubbel really shines with a very sincere performance!!! Really enjoyed this film!!! See more 04/26/2011 Such a good movie. I loved the plot, the characters and they way they made the movie. It's sad, emotional and at the same time ironically funny. Very lovable main character. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Chris Bowman

Director

Hubbel Palmer

Tracy Orbison

William Baldwin

Truman Hope

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Peggy Orbison

Kathleen Quinlan

Agnes Orbison

Bruce McGill

Mr. Grigoratus
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Movie Info

Synopsis An overweight grocery clerk dreams of becoming an actor and keeps a remarkably upbeat attitude despite negative opinions from friends and family.
Director
Chris Bowman
Producer
Derek Beumer, Maya Browne, Jeremy Coon, Shannon B. Gardner
Screenwriter
Hubbel Palmer, Nathan Scoll
Production Co
Bratt Studios, Jeremy Coon Productions, American Fork Productions, Alkaline Industries, Framework Pictures (II)
Rating
PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 5, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2K
Runtime
1h 24m