My Giant (1998)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writers (WGA):

Billy Crystal (story) and
David Seltzer (story) ...

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

A comedy of incredible proportions.

Plot:

Billy Crystal plays a Hollywood agent who stumbles upon Max, a giant living in Romania, and tries to get him into the movies.

Plot Keywords:

Giant | Romania | Monastery | Movie Agent | Monk

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19

3:00 PM

CW

Cast

Billy Crystal	...	Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Serena Kamin
Gheorghe Muresan	...	Max Zamphirescu
Joanna Pacula	...	Lilliana Rotaru
Zane Carney	...	Nick 'Nicky' Kamin
Jere Burns	...	Weller, the Movie Director
Harold Gould	...	Milt Kaminski
Dan Castellaneta	...	Partlow
Raymond O'Connor	...	Eddie
Rider Strong	...	Justin Allen
Doris Roberts	...	Rose Kaminski
Carl Ballantine	...	Rabbi
Eric Lloyd	...	Young Sammy
Jay Black	...	Jay
Lorna Luft	...	Joanne

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, mild violence and brief crude humor.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Romanian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Norway:11 | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Lilliana is the name of Gheorghe Muresan's wife. The character's name was originally "Angelica" but they changed it to accommodate Gheorghe, who said when he talks of love he thinks of his wife.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After Max gets the role opposite Steven Seagal in Vegas, the assistant provides forms for Sam to fill out including W-2s. It should be W-4, Employer's Withholding Allowance Certificate, not W-2, which is the annual employee's wage and tax statement issued after year-end used for filing the employee's tax returns.

Quotes:

Sam Kamin: Does anyone here speak English? Perfect! Either I'm in heaven or the Miami airport.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: My Giant (#5.5)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

My Way

Some good, some bad

I usually don't read others comments before I review a movie, but for this one I did. Mixed feelings by others. Some enjoyed it, some absolutely hated it. Both were right to do so. I liked it. It definitely wasn't a "great" movie. I think your reaction to this movie really depends on what you expect going in. It's billed as a comedy, but really it's not very funny so don't expect too much laughter. It is, however, mildly amusing and heart warming. Most importantly, it's clean enough to be an entertaining family movie. Don't expect a deep thought provoker, or a hysterical side splitter, but just watch it. I believe someone else described it as "predictable fluff", which is true but that doesn't have to be a bad thing all the time. It's a nice movie so don't end up hating it because you expected too much.