Full Grown Men (2006)

Director:

David Munro

Writers:

Xandra Castleton (writer)
David Munro (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

They've got their whole past in front of them.

Plot:

A man stuck in the reveries of his youth tracks down the boyhood friend he once tormented, only to find that simpler times were more complicated than he thought.

Plot Keywords:

Spaceman Toy | Marital Discord | Man Child | Toy | Innocence

Cast

Matt McGrath	...	Alby Cutrera
Judah Friedlander	...	Elias Guber
Alan Cumming	...	The Hitchhiker
Deborah Harry	...	Beauty
Amy Sedaris	...	Trina
Katie Kreisler	...	Suzanne Cutrera
Joie Lee	...	Annie
Jerry Grayson	...	Mr. Tinsman
Benjamin Karpf	...	Rollie
Jim Fyfe	...	Night Manager
David Ilku	...	Pool Man
Zully Montero	...	Teya
Peter Donald Badalamenti II	...	Bert
Lindsay Ryan	...	Truck Stop Cashier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nadia da Silva	...	Mrs. Cutrera
Louis Echavarria	...	Truck Stop Father
Don Festge	...	Diner Patron
Bruce Fontaine	...	Old Man in Laundromat
Monika Gaba	...	Neighbor
Kathleen LaGue	...	Operator
Carol LeNeveu	...	Newspaper Lady
Ace Lighterman	...	Young Elias
Richard Lozano	...	Josh
Steven Lozano	...	Josh
Blair Mcclure	...	Bus Passenger
Anthony Mikesell	...	Clown Bar Bouncer
Nicholas S. Morrison	...	Kid in van
Hunter Ryan	...	Parking Lot Kid
Vivienne Sendaydiego	...	Young Mom
Erika Watkins	...	Truck Stop Patron

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Dania, Florida, USA

Company:

Grottofilms

Trivia:

Director David Munro had limited rehearsal time with his lead actors so instead of script readings he sent them on a day-long adventure to local amusement parks. Both actors reported it was the best preparation they ever had for a film role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As Alby walks away from his house with the suitcase, some of the shots are flipped. A boy can be seen wearing a sports jersey with the number "32" reversed.

Very good, quirky, yet oh-so charming AND sweet film. Hilarious at moments, touching at others.

I saw this film at its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York back in late April. I watched the online "trailer" for this film only AFTER I had seen the film. I must say the film is waaaaaay funnier than the trailer.

I really want to see this film again. As with "Diva" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", it often takes several viewings for me to really appreciate a film. Diva and Women are now two of my all-time favorites.

There are scenes in Full Grown Men with a gun-toting hitchhiker, a wannabe clown bartender, a woman who thinks she's a mermaid and a sleazy dealer in collectibles and all sorts of other things. And then there's the geriatric-butt grabbing lothario of a pool man. And there's a fleeting moment involving an ancient retirement home codger who moved sooooooo slowly he had me laughing so hard I was crying.

And the music! I cannot WAIT to get my hands on the soundtrack CD! There's one song that involves what sounds like a toy piano that is just wonderful.

"Full Grown Men" is an intelligent and funny film that asks its audience to do some thinking but doesn't demand it.