Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
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Dennis is a clueless and slightly overweight guy, who left his pregnant fiancée five years earlier. Every day, Dennis tries to persuade the woman he loves to accept him back into his life, but everyday he fails. When he discovers that Libby has found a partner in the form of American Whit, frustration grows, and Dennis vows, that for once in his life, he will finish something. This something ends up being a Nike River-run in London. With his friends Gordon and Mr. Ghoshdashtidar by his side, Dennis begins training for the marathon he must finish. Written by FilmFanUK
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True love isn't a sprint. It's a marathon. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 March 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Run, Fat Boy, Run See more »Filming Locations:
Cannons Health Club, Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK See more »Box Office
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£2,010,250 (UK) (7 September 2007)Gross:
$5,998,971 (USA) (16 May 2008)Company Credits
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Gordon: Yeah... that would be weird.
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Written by David Ryan Jordan (as Jordan) / Jim Maddock (as Maddock) / Tom Pritchard (as Pritchard) / Chris Wall (as Wall)
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Throughout the film there are several different cartoon versions of Dennis that appear as graffiti. Each represents Dennis' state of mind at that point in the movie. The easiest one to see is right after Dennis has the fight with Gordon. He runs around the corner and leans against a wall then slowly sinks to the ground. Behind him on the wall is a cartoon Dennis hanging from a tree representing his lowest ebb in the movie. See more »Goofs
In the picture of Dennis and Libby at the Halloween party the wall behind them is plain white, but during the scene where the picture was supposedly taken the wall behind them is brick. See more »Quotes
Gordon: Hey do you think it would be weird if I took a bath?[pause]
Gordon: Yeah... that would be weird.
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Closing credits shown in (hard to read) foot-prints, as in a marathon runner running. See more »Soundtracks
I Like ThatWritten by David Ryan Jordan (as Jordan) / Jim Maddock (as Maddock) / Tom Pritchard (as Pritchard) / Chris Wall (as Wall)
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RFR hits all the right rom-com targets - I laughed, I teared up, I cheered for the little guy and boo-ed the buff villain. Pegg has some laugh-out-loud lines, especially in tandem with Moran as his Irish mate Gordon. Moran holds his own in the comedic moments - perhaps the funniest moment is when he appears in the dressing gown after some love drama, and asks, "What did I miss?". The fight between the two layabout friends is hilarious, the staging somehow reminiscent of a Friends episode (didn't Ross and Chandler once fight this way?). That's a compliment - Schwimmer has strong comedy pedigree and uses it to full effect. Also, good to see a US director move seamlessly through a UK film setting.
If you are in the mood for light, entertaining fare, Friday-night date stuff, then RFR won't disappoint.