Run Fatboy Run (2007)

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writers:

Michael Ian Black (screenplay), Simon Pegg (screenplay),

Stars:

Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Pegg	...	Dennis
Thandie Newton	...	Libby
Hank Azaria	...	Whit
Dylan Moran	...	Gordon
Harish Patel	...	Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort	...	Maya Goshdashtidar
Matthew Fenton	...	Jake
Simon Day	...	Vincent
Ruth Sheen	...	Claudine
Tyrone Huggins	...	Grover
Nevan Finegan	...	Mickey
Iddo Goldberg	...	News Reporter
Ameet Chana	...	Taxi Driver
Chris Hollins	...	Himself
Denise Lewis	...	Herself

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

marathon | training | wedding | gym | boy | 

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Taglines:

Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he won't run away from.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK] Picturehouse [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Cours toujours Dennis

Filming Locations:

Cannons Health Club, Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,340,743 (USA) (28 March 2008)

Gross:

$5,998,971 (USA) (16 May 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beech Hill Films, Entertainment Films, Material Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Schwimmer's motion picture directing debut.

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Goofs

When Dennis is being evicted, he has a fresh wound in his face. In the next shot, it's completely gone. There is not even a scar.

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Quotes

Undercover Officer: You want your son to love you? Don't break the law!
Dennis: Hey! That's entrapment!
[gets pushed to the ground]
Dennis: And that's brutality!

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Crazy Credits

Closing credits shown in (hard to read) foot-prints, as in a marathon runner running.

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Connections

Features The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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Soundtracks

Gentleman
Written and Performed by Fela Kuti (as Fela Anikulapo Kuti)
Courtesy of Universal Music Division Barclay (France)
Under license from Universal Music Operations

User Reviews

Perfect British rom com

There have been many British rom coms in the past couple of decades, many of them including Hugh Grant and his slightly off putting foppish hair.

I have personally found that the Simon Pegg take on romance to be far more personable and less likely to make you throw up over other people in the audience.

Yes it was predictable, yes it wasn't original but the humour was spot on, the characters were believable and the directing was brilliant in my eyes as it captured the English town vibe without seeming like a low budget British soap.

Although it contained every cliché in the book from the genres of rom com and 'training to win something' movies it didn't seem forced to me and was light hearted and genuinely funny.

It also had some of my favourite actors from Bristish comedy in it.

Basically if you like spaced (one of the best series ever) and you don't mind the obvious plot and just sit back and enjoy the movie then you may find, like me, that this is just a purely brilliant movie.