Fat Girls (2006)

Fat Girls is an original off-beat comedy feature. It focuses on Rodney Miller, not your typical Texas high school student...he is a theater lover and his ultimate dream is to be on Broadway... See full summary »

Director:

Ash Christian

Writer:

Ash Christian

Stars:

Ash Christian, Jonathan Caouette, Evan Miller

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ash Christian	...	Rodney Miller
Jonathan Caouette	...	Seymour Cox
Evan Miller	...	Ted
Ashley Fink	...	Sabrina Thomas
Andres Alfonso Ruzo	...	Hick #1
Tom Zembrod	...	Hick #2
Richard Porter	...	Stoner
Justin Bruening	...	Bobby
Deborah Theaker	...	Judy
Mitchell Self	...	Dad
Richard D. Curtin	...	Christian Programming Woman / Preacher / BJs Drag Queen MC
Ryan Sumner	...	Christian Programming Pastor (as Ryan L. Sumner)
Jesse Romero	...	Young Rodney
Robin de Jesus	...	Rudy
Linda J. Park	...	Katie Chin (as Linda Park)

Storyline

Fat Girls is an original off-beat comedy feature. It focuses on Rodney Miller, not your typical Texas high school student...he is a theater lover and his ultimate dream is to be on Broadway. Awkward and shy, he doesn't have many people to talk to in his small Texas town that understand him. He ends up finding what he was looking for in his theater teacher, Mr. Cox.

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Plot Keywords:

texas | teacher | fat girl | high school | watching a video on tv | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, language and some drug/alcohol use - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,160 (USA) (2 November 2007)

Gross:

$10,798 (USA) (25 January 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cranium Entertainment, Hear No Evil Films, Kelli Lerner Casting

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Thora Birch was originally supposed to be in the film but dropped out at the last minute.

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Goofs

At the graduation dance Rodney leaves the punch bowl carrying one cup but arrives at his table carrying two.

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Quotes

Judy: I found your tape.
Rodney Miller: What tape?
Judy: The one with the two queers uh sodomizing and felating each other's assholes 10 ways 'til Tuesday.
Rodney Miller: Not my tape.
Judy: I think it is.
Rodney Miller: No, ma'am, it's not.
Judy: Oh, it is, too.
Rodney Miller: Never seen sodomizing to me my eyes no way.
Judy: I had all the girls over from Buddies and Bereavement and we were going to watch the Kirk Cameron film and that's what played instead.
Rodney Miller: Maybe it was Kirk Cameron.

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Connections

Spoofs The P.T.L. Club (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Less I Know"
Written by Drew Bayers, Ryan George, Max Humphrey and Nathanael Keefer
Performed by The Adored
Courtesy of Sheridan Square Entertainment

User Reviews

Very original - VERY funny!

My friends and I saw the movie last night in Austin at a showing for AGLIFF (a film festival). This movie was one of the best I've seen this year. It was a great comedy - very original and heartfelt - and FUNNY AS HELL! Everyone in the audience was laughing throughout the entire movie. Texas is a big state - with LOTS of small towns - and of course, plenty of teenagers who grew up as "fat girls." I know a lot of people will relate to this film on a personal level. Ashley Fink and Robin de Jesus were awesome - they were so great in these rolls, it was like the script was written with them in mind. And speaking of the script, it was very well written (very believable), and Ash is a great actor (his facial expressions alone made me giggle). It IS an independent film - but don't let that fool you...It's a good one! Seeing this caliber of work from someone so young is truly inspiring.