Gigantic (2008)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Matt Aselton

Writers:

Matt Aselton (written by)
Adam Nagata (written by)

Release Date:

19 June 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

When it comes to family and relationships, there are no small surprises

Plot:

Mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Dano) finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, Happy (Deschanel), who comes into his workplaces, falls asleep on one of the beds, and starts to affect his life upon waking up.

Plot Keywords:

Adoption | Quirky | Chinese Baby | Salesman | Mattress

Cast

Paul Dano	...	Brian Weathersby
Zooey Deschanel	...	Harriet 'Happy' Lolly
Edward Asner	...	Mr. Weathersby
Jane Alexander	...	Mrs. Weathersby
John Goodman	...	Al Lolly
Sean Dugan	...	Gary Wynkoop
Brian Avers	...	Larry Arbogast
Louis Ozawa Changchien	...	Matsubara
Zach Galifianakis	...	Homeless Guy
Frank Harts	...	Kenyatta Folds
Tatsuo Ichikawa	...	Nagata
Ilana Levine	...	Ducky Saltinstall
Susan Misner	...	Melanie Lolly
Kenji	...	Kanagae (as Kenji Nakano)
Clarke Peters	...	Roger Stovall

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:98 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Gigantic Movie

Trivia:

Comedian Zach Galifianakis plays a key and controversial (though uncredited) role alongside Paul Dano.

Quotes:

Al Lolly: You know I had brain cancer once, Brian?
Brian: No...
Al Lolly: Yup. A Huge tumor on the recesses of my temporal lobe.
Brian: But you're okay now...
Al Lolly: Yep. 100% holistic. No chemo, no radiation.
Brian: Whad you do?
Al Lolly: I mapped the pathology of the cancer with my mind. Very Chinese. Yep. Glad I moved it. I got it with meditation. I pushed it down to the fatty tissue of my temporal lobe, 2 months. Then I moved it down into my nasal cavity, 3 months. Then, then one day I just hocked it up. About the size of a little squash bar, maybe bigger. Do you play squash Brian?

Soundtrack:

Fat Fan

Fresh and entertaining

Caught a screening of this film and really enjoyed it. It has a very interesting and inventive plot as well as incredibly smart and witty writing.

Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel's chemistry is undeniable. A movie like this is so refreshing to see, especially in this era of remakes and repeats.

I highly recommend this movie and hope to see more success from Matt Aselton. I hope you like it as much as I did!

Thanks!

Lindsey