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The Giant Mechanical Man -- A romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.

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Director:
Lee Kirk
Writer:
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Release Date:
27 April 2012 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Plot:
An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him. | Add synopsis »
NewsDesk:
(105 articles)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Jenna Fischer ... Janice

Chris Messina ... Tim

Malin Akerman ... Jill

Rich Sommer ... Brian

Lucy Punch ... Pauline

Topher Grace ... Doug

Bob Odenkirk ... Mark

Travis Schuldt ... Hal Baker

Valentine Miele ... Mahoney

Sean Gunn ... George
Greg Trzaskoma ... Craig
Eddie Ebell ... Mitch

Chase Kim ... Mitch's Sidekick

Sarab Kamoo ... Sonia

John Cabrera ... Toby

Jennifer O'Kain ... Camilla

Nick Holmes ... Wesley

Matt Champagne ... Juice Dad

Ella Anderson ... Daughter

Robert Maffia ... Monkey Man
Marty Bufalini ... Newscaster John

Rachel Avery ... Female Newscaster
Amy Julia Cheyfitz ... Usher

Steffen Dziczek ... Habitat Coordinator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Joshua Amir ... Hal Baker Jr. (uncredited)

Luke Jaden ... Young Son (uncredited)
Anna Li ... Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
Heather Park ... Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Nikki Smith ... Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lee Kirk 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Lee Kirk  written by

Produced by
Michael Cowan .... executive producer
Jamie Leigh Dake .... associate producer
Jenna Fischer .... producer
Michael O. Gallant .... executive producer
Michael O. Gallant .... line producer
Molly Hassell .... producer
Michael Ilitch Jr. .... executive producer
Glenn Murray .... executive producer
Michael Nardelli .... producer
Tim Nardelli .... executive producer
Lindsey Reiman .... associate producer
Kelly Sry .... associate producer
Brent Stiefel .... producer
Glen Trotiner .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Rich Ragsdale 
 
Cinematography by
Doug Emmett 
 
Film Editing by
Robert Komatsu 
 
Production Design by
Paulette Georges 
 
Set Decoration by
Lucy Schiefer (set decoration)
 
Makeup Department
Eleyna M. Brandt .... assistant makeup artist
Elizabeth Cortez .... hair department head
Christin Hanson .... makeup artist/hair stylist
Robbin Hawthorne .... assistant hair stylist
Bree Shea .... makeup department head
 
Production Management
Siwek Anna .... post-production manager: Alvernia Studios
Lukasz Poninski .... studio executive: Alvernia Studios
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Glen Trotiner .... first assistant director
Daniel Warnock .... key second assistant director
Jacob Wasserman .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Liz Georgoff .... on-set dresser
Lara Goetzl .... assistant property master
Ellen Kimmel .... art department production assistant
Mark Kwiatkowski .... leadman
Kim Thrasher .... property master
Amy Vinson .... art department coordinator
 
Sound Department
Jason Abell .... adr recordist
Jason Abell .... dialogue editor
Jason Abell .... m&e mixer
Jason Abell .... sound recordist
Jeremie Cuellar .... sound recordist
Hugo Dolemieux .... sound editor
Matt D. Hall .... sound editor
Leobardo Ledon .... foley mixer
Michael J. McDonald .... sound re-recording mixer (as Michael McDonald)
Michael J. McDonald .... supervising sound editor (as Michael McDonald)
Christopher Mukai .... sound editor
Clayton Perry .... sound mixer
G.W. Pope III .... foley artist
Brad Whitcanack .... sound effects editor
 
Visual Effects by
Dawid Borkiewicz .... compositor: Alvernia Studios
Krzysztof Falinski .... animation: Alvernia Studios
Marek Gajowski .... compositor: Alvernia Studios
Jakub Garscia .... rotoscope artist: Alvernia Studios
Ociepka Grzegorz .... compositor: Alvernia Studios
Ociepka Grzegorz .... matchmoving artist: Alvernia Studios
Grzegorz Jankowski .... lighting and rendering: Alvernia Studios
Janne Stromberg .... CG supervisor: Alvernia Studios
Janne Stromberg .... compositing supervisor: Alvernia Studios
Janne Stromberg .... visual effects supervisor: Alvernia Studios
Mateusz Tokarz .... compositor: Alvernia Studios
Mateusz Tokarz .... matchmoving artist: Alvernia Studios
Mateusz Tokarz .... modeler / texture artist: Alvernia Studios
Mikolaj Valencia .... CG supervisor: Alvernia Studios
Mikolaj Valencia .... visual effects producer: Alvernia Studios
Lukasz Wisniewski .... animation: Alvernia Studios
Witold Wnuk .... compositor: Alvernia Studios
 
Stunts
Hassan El Hajjami .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kyle R. Adcock .... camera pa
T.J. Alston .... gaffer
Kevin Davis .... grip and electric swing
Drew Dawson .... second assistant camera
Jim Dickson .... key grip
William Eichler .... camera operator: "b" camera
Nick Enright .... swing: grip/electric
Aaron Mohr .... key grip
Brittany Romatowski .... grip
Amy Snell .... best girl grip
Johnny Sousa .... first assistant camera
Joe Vargo .... best boy electrician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Julia Cheyfitz .... costume supervisor
Cindy Chu .... costume assistant
Mary Kasprzak .... costume assistant
Danika Von Gesjen .... key costumer
 
Editorial Department
Glen Castinho .... digital colorist: Alvernia Studios
Glen Castinho .... digital intermediate supervisor: Alvernia Studios
Weronika Kolodziej .... assistant conform editor: Alvernia Studios
Weronika Kolodziej .... data wrangler: Alvernia Studios
Piotr Krasny .... data management: Alvernia Studios
Dawid Lukic .... junior colorist: Alvernia Studios
Piotr Zmyslony .... data management: Alvernia Studios
 
Music Department
Patrick Belton .... music supervisor
Sanaz Lavaedian .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Bill Neckrock .... driver
John 'Detroit' White .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Zbigniew Adamkiewicz .... technical supporter: Alvernia Studios
Andrea Amato .... production accountant
Amy R. Butler .... production office intern (as Amy Butler)
Eric Carlson .... executive chef
Michael Patrick Carmody .... set production assistant
Danielle Champe .... assistant production office coordinator
Yvette De Marco .... key office production assistant
Daniel Frederick .... location scout
Ireneusz Glownia .... technical supporter: Alvernia Studios
Shane Hagedorn .... stand-in
Roshonda M. Hayes .... asst prod. accountant
Wojtek Janiszewski .... technical supporter: Alvernia Studios
Piotr Kolendo .... technical supporter: Alvernia Studios
Michael LaFond .... set production assistant
Linda B. Long .... production assistant
Lisa Lucka .... script supervisor
Mary Magyari .... additional production assistant
Tim McClure .... location manager
Lauren McPhee .... production office intern
Jordan Kenneth Messing .... production assistant
Mariah Sayer .... assistant to Michael Cowan
Joshua L. Stevens .... stand-in: Topher Grace
Gena Varajon .... assistant location manager
Brian Williams .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Michael S. Jones .... special thanks
Colin O'Reilly .... special thanks
Anna Rozalska .... special thanks
James J. Yi .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
USA:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Company:
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Quotes:
Doug:I once had a wool sweater. It was really itchy. I almost wore it when I was flying to London in first class for a book signing. I'm an author.See more »
Movie Connections:
References "Three's Company" (1976)See more »
Soundtrack:
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More than romance and comedy, 5 April 2013
Author: in1984 from United States

It fulfills everything that a romantic comedy wants to be. I.e., a sweet, cute, warm, encouraging, adorable, amusing, snuggle-worthy, young adult date (or post-breakup, or looking for someone) film. The plot setup is clear and you can see at least romantically where this is going within the first 5-10 minutes. Not a film to go to if you're looking for mystery or suspense or women screaming in fear with hands to their head.

It is, however, a new take on a common story line, and the writer/director does an excellent job of creating parallels. There are only so many new takes you can get on young adult romances involving those misdirected or lost and confused, so it's worth seeing for that and a variety of subtle insights.

As is befitting a giant mechanical age of program loops, it is easy to see how a giant mechanical man could have ended up writing this story as part of a biography.

But I'm still disappointed Jenna's character didn't do something about the artificial zoo juice.

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Good movie , similar movies please.. mmobyonline
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Topher Grace kind of steals the show.... (mild spoilers?) johnkstone1234
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