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, Thandiwe Newton, Hank Azaria

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Pegg	...	Dennis
Thandiwe Newton	...	Libby (as Thandie Newton)
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	...	TV Reporter
Denise Lewis	...	TV Reporter

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:

blister | marathon | training | wedding | gym | 

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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:

K-11

Did You Know?

Trivia

The apparel that Hank Azaria wears during the race, is in fact the Nike Elite athlete's apparel in 2007.

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Goofs

When Whit is having his speech on the stairs at Libby's birthday, he is holding a glass in his left hand. In the middle of a sentence, suddenly the glass is in his right hand.

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Quotes

Dennis: [surprised] What are you doing here?
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: I'm the assistant coach.
Dennis: How'd you get to be assistant coach?
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: Because I have the spatula!
[whacks Dennis with it]

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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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Alternate Versions

Two words are dubbed over in the version shown on HBO in the United States. (1) While in the bun shop, the little old lady calls Dennis a "prick" instead of a "cock". (2) When Libby is showing Gordon the bathroom, he says that he put on Italian loafers and they "hurt like hell" instead of "hurt like fuck". In both instances, the actor's mouths are clearly mouthing the correct words, which are also shown in the closed captions.

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Connections

Spoofs The London Marathon: 27th London Marathon (2007)

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Soundtracks

Story Problem
Written, Arranged and Produced by The Envy Corps
Co Produced by Matt Sepanic
Lyrics by Luke Petipoole
Performed by The Envy Corps
Courtesy of Mercury Records (London) Ltd
Under license from Universal Music Operations

User Reviews

Humorous retelling of film Running [1979]

This was a great film and had me and the rest of the audience in stitches. Well worth seeing and for those that have seen Michael Douglas in the Running [1979] the tale will be somewhat familiar.

Simon Pegg delivers the comedic moments superbly (doesn't he always?) and yet also convincingly parts a warm touch to, well, those warm touching moments in the film that he shares with his son.

Harish Patel deserves a very honourable mention as Pegg's landlord-cum-mentor-cum-trainer. The only problem with the film was that all the way through I was waiting on Nick Frost to make at least a cameo appearance - talking of which the David Walliams scene will bring a smile to those Little Britaners out there.

Great film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK] Picturehouse [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Run, Fatboy, Run

Filming Locations:

City of London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,340,743, 30 March 2008

Gross USA:

$6,003,262

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,478,921

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