Lucy has always used food to escape life's problems, but when this self-titled "fat friend" lures her group of old college buddies to the Montana wilderness, she reveals a new self - skinny, beautiful and still flawed.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Missi Pyle | ... | Lucy | |
| Melissa McCarthy | ... | Becky | |
| Larry Sullivan | ... | Austin | |
| Phill Lewis | ... | Raye | |
| Josh Hopkins | ... | George | |
| Jack Noseworthy | ... | Trevor | |
| Octavia Spencer | ... | Mary | |
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Philip Littell | ... | Richard |
| William Sanderson | ... | Sam | |
| Allison Janney | ... | Suzanne | |
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Stacy Yutuc | ... | Flirty Flight Attendant |
| Allison Mackie | ... | Bitter Flight Attendant | |
| Amy Landers | ... | Puffy Paint Flight Attendant | |
| Drew Matthews | ... | Boy | |
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Sean Daly | ... | Park Ranger |
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Former college chums gather for what they think is their fat friend's dying last days, but they instead find her celebrating the last few days before reaching her target weight loss at a mountain lodge with a subsequent hiking trip planned for them all. Though it's the woman's long-held dream journey that she wanted to take with her best friends, the others, largely, can't get over the feeling of being duped, with everyone's emotional baggage breaking out awkwardly all along their forced and uncomfortable three-day hike back to civilization. Written by statmanjeff
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Is losing the weight worth losing your friends?Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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12 April 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,522, 20 September 2009Gross USA:
$6,537Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Performed by John Linton
Written by Lucian Piane
Courtesy of On the Stick Music (ASCAP) and Lucian Piane
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The bear that appears in the film is Brutus the Bear. He was raised from a cub by Casey Anderson who married Missi Pyle (Lucy.) They were married in Montana (where the film takes place) and Brutus the Bear was the Best Man. See more »Goofs
First night of the hiking trip they stay in dark-colored tents of varying sizes, then the next night they are all staying in small white tents with blue rain flys. The dark ones reappear during the last tent sequence. See more »Crazy Credits
There really is a Holland Lake Lodge See more »Soundtracks
Great Big BearPerformed by John Linton
Written by Lucian Piane
Courtesy of On the Stick Music (ASCAP) and Lucian Piane
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Pretty Ugly People is pretty unremarkable. The set-up and general tone of the movie would suggest a quirky independent romp. It may aim for this title, but it's mostly bland and patronizing. A big lass loses weight and arranges a trip for some friends. They all learn valuable lessons and "discover" themselves. These characters aren't horrible enough for any grand changes, nor or they nice enough to actually like. The protagonist is the biggest bitch of all, allowing her friends to believe she is dying. It's a horrible tactic that only the best writing could salvage a heart from. Unfortunately, such talented scripting is absent here.