The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)

An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.

Director:

Lee Kirk

Writer:

Lee Kirk

Stars:

Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.

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Plot Keywords:

mechanical man | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA Poland

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Giant Mechanical Man

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,831, 4 May 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$5,360, 6 May 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Votiv Films,ITS Capital,Taggart Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jenna Fischer and the director Lee Kirk are married.

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Goofs

When Janice's sister and brother-in-law are leaving the restaurant on the double-date, Janice's brother-in-law accidentally leaves with a dinner napkin under his coat.

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Quotes

Tim: It's depressing.
Janice: What do you mean?
Tim: I mean, human beings evolved out of millions of years out of the swamp, and stood up, made fire, built shelter, invented the wheel... For what, so you could stand in a funny hat and sell grape juice gorillas?
Janice: I'm kinda trying not to think about it like that.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits have finished there is a bonus scene from a Doug seminar where he compares the span of a conversation to the 4 quarters of American Football.

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Connections

Features The General (1926)

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Soundtracks

You Got Me All Wrong
Written by Miguel Mendez & Joel Jerome
Performed by Dios Malos

User Reviews

But I NEVER do that!

Lee Kirk --

Your movie made me cry ...

Realizing the significance of the powerful and positive impact that taking the time to "stop and smell the roses" (sorry) can deliver to ones very psyche seems to be unknown, forever lost or perhaps, just ignored by many of us. How did this happen? What factors perpetuate this selfish, though possibly mutually beneficial simple act of awareness? Beats me. Maybe such "numbness" is simply a symptom of that insidious disease commonly known as The Dumbing Down Of America. Don't we all want to understand and to be understood? I do. So,I try.

Of course, these questions weren't answered in The Giant Mechanical Man, but I've never seen a movie come closer to clearly illustrating those truths. This beautifully written, acted and photographed film is a gem!

See it. See it without wearing your critic's eyeglasses...shields down! If you do, you'll be rewarded

THANK YOU!