A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.
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Matthew Lillard
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| Jacob Wysocki | ... | Troy | |
| Matt O'Leary | ... | Marcus | |
| Billy Campbell | ... | Mr. Billings | |
| Dylan Arnold | ... | Dayle | |
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Tyler Trerise | ... | Manoj |
| Russell Hodgkinson | ... | Marcus' Stepfather | |
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Sean Donavan | ... | Ollie |
| Julian Gavilanes | ... | Matt | |
| Lili Simmons | ... | Isabel | |
| Jeffrey Doornbos | ... | Mr. Sherman | |
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Lino Marioni | ... | Young Troy |
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Michael Loftus | ... | Band Member #1 |
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Stephanie Sarreal Park | ... | Girl #1 (as Stephanie Park) |
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Duane Cawthon | ... | Bus Driver |
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Frances Hearn | ... | Bus Stop Woman |
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A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 March 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fat Kid Rules the World See more »Filming Locations:
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Budget:
$750,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,450, 7 October 2012Gross USA:
$41,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by John Doe (as John Duchac Nommensen) and Exene Cervenka (as Christine Lee Cervenka)
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The Hungry WolfWritten by John Doe (as John Duchac Nommensen) and Exene Cervenka (as Christine Lee Cervenka)
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Troy is an obese lonely video-gamer loser in school. He lives with his father (Billy Campbell) and brother. He tries to kill himself by stepping in front of a bus and he's saved by Marcus. Marcus is an unreliable homeless school drop-out guitarist. Even his bandmates have kicked him out. Marcus starts using Troy for a place to stay and food to eat while claiming to start a band with him. Troy maintains his friendship with Marcus despite his father's reservations. Troy is a hormonal teen in love with Marcus' friend Isabelle (Lili Simmons).
Marcus is really annoying at the beginning. It takes a long time before he shows any signs of passing friendship with Troy. He does grow as a character and the friendship becomes more. Troy is a really passive person but he also grows too. The father is interesting because he's not yet another clueless adult in a teen movie. It's a slow start but it gets better. It's pretty good work for Matthew Lillard's directorial debut.