Run Fatboy Run (2007)

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writers:

Michael Ian Black (screenplay) &
Simon Pegg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he can't run away from.

Plot:

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Plot Keywords:

Marathon | Wedding | Cold Feet | Nike | Run

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 28

1:00 PM

HBO

Cast

Simon Pegg	...	Dennis Doyle
Thandie Newton	...	Elizabeth Olivia 'Libby' Odell
Hank Azaria	...	Whit
Dylan Moran	...	Gordon
Harish Patel	...	Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort	...	Maya G. Das
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	...	Himself
Denise Lewis	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Run, Fatboy, Run (UK) (alternative spelling) (USA) (new title)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Canada:PG | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43323) | Brazil:10 | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Cannons Health Club, Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Company:

Beech Hill Films

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [David Schwimmer]The man who hands Simon Pegg a beer during the marathon.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Gordon: Hey I've got you those tickets you wanted...
Dennis: They were for yesterday!
Gordon: Oh so NOW you don't want them?
Dennis: Why would I want them?
Gordon: You could... sell them on e-bay.
Dennis: Who would buy tickets for an event which happened yesterday?
Gordon: ...Time Travellers.

Movie Connections:

References Lola rennt (1998)

Soundtrack:

The Magic Position

Perfect British rom com

There have been many British rom coms in the past couple of decades, many of them including Hugh Grant and his slightly off putting foppish hair.

I have personally found that the Simon Pegg take on romance to be far more personable and less likely to make you throw up over other people in the audience.

Yes it was predictable, yes it wasn't original but the humour was spot on, the characters were believable and the directing was brilliant in my eyes as it captured the English town vibe without seeming like a low budget British soap.

Although it contained every cliché in the book from the genres of rom com and 'training to win something' movies it didn't seem forced to me and was light hearted and genuinely funny.

It also had some of my favourite actors from Bristish comedy in it.

Basically if you like spaced (one of the best series ever) and you don't mind the obvious plot and just sit back and enjoy the movie then you may find, like me, that this is just a purely brilliant movie.