Huge (film)
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Directed by | Ben Miller |
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Based on | Huge by
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Cinematography | Trevor Forrest |
Music by | Christian Henson |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Huge is a 2010 British comedy film. It is Ben Miller's debut as a director and an adaptation of a stage play written by Miller, Jez Butterworth and Simon Godley.[2]
Production
[edit]The play Huge was a hit at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and it took Miller fifteen years to get the film adaptation made.[3] While the play was co-written with Jez Butterworth and Simon Godley, Butterworth was committed to working on Fair Game and was unable to take part in writing the film adaptation.[2]
Thandiwe Newton's role was written for her but she had reservations so Miller worked with script editor Jay Basu to rewrite and incorporate Newton's suggestions.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Noel Clarke - Clark
- Johnny Harris - Warren Duggan
- Ralph Brown - Neil
- Thandiwe Newton - Kris
- Tamsin Egerton - Clarisse
- Russell Tovey - Carl
Reception
[edit]The film was poorly received with a 14% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.[4] Time Out gave the film one star and called the film "half-formed."[5] The Guardian agreed calling the film "quite a finished product" but called it "an affectionate and promising debut" for filmmaker Miller.[2] Empire gave the film two stars and called it "fatally unfunny."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cooper, Sarah (July 15, 2010). "Ben Miller". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c Solomons, Jason (July 9, 2011). "Huge – review". The Guardian. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Ben Miller's having the last laugh". Evening Standard. June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Huge at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Huge". Time Out. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Peters, Patrick (June 27, 2011). "Huge". Empire. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Huge at IMDb
- Huge at Rotten Tomatoes