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• Gigantic is an independent comedy film directed by Matt Aselton. The film stars Paul Dano as a depressed man whose life takes a turn when he meets a new woman (Zooey Deschanel).

• Fast Facts

  1. U.S. release date: April 3, 2009
  2. Running time: 98 minutes
  3. Also starring: John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander
  4. Directed by: Matt Aselton
  5. Written by: Matt Aselton and Adam Nagata
  6. Cinematographer: Peter Donahue
  7. Distributor: First Independent Pictures
  8. Produced by: Mindy Goldberg and Christine Vachon of Killer Films
  9. Financed by: Lexicon/Machine Made
  10. Domestic Sales Rep: Cinetic Media
  11. MPAA: R

• Synopsis

  Gigantic centers around a depressed mattress salesman named Brian, played by Paul Dano. Brian plans to adopt a Chinese baby. But his plans get sidetracked when he falls in love with a quirky, yet attractive young woman named Happy, played by Zooey Deschanel. Things are complicated by Brian's liberal parents and Happy's domineering dad, who are all eccentric in their own right.Rotten Tomatoes: Gigantic

• Review Quotes

  • "Ms. Deschanel, as always, exudes an appealing freshness and unpredictability. With its off-center dialogue and upscale industrial settings, Gigantic strains to be original. But beneath its indie affectations it is really another contemplation of generational misunderstanding."—NY TimesNY Times: The Swagger of Fathers, the Drift of Children (April 3, 2009)

  • "The only way Gigantic lives up to its title is the consistency with which it drops every issue like a hot rock. Instead of the usual big fat film-school bores I've come to expect from low-budget film projects like this, Gigantic is more like an infinitesimal fat film-school bore. The first 30 minutes are unwatchable. The other 68 minutes are pretty damned close to unspeakable. There’s an order blank for Gigantic already waiting at Netflix."—NY ObserverNY Observer: What a Gigantic Waste of Time (March 31, 2009)

• Cast

  • Paul Dano as Brian
  • Zooey Deshanel as Happy
  • Jane Alexander as Brian's Mother
  • Edward Asner as Brian's Father
  • John Goodman as Happy's Father
  • Zach Galifianakis
  • Lous Ozawa Changchien as Matsubara
  • Brian Avers as Dr. Larry Prendergast
  • Aryn Cole as John's Masseuse
  • Frank Harts as Kenyatta Folds
  • Mary Page Keller as Marguerite Eichner
  • Ilana Levine: Ducky Saltinstall
  • Leven Rambin as Missy Thaxton

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