GIGANTIC

Brian Weathersby is a single, 28-year-old salesman at a mattress store.
Born late in the lives of his elderly parents, Brian finds that he just
can’t match his two older, high-achieving brothers, and he’s still
searching for his place in the world. Unfullfilled by his work he spends
a good portion of his day pursuing his goal of someday adopting
a baby from China. One day an attractive customer, Harriet, falls
asleep on a mattress, Brian is swept up in a romance, but in order
to win her over he must compete with her bear of a father.

“This story has characters with complex family relationships that collide
and it was crucial that we let the actors help to figure out their own
approach to the awkward but inevitable task of allowing personalities
to clash in a compelling, honest manner. The majority of the film was
shot on medium-long lenses, which gives it an observational feel – like
eavesdropping on people’s lives. Because it’s mostly a comedy I thought
it was important to catch it out of the corner of your eye.”

regia/director Matt Aselton
soggetto, sceneggiatura/story, screenplay Adam Nagata, Matt Aselton
fotografia/cinematography Peter Donahue
montaggio/film editing Beatrice Sisul
scenografia/production design Rick Butler
costumi/costume design Paola Ruby Weintraub
musica/music Roddy Bottum
suono/sound Damian Volpe
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Paul Dano (Brian Weathersby), Zooey Deschanel (Harriet Lolly), John Goodman (Al Lolly), Ed Asner (Kirby Weathersby), Jane Alexander (Barbara Weathersby), Ian Roberts (John Weathersby),
Robert Stanton (James Weathersby)
produttori/producers Mindy Goldberg, Christine Vachon
produzione/production Epoch Films, Killer Films, John Wells Productions
coproduttore/coproducer Charles Pugliese
distribuzione/distribution BIM
vendita all’estero/world sales Fortissimo Films