Large (2001)

Name: Large
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2001-10-05
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Luke de Woolfson, Melanie Gutteridge, Emma Catherwood, Morwenna Banks, Lee Oakes

Large (2001), directed by Justin Edgar, starring Luke de Woolfson and Melanie Gutteridge.

10/05/2001 BR Comedy 1h 18m

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Synopsis

The son of a '70s rock star has to meet stringent conditions to inherit the family fortune, while his mates and greedy stepmother have other ideas.

Robbie RyanCinematography
Justin EdgarDirector, Writer
Eddie HamiltonEditing
Alex UsborneProducer

About the film

Large is a 2001 feature film directed by Justin Edgar for FilmFour.

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Large is a 2001 feature film directed by Justin Edgar for FilmFour.

Plot

Large is a gross-out teen comedy which centres on Jason, the son of a fading rock star, and his comic attempts to fulfill the conditions of his father's will in order to inherit a fortune.

Cast

Luke de Woolfson as Jason Mouseley

Simon Lowe as Rob

Phil Cornwell as Barry Blaze Mouseley

Melanie Gutteridge as Sophie

Morwenna Banks as Lorraine

Lee Oakes as Ian

Andrew Grainger as Norman Gates

Production

Large was produced by Alex Usborne. The pre-production period was relatively long, with writers Mike Dent and Justin Edgar draughting 20 versions of the script. Large was filmed and edited at Pebble Mill Studios and on location in director Edgar's hometown of Birmingham, UK, for six weeks in March and April 2000 on a budget of £1.4 million. The line producer was Paul Ritchie (Slumdog Millionaire, Bend It Like Beckham). It was the first film of Director of Photography Robbie Ryan (Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights) and Editor Eddie Hamilton (Kick Ass, X-Men: First Class). It was also Edgar's feature film debut.

Release

Large premiered at the Cannes Film Festival market in May 2001, where the lead animal actor, Delgado, won the Special Mention, Palm Dog, and was sold for distribution in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and other major territories. It was released on 5 October 2001 (UK) by Pathé.

Reception

The film attracted generally positive reviews with Sight and Sound praising the film's humour and Edgar's magpie sensibilities and energy.

Large was considered a flop on its cinema release but had a highly successful home entertainment release, selling over 30,000 DVDs for distributor Pathé and entering the UK video charts at number 10.

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External links

Large at IMDb

Text from Large (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on October 5, 2001, a Friday.
It runs 1h18 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosYorkshire Media Production Agency (YMPA), The Film Consortium, Film4 Productions, Picture Palace North
CountriesUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Robbie Ryan Cinematography
Justin Edgar Director
Eddie Hamilton Editing
Alex Usborne Producer
David A. Hughes Original music
Justin Edgar Writer

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What is Large about?

Large: The son of a '70s rock star has to meet stringent conditions to inherit the family fortune, while his mates and greedy stepmother have other ideas.

Who directed Large?

Large was directed by Justin Edgar in 2001.

Who stars in Large?

The cast of Large includes Luke de Woolfson, Melanie Gutteridge, Emma Catherwood, Morwenna Banks and Lee Oakes.

How long is Large?

Large runs for 78 minutes, or 1h18.