Large (film)

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

Large
Directed byJustin Edgar
Produced byPaul Ritchie
Alex Usborne
Screenplay byMike Dent
Justin Edgar
Music byDavid A. Hughes
CinematographyRobbie Ryan
Edited byEddie Hamilton
Production
companies
The Film Consortium
Picture Palace North
Yorkshire Media Production Agency
Distributed byFilmFour
United International Pictures
Release date
  • 5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1.4 million

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

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.[1] Large was filmed and edited at Pebble Mill Studios[2] 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.[3]

Release

Large premiered at the Cannes Film Festival market in May 2001[4] and was sold for distribution in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and other major territories. It was released on 5 October 2001 (UK) by Pathé.[5]

Reception

The film attracted generally positive reviews with Sight and Sound praising the film's humour and Edgar's magpie sensibilities and energy.[6] 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[3] and entering the UK video charts at number 10.[7]

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References
  1. "Netribution > Features > Interview > Justin Edgar (Large)". Netribution.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "Culture: Small Dream Grows Large; Mike Davies Larges It with Justin Edgar Whose First Film Opens Tonight". Questia Online Library. 3 October 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. "Profiles". Indevelopmentuk.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. "Turner Classic Movies - Listings from TCM HD and TCM+1". Turner Entertainment. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. "LARGE". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. Richards, Andy (2001). "Review of Large". Sight & Sound Magazine. (November 2001).
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