Run Fatboy Run (2007)

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writers:

Michael Ian Black (screenplay) &
Simon Pegg (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he can't run away from.

Plot:

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Plot Keywords:

Left At The Altar | Smoking | TV Crew | Family Relationships | Breakfast

Awards:

2 nominations

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Cast

Simon Pegg	...	Dennis Doyle
Thandie Newton	...	Elizabeth Olivia 'Libby' Odell
Hank Azaria	...	Whit
Dylan Moran	...	Gordon
Harish Patel	...	Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort	...	Maya Goshdashtidar
Matthew Fenton	...	Jake
Simon Day	...	Vincent
Ruth Sheen	...	Claudine
Tyrone Huggins	...	Grover
Nevan Finegan	...	Mickey
Iddo Goldberg	...	News Reporter
Ameet Chana	...	Taxi Driver
Chris Hollins	...	Himself
Denise Lewis	...	Herself
Lorna Gayle	...	Nurse
Gabriel Fleary	...	Drag Queen
Pandora Colin	...	Claire
Stephen Merchant	...	Man with Broken Leg
David Walliams	...	Man in Bakery
Hazel Douglas	...	Older Woman
Anna Tolputt	...	Receptionist
Simon Lenagan	...	Undercover Cop / Dad
David Cann	...	Marathon Official
T.R. Bowen	...	Doctor (as Trevor Bowen)
Margaret John	...	Libby's Grandmother
Floella Benjamin	...	Libby's Mum
David Milne	...	Libby's Dad
Henrietta Clemett	...	Reception Nurse
Peter Serafinowicz	...	TV Commentator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Stone	...	Weightlifter (uncredited)
Chris Wilson	...	Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
David Schwimmer

Writing credits
Michael Ian Black		(screenplay) &
Simon Pegg		(screenplay)
Michael Ian Black		(story)

Produced by
Martha Coleman	....	executive producer
Sarah Curtis	....	producer
Alexa L. Fogel	....	executive producer
Cam Galano	....	executive producer
Nigel Green	....	executive producer
Joseph Infantolino	....	executive producer
Robert Jones	....	producer
Cathy Lord	....	line producer
Rolf Mittweg	....	executive producer
Frances Patterson	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by
Richard Greatrex

Film Editing by
Michael Parker

Casting by
Michelle Guish

Production Design by
Sophie Becher

Art Direction by
Julia Castle

Set Decoration by
Kay McGlone

Costume Design by
Annie Hardinge

Makeup Department
Candice Banks	....	additional makeup artist
Jan Sewell	....	hair stylist: Thandie Newton
Jan Sewell	....	makeup artist: Thandie Newton
Jane Walker	....	hair designer
Jane Walker	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Polly Duval	....	post-production supervisor
Lolli Kimpton	....	production manager
Finlay Pile	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Oscar Beuselinck	....	second assistant director
Paul Butterworth	....	third assistant director: daycall
Melanie Dicks	....	first assistant director
Lucy Egerton	....	third assistant director
Henry Forsyth	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Ian Hughes	....	daily crowd assistant director
Andrew McEwan	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Emily Perowne	....	assistant director: reshoots

Art Department
James Husbands	....	storyboard artist
Antony Parnell	....	props
Steve Parnell	....	property master
Anastasia Portas	....	trainee: art department
Amandeep Rahi	....	set decorator assistant
Lucienne Suren	....	stand-by art director
Jeff Woodbridge	....	stand-by carpenter

Sound Department
Alistair Crocker	....	production sound mixer
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist
Chris Gurney	....	sound recordist: second unit
Paul Hamblin	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Harbour	....	sound maintenance
Stuart Hilliker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Little	....	dialogue editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Rob Saunders	....	sound trainee
Alexandros Sidiropoulos	....	adr recordist
Andy Thompson	....	adr mixer
Lee Walpole	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Emilios Avraam	....	junior digital artist
Kevin Baguley	....	digital operator
Paul Beard	....	visual effects line producer
Gary J. Brown	....	digital effects artist
Dales Bulleid	....	digital operator
Adam Christopher	....	digital colourist
Dan Pearce	....	digital effects artist
Maggie Walby	....	digital artist: Men From Mars
Audrius Urbonavicius	....	digital matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Gary Connery	....	stunt coordinator
Levan Doran	....	stunt double
Jason Hunjan	....	stunt driver
Paul Kennington	....	stunt performer
Roy Taylor	....	stunt performer
Arran Topham	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Alloway	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jim Alloway	....	director of photography: second unit
Sebastian Barraclough	....	daily second assistant camera
Paddy Blake	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Harry Bowers	....	clapper loader: "b" camera
Alex Crowe	....	trainee grip
Paul Edwards	....	steadicam operator
John Evans	....	second assistant camera
John Evans	....	second assistant camera
Pat Garrett	....	key grip
Christian Hayes	....	playback and video assist
Dermot Hickey	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Ahmet Husseyin	....	camera trainee
Mike Rees	....	daily second assistant camera
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Grace Browning	....	casting assistant
Pippa Hall	....	casting: children

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Janine Marr	....	costume assistant
Aaron Timperley	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Jesse Parker	....	second assistant editor
Brenna Rangott	....	assembly editor
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Tom Calderaro	....	conductor
Tom Calderaro	....	orchestrator
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Steve Durkee	....	score mixer
Erik Lundborg	....	orchestrator
Kle Savidge	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Cain Lee	....	driver: camera car
Barrie Williams	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Monika Agorelius	....	electronic press kit
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer
Kate Bone	....	production assistant
Trisha Caney	....	first assistant accountant
Katie Clifford	....	production runner
Camilla Curtis	....	assistant production coordinator
Zoë Edwards	....	production coordinator
Lucy Foulds	....	location coordinator
Synnöve Godeseth	....	daily location assistant
Benjamin Greenacre	....	location manager
Nicole Gregory	....	unit publicist
Richard Hill	....	assistant location manager
Brendan Mason	....	assistant to executive producers
Amelia McNeil	....	location scout
Clive Noakes	....	laboratory liaison
Roger Phillips	....	title designer
Irfan Ramzan	....	assistant to producer
Myles Robey	....	production assistant: re-shoot
Daniel Sewell	....	avid support engineer
Suzie Shearer	....	production coordinator: re-shoot
Joss Spry	....	set runner
Joss Spry	....	stand-in
Danielle Tate	....	runner: assistant director
Charlotte Wright	....	location scout
Gareth Lewis	....	floor runner: additional photography (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Entertainment Films
• Material Entertainment

Distributors

• Entertainment Film Distributors (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Entertainment in Video (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• New Line Cinema (2007) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Picturehouse Entertainment (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Men From Mars
• Munky

Other Companies

• Film IT  production management software (as Film Fabric)
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment provided by
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Boom  sound post-production
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

Run, Fatboy, Run (UK) (alternative spelling) (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43323) | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | UK:12A | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cannons Health Club, Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Company:

Entertainment Films

Trivia:

David Schwimmer's motion picture directing debut.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the shot where Dennis is talking to himself in the mirror, both film crew and filming equipment is visible in the reflection of the television against the wall.

Quotes:

Dennis: I went for a bit of a run this morning and I think I've got a bit of a... rash...
[indicates downwards]
Shop Worker: Yes...
Dennis: Y'know... Down in the...
Shop Worker: [agitated] Yes, yes, I understand.
Dennis: Scrotal Zone.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-03-29)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Be My Love

Humorous retelling of film Running [1979]

This was a great film and had me and the rest of the audience in stitches. Well worth seeing and for those that have seen Michael Douglas in the Running [1979] the tale will be somewhat familiar.

Simon Pegg delivers the comedic moments superbly (doesn't he always?) and yet also convincingly parts a warm touch to, well, those warm touching moments in the film that he shares with his son.

Harish Patel deserves a very honourable mention as Pegg's landlord-cum-mentor-cum-trainer. The only problem with the film was that all the way through I was waiting on Nick Frost to make at least a cameo appearance - talking of which the David Walliams scene will bring a smile to those Little Britaners out there.

Great film.