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Gigantic

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Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano), a mattress salesman with successful siblings, wants to get more out of life. He makes a decision to adopt a child, and, as he begins the process, strange events begin to occur. First, Brian starts to think he's being stalked. Then the unconventional daughter of one of his customers -- Harriet Happy Lolly (Zooey Deschanel) -- begins hanging around. Brian must prepare for potential fatherhood while dealing with Happy's overbearing father, Al (John Goodman).
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Critics Consensus

This overly quirky, incessantly whimsical indie is too self-conscious for its own good.

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Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/19/2009
1/5
This determinedly nonsensical American indie feels like it was assembled in an off-world quirk factory. Go to Full Review Angie Errigo Empire Magazine 06/19/2009
3/5
Not quite this year's hip little indie romantic comedy that could, as it clearly aspires to be, but smart-ish and drily funny while overly littered with twitches and tweaks. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 06/19/2009
2/5
It's slyly misogynistic, dramatically inert, and wastes an intriguing boorish cameo from John Goodman. Go to Full Review Laura Hiros Rincón de cine 03/20/2018
3/5
... Gigantic is comedy of the absurd in its most extreme expression. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express 08/18/2011
Occasionally rises above its limitations. The operative word is "occasionally." Go to Full Review Sarah Sluis Film Journal International 08/15/2011
Romance and comedy are deftly balanced in an observation of the beautiful but strange Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Fred B @fredinMA Oct 23 If this movie wasn't made around 2008, I'd say it was written by a mis-programmed Indie AI script generator. What a waste for a terrific cast, who each make great individual performances with a truly bizarre script. See more steve d @RT35616104 06/21/2020 Overly quirky and extremely fun Zooey Deschanel is great and the entire thing keeps you entertained. See more 11/05/2014 Romantic story about the weirdest characters from the weirdest families. Deschanel and Dano do a good job but it is just not that funny nor works that well. It is just too artifficially weird. See more 07/18/2014 Oh , that's the one with the " will you fuck with me now " , why does this not happening with me ? See more 05/10/2014 I really didn't like it. See more 02/06/2014 Worth watching if you are a fan of the actors in the movie. See more Read all reviews
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Matt Aselton

Director

Paul Dano

Brian

Zooey Deschanel

Harriet

John Goodman

Al Lolly

Ed Asner

Mr. Weathersby

Jane Alexander

Mrs. Weathersby

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Gigantic

(L-R) Paul Dano as Brian and Ed Asner as Mr. Weathersby in "Gigantic." (Center) John Goodman as Al Lolly in "Gigantic." Zooey Deschanel as Harriet and Paul Dano as Brian in "Gigantic." Gigantic (2008) View more photos

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Synopsis Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano), a mattress salesman with successful siblings, wants to get more out of life. He makes a decision to adopt a child, and, as he begins the process, strange events begin to occur. First, Brian starts to think he's being stalked. Then the unconventional daughter of one of his customers -- Harriet Happy Lolly (Zooey Deschanel) -- begins hanging around. Brian must prepare for potential fatherhood while dealing with Happy's overbearing father, Al (John Goodman).
Director
Matt Aselton
Producer
Mindy Goldberg, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter
Matt Aselton, Adam Nagata
Distributor
First Independent Pictures
Production Co
Epoch Films, First Independent Pictures, Killer Films
Rating
R (Language|Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 3, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$102.1K
Runtime
1h 39m
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