Huge is a 2010 British comedy film. It is Ben Miller's debut as a director and an adaptation of a stage play written by Miller, Jez Butterworth and Simon Godley.[2]

Huge
Film poster
Directed byBen Miller
Screenplay by
  • Ben Miller
  • Simon Godley
Based on
Huge
by
Starring
CinematographyTrevor Forrest
Music byChristian Henson
Release date
  • 18 June 2010 (2010-06-18) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)[1]
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Production

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The play Huge was a hit at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and it took Miller fifteen years to get the film adaptation made.[3] While the play was co-written with Jez Butterworth and Simon Godley, Butterworth was committed to working on Fair Game and was unable to take part in writing the film adaptation.[2]

Thandiwe Newton's role was written for her but she had reservations so Miller worked with script editor Jay Basu to rewrite and incorporate Newton's suggestions.[1]

Cast

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Reception

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The film was poorly received with a 14% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.[4] Time Out gave the film one star and called the film "half-formed."[5] The Guardian agreed calling the film "quite a finished product" but called it "an affectionate and promising debut" for filmmaker Miller.[2] Empire gave the film two stars and called it "fatally unfunny."[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cooper, Sarah (July 15, 2010). "Ben Miller". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Solomons, Jason (July 9, 2011). "Huge – review". The Guardian. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ben Miller's having the last laugh". Evening Standard. June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Huge at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. ^ "Huge". Time Out. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Peters, Patrick (June 27, 2011). "Huge". Empire. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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