''Large'' is a 2001 feature film directed by

Justin Edgar Justin Edgar (born 18 August 1971) is a British film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. Early life Born in Handsworth, West Midlands, Handsworth, Birmingham, Edgar left school with no qualifications because he regularly played ...

for

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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 Luke de Woolfson (born 7 March 1976) is a British film and television actor. Filmography *2000: ''Urban Gothic'' as Noddy (1 episode in TV series) *2001: ''Model, Actress, Whatever'' as Matt (TV movie) *2001: ''Late Night Shopping'' as Sean *200 ...

as Jason Mouseley *

Simon Lowe Simon Lowe is a British actor who, among other titles, has played series regulars in ''Bodies'' (Dr. Tim Sibley), and ''The Grimleys'' (Shane Titley), both of which were written by Jed Mercurio. He also played Derek Evans in '' EastEnders''. In ...

as Rob *

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as Barry Blaze Mouseley *

Melanie Gutteridge Melanie Gutteridge is an English actress, best known for playing PC Emma Keane in ''The Bill''. She made two appearances in ''Not Going Out'' playing Amy. Biography Gutteridge was born in Waltham Forest, Essex, and studied at the Webber Douglas A ...

as Sophie *

Morwenna Banks Tamsin Morwenna Banks (born 20 September 1961) is a British comedy actress, writer and producer. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show '' Absolutely'', and wrote, produced, and appeared in the British ensemble film ''The Announcemen ...

as Lorraine *

Lee Oakes Lee Oakes (born 1976) is an English actor best known for his role as Munch Wilkinson in the British comedy ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' and as Kev in the British television series '' After You've Gone,'' a friend and fellow buil ...

as Ian *

Andrew Grainger Andrew Grainger (born 1965) is an English theatre and film actor. A native of the United Kingdom, Grainger moved to Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand in 2007, where he is active in both theatre and television productions, but continues to appea ...

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 Pebble Mill Studios was the BBC's television studio complex located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, which served as the headquarters for BBC Birmingham from 1971 until 2004. The nine-acre site was opened by Princess Anne o ...

and on location in director Edgar's hometown of

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, UK, for six weeks in March and April 2000 on a budget of £1.4 million. The line producer was Paul Ritchie (''

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''). It was the first film of Director of Photography Robbie Ryan (''

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'') 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 and was sold for distribution in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and other major territories. It was released on 5 October 2001 (UK) by

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Reception

The film attracted generally positive reviews with ''

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'' 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.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0248953 2001 films 2001 comedy films British comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films