''Little Fish, Strange Pond'' (alternate titled as ''Frenemy'') is a 2009 direct-to-DVD independent black comedy drama film directed by

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and written by Robert Dean Klein.

Cast

Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis in ''Full Metal Jacket''. His other film roles include the title character ...

as Mr. Jack *

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as Sweet Stephen *

Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor and writer, known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama ''Private Practic ...

as Philly *

Adam Baldwin Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in '' Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) as Animal Mother, as well as in the television series ''Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 ...

as Tommy *

Zach Galifianakis Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in ''Comedy Central Presents'' special and presented his show ''Late World with Zach'' on VH1. Galifianakis has starred in films including ''Th ...

as Bucky *Don McManus as Dennis Rivers *

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as Norma *

Lisa Brenner Lisa Dawn Brenner ( Goldstein; born February 12, 1974) is an American actress. Brenner played Maggie Cory on '' Another World''. She was also in '' All My Children'' as Allison Sloan. She played Anne in the 2000 film '' The Patriot''. Biograp ...

as Juliet *

David Ellison David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer and actor best known as the founder and CEO of Skydance Media. Early life and education David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire Ora ...

as Romeo

Release

The film was initially released under the title ''Little Fish, Strange Pond'' and it premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival on October 23, 2009. The film was later retitled ''Frenemy'' for its DVD release on December 14, 2010. That release was known for prominently featuring Zack Galifianakis on the cover with a poor overall

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after his success with ''

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'', though he wasn't even highlighted as a star of the film below Modine and Blue when it was released originally, and only played a small role within it.

Reception

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'' reviewed the film, noting that the film tried to be too many things at once but was instead "sour incoherence".

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also reviewed it, writing "As a weird comedy/morality play involving gruesome murder, ''Frenemy'' will test your limits of appreciation for clever structure and kegger philosophy, as forcefully as it pushes your buttons with unlikable characters."

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