Huge (film)

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

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

Reception

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
  1. Cooper, Sarah (July 15, 2010). "Ben Miller". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. 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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