The Big White
(Canada/Germany, 2004, 105 minutes)
In an Alaska small town, a bankrupt travel agent hits upon the idea of passing a dead body he found in the dumpster for his long-disappeared brother in order to collect on his insurance policy and get treatment for his deranged wife, but things do not run according to plan. Manic all-star black comedy whose underdeveloped script looks too close for comfort to Fargo. The cast looks like it had a grand time doing it, but it doesn’t carry through to the viewer.
Ascendant Pictures presents in association with Capitol Films a Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 2/Ascendant Filmproduktion production in association with Rising Star. Starring Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson, Tim Blake Nelson, W. Earl Brown; and Alison Lohman. Directed by Mark Mylod; produced by Christopher Eberts, David Faigenblum and Chris Roberts; written by Collin Friesen; music by Mark Mothersbaugh; director of photography, James Glennon; production designer, Jon Billington; costume designer, Darena Snowe; film editor, Julie Monroe.
In an Alaska small town, a bankrupt travel agent hits upon the idea of passing a dead body he found in the dumpster for his long-disappeared brother in order to collect on his insurance policy and get treatment for his deranged wife, but things do not run according to plan. Manic all-star black comedy whose underdeveloped script looks too close for comfort to Fargo. The cast looks like it had a grand time doing it, but it doesn’t carry through to the viewer.
Ascendant Pictures presents in association with Capitol Films a Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 2/Ascendant Filmproduktion production in association with Rising Star. Starring Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson, Tim Blake Nelson, W. Earl Brown; and Alison Lohman. Directed by Mark Mylod; produced by Christopher Eberts, David Faigenblum and Chris Roberts; written by Collin Friesen; music by Mark Mothersbaugh; director of photography, James Glennon; production designer, Jon Billington; costume designer, Darena Snowe; film editor, Julie Monroe.
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