A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 50 wins & 120 nominations total
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- TriviaFor the role, Brendan Fraser had to don a heavy prosthetic suit that he wore for hours. According to a piece in "Variety", he told members of the media in attendance at the Venice International Film Festival, "I developed muscles I did not know I had. I even felt a sense of vertigo at the end of the day when all the appliances were removed. It was like stepping off the dock onto a boat in Venice, that undulating. It gave me appreciation for those whose bodies are similar. You need to be an incredibly strong person, mentally and physically, to inhabit that physical being."
- GoofsCharlie nicks his skin when shaving, but the cut disappears in the next shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector @ LFF: The Whale (2022)
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I got to screen this film for awards season purposes.
It was very hard not to cry during several scenes.
Branden Fraser is simply amazing. Under direction of Aronofsky it's probably the best dramatic film of the year.
Fraser portrays the role to perfection. You feel sorrow for his character. The lady from Stranger Things that plays his daughter he is trying to reconnect with is going to be a huge star.
There is nothing unlikable about this film. Fraser tugs at your heart strings with the struggles his character goes through.
It's almost hard to watch at certain points in film; I had to take several breaks it's very emotional.
Fraser is a very genuine guy in real life I have met him twice a decade apart and he was the same amazing guy.
I hope this film does very well and ushers back a long awaited revival for Mr Fraser in Hollywood.
Brilliant actor & film.
10/10.
It was very hard not to cry during several scenes.
Branden Fraser is simply amazing. Under direction of Aronofsky it's probably the best dramatic film of the year.
Fraser portrays the role to perfection. You feel sorrow for his character. The lady from Stranger Things that plays his daughter he is trying to reconnect with is going to be a huge star.
There is nothing unlikable about this film. Fraser tugs at your heart strings with the struggles his character goes through.
It's almost hard to watch at certain points in film; I had to take several breaks it's very emotional.
Fraser is a very genuine guy in real life I have met him twice a decade apart and he was the same amazing guy.
I hope this film does very well and ushers back a long awaited revival for Mr Fraser in Hollywood.
Brilliant actor & film.
10/10.
- chuckienoland
- Oct 11, 2022
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,463,630
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $332,152
- Dec 11, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $57,615,635
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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