Patton Oswalt
From 2009 Comedian Patton Oswalt stars in theindie film BIG FAN, written and directed by Robert Siegel , the man who wrote the screenplay for last year's indie hit, THE WRESTLER.
There's funny stuff in this film , but like THE WRESTLER, BIG FAN is a realistic look at sports. This time the focus is on an obsessive football fan named Paul (Oswalt) , who's loner lifestyle is defined by his voice on the phone fandom persona as a regular caller to sports talk radio, He has an awkward hero worship moment with his favorite player that turns violently ugly, and upsets his cocoon like world.
Oswalt discuss the film's character and the obvious similarities of this sort of fan worship compared to pop culture fans.
We also talk about his one shot Firefly story for Dark Horse Comics, and the release of his Stand Up DVD MY WEAKNESS IS STRONG.
There's funny stuff in this film , but like THE WRESTLER, BIG FAN is a realistic look at sports. This time the focus is on an obsessive football fan named Paul (Oswalt) , who's loner lifestyle is defined by his voice on the phone fandom persona as a regular caller to sports talk radio, He has an awkward hero worship moment with his favorite player that turns violently ugly, and upsets his cocoon like world.
Oswalt discuss the film's character and the obvious similarities of this sort of fan worship compared to pop culture fans.
We also talk about his one shot Firefly story for Dark Horse Comics, and the release of his Stand Up DVD MY WEAKNESS IS STRONG.
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