Underplayed Gems

Fat Chance (1982)

Fat Chance poster
Original title
Ángeles gordos
Directed by
Manuel Summers Rivero
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States, Spain
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comedy shot in New York with American actors about overweight characters facing fatphobia. It blends sentimental and acidic tones in a story of love and prejudice.

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What happens

Ángeles gordos (en inglés, Fat angels ) es una película española del género de comedia dirigida por Manuel Summers y estrenada en 1982, con guion escrito por él mismo con Chumy Chúmez, León Ichaso y Joe Gonzales. Aprovechando el éxito de algunas de sus películas en los circuitos grindhouse neoyorquinos, Summers rodó esta película en Nueva York con actores estadounidenses, una comedia sentimental con tono ácido.​ El eslogan promocional de la película era ¡El amor más gordo jamás filmado!. En cierto modo es una de las cintas pioneras en contar con protagonistas gordos y abordar la gordofobia desde un enfoque de comedia agridulce. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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