Gigantic (2008)

Directed by

Matt Aselton

Genre

comedy film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 164 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mattress salesman who dreams of adopting a baby from China meets a wealthy woman who takes an interest in him. They start a relationship as he pursues his unusual goal.

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What happens

Gigantic is a 2008 independent comedy film directed by Matt Aselton and starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Edward Asner and Jane Alexander. The script, written by Aselton and his college friend Adam Nagata, tells of Brian (Dano), a mattress salesman who wishes to adopt a baby from China, but finds himself sharing his passion with the quirky, wealthy Harriet (Deschanel) when they meet in his store. The story was based on Aselton's childhood wish for his parents to adopt a Chinese baby. The film was shot in New York and Connecticut. It had its world premiere at 2008's Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on April 3, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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