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Barry Munday (2010)

Barry Munday poster
Directed by
Chris D'Arienzo
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 97 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A womanizer discovers after surgery that his testicles are gone. He then faces a paternity lawsuit from a woman he does not remember sleeping with.

quirkycomedicoffbeatlightbrashawkwardplayful

What happens

Barry Munday (alternatively known as Family Jewels) is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Chris D'Arienzo; it is based on the novel Life is a Strange Place by Frank Turner Hollon. It is D'Arienzo's directorial debut. The film stars Patrick Wilson as the title character, as well as Judy Greer, Chloë Sevigny, Jean Smart, Shea Whigham, Missi Pyle, Christopher McDonald, Billy Dee Williams and Malcolm McDowell. The story revolves around a womanizer who wakes up to find that his testicles have disappeared and he is facing a paternity lawsuit by a woman he can't remember having sex with. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 13, 2010, got picked up by Magnolia Pictures and was given a limited release on October 1. Barry Munday garnered negative reviews from critics who praised Wilson's performance but criticized D'Arienzo's quirky filmmaking leading the vulgar material. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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