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Humble Pie ReviewA wonderful little film that I hope more people hear about. One of those intellectual comedies taking place in small-city America (Utah in this case) with memorable characters and realistic writing. As an FYI I believe when this hit the indie circuit it was called American Fork.
The story follows an extremely overweight adult grocery store clerk who aspires to be an actor and a writer. Unfortunately he is surrounded by the banality of life and untrustworthy souls, with a couple exceptions. One of those exceptions would not be his mother (played in deadpan perfection by Kathy Quinlan; I remember her most from that 4-film rush in 1997 with Zeus & Roxanne, Breakdown, Event Horizon and Lawn Dogs) who acknowledges her son as a loss to humanity, while his isolated sister (24's Mary Lynn Rajskub) attaches herself to the first man who pays attention to her. That man happens to be our main guy's slimy acting teacher played by William Baldwin. Normally I do not rehash plots too much but this film deserves any attention one can muster so hopefully even a small scrip like this will get someone interested. Bruce McGill does a genuine walk-on roll as the clerk's boss, and even in this short role he does much better than he did as a lead in last week's release of Valley of the Heart's Delight. The supplements are great and include:
* 3 featurettes totaling 24:23 minutes. The making-of lasts 9:17 and should be watched by any aspiring crew member as it contains some of the most candid and informative interviews about what it takes to make an independent film. The curtain call supplement has some good info from Hubbell as does the script to screen set. All of the cast interviews are candid and non-fluffy.
* 6 deleted scenes totaling 9:13 minutes. A couple of them helped fill some gaps from the film, but I was saddest to see the National Lampoon's Animal House (30th Anniversary Edition) homage with McGill in one office scene get cut - he sounded like D-Day even if just for a second.
I highly recommend this for those that like the down to earth feel of a low budget independent that has a high budget look filled with solid performances and real outcomes. I almost categorized this in drama, but the very last line of the film blindsides you - I hope it makes you laugh as hard as I did. Nice job crew.Humble Pie OverviewIts hard not to like Tracy Orbison (Hubbel Palmer). A dopey Midwestern guy who excels as a food-stocking professional, Tracy politely and passively passes his days scribbling poems in a notebook during shift breaks and day-dreaming of making something more of himself. Although there is already a lot more of him than some think necessary.In a blinding moment of enlightenment, he enrolls in an acting class taught by a pompous Z-list has-been (played by a hilarious William Baldwin). Things dont quite go according to plan, as a tragically comical chain of mishaps leads Tracy to take a more active role in his life by mentoring a young thug while fending off his obnoxious mother (Academy Award Nominee Kathleen Quinlan) and indifferent sister (Mary Lynn Rajskub, Julie & Julia, FOXs 24), all the while awkwardly attempting to conquer the elusive drivers exam and trying to lose about ten pounds.A different kind of everyman, Tracy Orbison reminds us that the caution light flashes even while chasing our dreams.

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