Fancypants
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Fancypants is a 2011 film directed by Joshua Russell and starring Patrick Gleason, Roddy Piper
, and Robert Carradine
. Featuring Nick Turturro, Richard Kind
, and introducing Jackson Dunn.
It is a comedy/drama about a professional wrestler who is afraid of conflict in real life. He is nearing the end of his career and finds out he has one fan left in an 8-year old boy, who hides a secret that will change Leo's life forever. The film was shot entirely on location in Chicago.
The film won Best Feature at the 2011 Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was an official selection at the 2011 Seattle True Independent Film Festival. The movie premiered in Chicago on September 29, 2011. It will be released nationwide February 2012 through Video On Demand and is distributed by Lightning Entertainment.
Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE...
, and Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine
Robert Reed Carradine is an American actor. The youngest of the Carradine family of actors, he made his first appearances on television western series such as Bonanza and his older brother David's Kung Fu. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys opposite Roscoe Lee Browne and...
. Featuring Nick Turturro, Richard Kind
Richard Kind
Richard John Kind is an American actor known for his roles in the sitcoms Mad About You and Spin City .- Early life :...
, and introducing Jackson Dunn.
It is a comedy/drama about a professional wrestler who is afraid of conflict in real life. He is nearing the end of his career and finds out he has one fan left in an 8-year old boy, who hides a secret that will change Leo's life forever. The film was shot entirely on location in Chicago.
The film won Best Feature at the 2011 Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was an official selection at the 2011 Seattle True Independent Film Festival. The movie premiered in Chicago on September 29, 2011. It will be released nationwide February 2012 through Video On Demand and is distributed by Lightning Entertainment.
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- New York Times article 2011
- Chicago Sun Times article - 2011
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article - August 13, 2008 - TimeOut Chicago article - July 3, 2008