It’s called the “quirky indy.” Those little independent comedies with humor that makes them different from the others. Here’s a new one from Monterey Media, Humble Pie.
What’s it about?: At nearly 400 pounds, Tracy Orbison (Hubbel Palmer) is a wide target. When he sets out to pursue his dream of acting, the grocery clerk finds an assortment of people waiting to dash his dreams: his acting coach (William Baldwin), who has designs on his sister Peggy (24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub); his juvenile-delinquent friends, who suck him into their petty crimes; and his God-fearing, self-loathing mother (Academy Award nominee Kathleen Quinlan). Through it all, Tracy remains irrepressibly upbeat, convinced he’s destined for something big.
Humble Pie is the debut film from BYU film grad Chris Bowman, and it is written by Palmer. Touted as being from the producer of Napoleon Dynamite, the film was originally titled American Fork. Film is currently playing in select theaters and will be available on DVD beginning December 8, 2009.
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