Say Uncle
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| Say Uncle | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Peter Paige |
| Produced by | Christopher Racster Peter Paige |
| Written by | Peter Paige |
| Starring | Peter Paige Kathy Najimy Anthony Clark Melanie Lynskey Gabrielle Union Lisa Edelstein |
| Distributed by | TLA Releasing |
| Release date(s) | June 23, 2006 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
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Say Uncle is an independently produced film written and directed by Peter Paige. The movie, a dark comedy, takes a light approach to a serious subject: community reaction to a suspected pedophile.
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[edit] Plot
Paul (Peter Paige), a childlike artist, becomes upset when his godson's family moves from Oregon to Japan. Paul tries to compensate for his feeling of loss with visits to the neighborhood playground.
Paul's best friend Russell (Anthony Clark) tries to warn him what people might think if they see him hanging around their kids, but Paul doesn't quite see it that way.
As Russell predicted, soon Maggie (Kathy Najimy), a local mom, launches a crusade against the naive Paul, with an army of furious parents in tow.
[edit] Notes
Say Uncle was filmed in Portland, Oregon. It had a tight production schedule of 18 days, and filming took place at 19 different locations.
New York Times reviewer Jeannette Catsoulis notes that the film's R rating is based on "two boys kissing, one naked-toddler photograph, some naughty words and a lot of bad art", although the MPAA's rating reads simply "Rated R for some language".
The movie is being distributed on a theater-by-theater basis. It opened in Los Angeles on June 23, 2006, and in New York City on June 30, 2006.
[edit] Cast
- Peter Paige as Paul Johnson
- Kathy Najimy as Maggie Butler
- Anthony Clark as Russell Trotter
- Melanie Lynskey as Susan
- Gabrielle Union as Elise Carter
- Lisa Edelstein as Sarah Faber
- Jim Ortlieb as David Berman
[edit] See also
[edit] References & External Links
- Official Site
- Catsoulis, Jeannette. "In 'Say Uncle,' an Adult With an Unhealthy Attachment to the Playground", The New York Times, June 30, 2006, p. B8. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. "In "Say Uncle," Peter Paige, center, plays Paul, a suspected pedophile."
