The Adventures of Food Boy
| The Adventures of Food Boy | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Dane Cannon |
| Produced by |
Marc Mangum Sam Mangum Melissa Brady |
| Written by | Marc Mangum |
| Starring |
Lucas Grabeel Brittany Curran Noah Bastian Ryne Sanborn Joyce Cohen |
| Cinematography | Ryan Cannon |
| Edited by | Sam Mangum |
| Distributed by | Cold Spark Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Adventures of Food Boy is an independent comedy film that was released in 2008 by Cold Spark Films. It is based on the 2007 short film Food Boy.[1] It stars Lucas Grabeel in his first lead role as Ezra, who becomes a superhero known as "Food Boy".[2][3][4] Brittany Curran plays the lead female role of Shelby.
The film was filmed in Utah at Timpview High School during summer 2007.[5] An early teaser trailer of The Adventures of Food Boy was posted on the Internet in November 2007.[6]
The Adventures of Food Boy premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2008 where it won the award for "Best Family Film".[7] It saw a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 22, 2008, and saw a DVD release on October 7, 2008.
Plot
The Adventures of Food Boy takes a different approach to the superhero genre. The story centers around a teenage boy who discovers he has the superpower to generate food out of his hands.
Ezra (Lucas Grabeel) is a top high school student who is determined to make his life extraordinary. He is usually challenged into eating disgusting things such as puke and manages to eat them without hassle. However, his goals get more complicated when food spontaneously begins shooting from his hands at inconvenient times. Chaos usually ensues.
After discovering that he has this "gift" (which only a few people possesses), Ezra starts to use it to improve his status at school. Ezra's friends Shelby (Brittany Curran), Joel (Kunal Sharma) and Dylan (Jeff Braine) also start to get more popular. But as this new superpower begins to take over his life, Ezra has to learn how best to use it. He eventually is forced to decide if he agrees with his Grandma’s (Joyce Cohen) advice that, "Not all superheroes fight crime".[8]
Cast
- Lucas Grabeel as Ezra
- Brittany Curran as Shelby
- Kunal Sharma as Joel
- Jeff Braine as Dylan
- Noah Bastian as Garrett
- Ryne Sanborn as Mike
- Joyce Cohen as Grandma
- Craig Everett as Montagu
- McCall Clark as Justine
- Brooklyn McKnight as Elle
- Bailey McKnight as Julie
References
- ↑ "Cold Spark Films website". Cold Spark Films. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ Keck, William (2007-08-15). "Premiere is 'Musical' To Their Ears". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ "The Stars of 'High School Musical 2' Hit the High Notes". New York Post. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ McKay, Gretchen (2007-08-12). "Having Fun with Lucas Grabeel and 'HSM2'". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ "Film Production Chart (July 27, 2007)". Variety. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ "Teaser Preview Clip Posted for new Grabeel Movie". News-Leader.com (Springfield, MO). 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ "Newport Festival Announces Award Winners". OC Register. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ "'About' the Movie on its official website". Cold Spark Films and Ezra Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-01-18.