Directed by Jim Loach Screenplay by David Scearce Written by David Scearce Editor Dany Cooper | Produced by Christian Taylor Director Jim Loach Cinematography Denson Baker Music director Tim Wheeler, Ilan Eshkeri | |
Based on One Fat Summer
by Robert Lipsyte Starring Judy Greer
Luke Wilson
Blake Cooper
Donald Sutherland Music by Ilan Eshkeri
Tim Wheeler Cast Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, Blake Cooper Similar Oranges and Sunshine, The Discovery, Milton's Secret, Angel Baby, The Sapphires | ||
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Measure of a Man is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Jim Loach, based on the 1977 novel One Fat Summer by the author Robert Lipsyte. The film stars Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, Blake Cooper and Donald Sutherland.
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Plot
Set in the 1970s, a bullied teen (Blake Cooper) experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.
Cast
Production
In June 2015 director Jim Loach started pre-production for the film with screenwriter David Scearce, who wrote the screenplay, based on the 1977 novel One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte. The film went into production several months later when Donald Sutherland and The Maze Runner star Blake Cooper joined the cast on September 23, 2015. Sutherland will play Dr. Kahn, a Wall Street executive who gives Blake Cooper's character Bobby, a summer job on his estate. On October 5, 2015, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson joined the film alongside Sutherland and Cooper, to play Bobby's parents, and Liana Liberato joined the cast to play his sister, Michelle.
Principal photography for the film took place in Rhode Island, United States.
Release
Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions is producing the film in association with Weedon Media and Great Point Media. ICM Partners and CAA are co-repping the domestic rights for the film.