Directed byJim Loach Screenplay byDavid Scearce Written byDavid Scearce EditorDany Cooper
Produced byChristian Taylor DirectorJim Loach CinematographyDenson Baker Music directorTim Wheeler, Ilan Eshkeri
Based onOne Fat Summer
by Robert Lipsyte StarringJudy Greer
Luke Wilson
Blake Cooper
Donald Sutherland Music byIlan Eshkeri
Tim Wheeler CastDonald Sutherland, Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, Blake Cooper SimilarOranges 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.
Set in the 1970s, a bullied teen (Blake Cooper) experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.
Cast
Blake Cooper as Bobby Marks
Donald Sutherland as Dr. Kahn
Judy Greer as Lenore Marks
Luke Wilson as Marty Marks
Liana Liberato as Michelle Marks
Beau Knapp as Willie Rumson
Luke Benward as Pete Marino
Danielle Rose Russell as Joanie Williams
Sam Keeley as Jim Smith
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.