Austin Film Festival 2009

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Herpes Boy
Nathaniel Atcheson
Categories: Comedy Vanguard
Average Rating:
Rated 3.941258566227212/5 Stars
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Run time: 85 min. | USA
Rudolph Murray hates his life. He has a large purple birthmark on his upper lip and everyday he finds someone staring, pointing, or calling him names-like Herpes Boy. He makes videos for the Internet in which he rants about his quirky life and zany family, including his New Age mother, emotionally distant father, and grumpy grandmother. When his "actress-slash-model-slash-dancer" cousin re-edits his videos to make herself more popular, it attracts a huge new audience and makes Rudolph an unlikely-and unwilling-cyber-celebrity at the worst possible time in his life. Lane has written a very original comedy with a hilarious and memorable performance by himself in the lead role.

Nathaniel Atcheson, Byron Lane and Beth Grant in attendance
Screenings
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7:45 PM     Sat, Oct 24 Alamo Drafthouse Ritz + add to cal
7:30 PM     Tue, Oct 27 The Independent at 501 + add to cal
About the film
Cast & Crew
director
Nathaniel Atcheson
writer
Byron Lane
 
producer
M. Ellizabeth Hughes
co-producer
Beth Grant
John Baumgartner
composer
Dorothea Tachler
production designer
Giovanna Federico
costume designer
Stacy Saxton
director of photography
Benjamin Kantor
Cast
Byron Lane, Beth Grant, Zack Silva, Octavia Spencer, Julianna McCarthy, Ahna O’Reilly, Michael Chieffo, Mary Chieffo, Damian Sanders-Baron, Larry Weissman
Audience Buzz
Rated 3.941258566227212/5 Stars
3.9 | 60
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Featured Review
Rated 5.0/5 Stars
David Luck
2:57 PM
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"Herpes Boy" is a fantastic and funny film! The wonderful actors do a fine job of saying what just about all of us feel about shallow, common people who we encounter every day in this unique world we live in! This feel-good comedy is most definitely worth seeing!
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