A Fantastic Fear of Everything

It’s election week!  As I write this, I have no idea who won so far.  Heck, many of the races may not be done by the time this launches on Thursday.  I had this film pretty much in the post hopper so I am going to wrap this one up and do the Brain Damage election special next.  This is a film I wanted to show for a while.  It was part of an initiative by Pinewood Studios to fund and promote films from otherwise underfunded talent.  Simon Pegg signed on to be the main actor and it was written and directed by Crispian Mills, who also wrote and directed Slaughterhouse Rulz a couple of years later.  That film also had Simon Pegg in it, indicating Crispian and Simon have a good working relationship. Simon Pegg is excellent in this, the script is also great, and the camera work is great.  Overall this is very entertaining and strangely seldom seen.  The only reason I can think that this wasn’t more widely seen is that the subject matter didn’t play well outside some core fans.  It’s all about phobias and mental illness, and it makes those funny as hell. I really cannot spoil a thing about this film – not what Crispian wrote, or what Simon Pegg’s character encounters – without wrecking this film.  I suggest you just watch it.  All I will add is this film took on a special meaning for me after the madness of the lock downs.  Everyone around me became Simon Pegg’s character except you folks.

I hope you enjoy!  Watch!  Or don’t!  Everything is voluntary.  Next week is Brain Damage and an election special.  No matter who wins, there will be brain damage.  Seems appropriate.

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(h/t: The Hyperbole)