A fat and disgusting man is rejected by society... A vitriolic adaptation of the famous comic strip by Reiser.
Acting
Maurice Risch commits fully to repulsive physical comedy
Direction
Zincone's aggressive, unrelenting visual assault
Director
Bruno Zincone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reiser's original comic strip was already controversial; the film amplifies its grotesque class commentary to near-unwatchable levels.
Maurice Risch reportedly refused to break character off-set, making the already tense shoot genuinely miserable for crew members.