Big Bug Man

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Big Bug Man
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Official poster
Directed by
Written byBob Bendetson
Produced by
  • Stuart Black [2]
  • Patrick Durham
  • Jonathan Sachar
Starring Brendan Fraser
Marlon Brando
Music byKaryn Rachtman
Production
company
Studio-Free Studio
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million [3]

Big Bug Man is an unreleased American animated television film starring Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando. The film, a Studio-Free Studios Production, was written by Bob Bendetson, who also wrote episodes for the TV show The Simpsons . It was directed by Bendetson and Peter Shin.

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It was originally scheduled for release between 2006 and 2008, but it was never released or distributed. The film is Brando's last known film work.

Plot

Candy company worker Howard Kind (Brendan Fraser) gains special abilities after being bitten by insects.

Production

The film is hand-drawn. The production of the film cost approximately US$20 million. [3]

Marlon Brando during the production

Brando was originally asked to be the voice of Nicholas Dunderbeck, but Brando thought it would be fun to voice the old lady Mrs. Sour instead.

Mrs. Sour is only in three scenes, so it took only one day to record the voice of this character. [4] According to the director Bob Bendetson, Brando wore a blond wig, a dress, white gloves, and full makeup while recording the voice of Mrs. Sour. Bendetson believes this was part humorous, and part wanting to get into character. Bendetson said "About halfway through he took off the wig because he was getting too hot." [4] According to the film's executive producer Gabriel Grunfeld, Brando described the part as "the most fun I've had since playing Mark Antony in Julius Caesar." Grunfeld said that even though Brando was frail, he was full of energy and invention. [3]

The recording took place in Marlon Brando's home, on June 10, 2004. By this point in his life, Brando was on oxygen six hours a day. [4] He died the next month, on July 1, 2004.

Characters

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Big Bug Man characters

Michael Madsen also lent his voice to the movie in an unspecified role.

References

  1. ↑ "Yogis for Kerry". LA Weekly . July 22, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Big Bug Man - Bios Page". bigbugman.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Thomas, Archie (July 8, 2004). "Brando's last role: an evil old lady". The Guardian . London. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 "Brando's Last Role: An Old Lady". CBS News . July 14, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
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