Pretty Ugly People
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| Directed by | Tate Taylor |
| Produced by | Brunson Green |
| Written by | Tate Taylor |
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Missi Pyle Melissa McCarthy Larry Sulivan Phill Lewis Josh Hopkins Jack Noseworthy Octavia Spencer Philip Littell William Sanderson Allison Janney |
| Music by | Lucian Piane |
| Cinematography | J.P. Lipa |
| Edited by | Justin C. Green |
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Harbinger Pictures
Plump Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pretty Ugly People is a 2008 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor, and his feature film debut. It was filmed in Montana.
The film is the story of a group of childhood friends brought back together by one of their number, Lucy (played by Missi Pyle), who planned a surprise four-day hike in the Montana wilderness to celebrate losing hundreds of pounds of weight after gastric bypass surgery. However, Lucy quickly realizes while she has become thin and happy, her friends, played by Melissa McCarthy, Larry Sullivan, Phill Lewis, Josh Hopkins, Jack Noseworthy, Octavia Spencer, and Philip Littell, are miserable.
The film begins with a voice-over by Lucy (Missi Pyle) discussing what it's like being fat, and having skinny friends in college. She calls her friend Becky (Melissa McCarthy), crying and insinuating she is dying. She asks Becky to rally all of the women's college friends for one final trip to see Lucy, who now helps run Holland Lake Lodge in Condon, Montana.
Orchestrated by Becky, the circle of friends meet up in an airport in Montana. Becky brings her husband Richard and introduces him, for the first time, to commodities trader George, Grammy nominated rap producer Trevor, flight attendant Austin, and State Representative Raye who also brings his wife, Mary (Octavia Spencer). When the group is assembled a man named Sam approaches the group and tells them Lucy has sent him to drive them to the lodge where she is staying.
After arriving at the lodge, the group is greeted by an attractive blonde woman. When no one recognizes her, Lucy reveals to her friends that it is her, no longer fat! Later at lunch, Lucy explains to her friends that she has had gastric bypass surgery and she remains four pounds away from her ideal weight.
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